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Table 11 Nonresponse analysis: results of multi-level logit model (nonresponse = 1) for German and Czech firms—estimated coefficients

From: Unit nonresponse at the firm level: a cross-border analysis using the IAB-ReLOC data

 

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Coefficients

Coefficients

Coefficients

Firm characteristics

 No. of employees 2010 (ref.: 50–99)

  1–5

0.0793

0.0805

0.0440

  6–9

− 0.1796

− 0.1733

− 0.1995*

  10–19

− 0.0913

− 0.0871

− 0.0941

  20–49

− 0.0533

− 0.0498

− 0.0570

  100–199

0.2761***

0.2793***

0.2848***

  200–499

0.5004***

0.5013***

0.5070***

  500–999

0.5754***

0.5799***

0.5900***

  1000+

0.7929***

0.8063***

0.8451***

  Unknown

1.0957***

1.0975***

1.0427***

 MNE group (yes = 1)

0.0982

0.1175

0.8768***

 Distance to border (in km, ln)

0.2492*

0.2931**

0.3002**

 Border region domestic country (yes = 1)

0.1387

0.2255

0.2683

 Czech firm (yes = 1)

3.5043***

2.6445***

2.6973***

 Czech firm * MNE group (interaction term)

− 0.6109***

− 0.6413***

− 0.6107***

 Czech firm * Distance to border (in km, ln) (interaction term)

− 0.5752***

− 0.5921***

− 0.5994***

 Czech firm * Border region (interaction term)

− 0.9949**

− 1.0324**

− 1.0541***

Interviewer characteristics

   

 Male (yes = 1)

 

0.0130

0.0129

 Interviewer age (in years)

 

− 0.0385

− 0.0399

 Interviewer age (in years) squared

 

0.0001

0.0001

 No. of assigned firms

 

− 0.0062**

− 0.0061**

 Czech firm * No. of assigned firms (interaction term)

 

0.0119***

0.0119***

FDI characteristics

 Equity share (ln)

  

− 0.0589

 Czech firm * Equity share (ln) (interaction term)

  

0.3636

 Direct investment (yes = 1)

  

− 0.3881***

 Duration of investment (in years, ln)

  

− 0.2330***

 Border region foreign country (yes = 1)

  

− 0.0879

 Const.

0.0612

2.0865**

2.0872**

Random part: intercept variance (ζi)

1.6301***

1.4694***

1.4785***

ICC

0.3313

0.3088

0.3101

No. of observations

16,426

16,426

16,426

Log likelihood

− 6185.6262

− 6158.4672

− 6143.684

  1. Significance level: * < 0.1, ** < 0.05, *** < 0.01. Control variables for industry affiliation included. The explanatory variables referring to FDI features are modelled as interactions by assigning them the value of 0 in case of non-MNEs