Table 6 Nonresponse analysis: results of multi-level logit models (nonresponse = 1) for German firms
From: Unit nonresponse at the firm level: a cross-border analysis using the IAB-ReLOC data
1 | 2 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
AME | AME | AME | |
Firm characteristics | |||
No. of employees 2010 (ref.: 50–99): | |||
1–5 | − 0.0679*** | − 0.0704*** | − 0.0750*** |
6–9 | − 0.0608** | − 0.0629** | − 0.0662*** |
10–19 | − 0.0370* | − 0.0392* | − 0.0404* |
20–49 | − 0.0207 | − 0.0224 | − 0.0238 |
100–199 | 0.0133 | 0.0136 | 0.0131 |
200–499 | 0.0294** | 0.0309** | 0.0294** |
500–999 | 0.0382* | 0.0399* | 0.0390* |
1000+ | 0.0375 | 0.0404 | 0.0424 |
Firm in BHP 1975 (yes = 1) | 0.0221 | 0.0243 | 0.0387 |
Firm age (in years, ln) | 0.0078 | 0.0080 | 0.0126 |
No. of establishments (ln) | 0.0069 | 0.0072 | 0.0076 |
MNE group (yes = 1) | 0.0124 | 0.0163 | 0.1237*** |
Distance to Czech border (in km, ln) | 0.0324** | 0.0382** | 0.0387** |
Border region Germany (yes = 1) | 0.0213 | 0.0297 | 0.0317 |
Interviewer characteristics | |||
Male (yes = 1) | − 0.0013 | − 0.0009 | |
Interviewer age (in years) | − 0.0032*** | − 0.0032*** | |
Education level (ref.: high) | |||
Low | 0.0216 | 0.0220 | |
Medium | 0.0668*** | 0.0666*** | |
No. of assigned firms | − 0.0008*** | − 0.0008*** | |
FDI characteristics | |||
Equity share (ln) | − 0.0059 | ||
Direct investment (yes = 1) | − 0.0700*** | ||
Duration of investment (in years, ln) | − 0.0350*** | ||
Border region Czech Republic (yes = 1) | − 0.0277 | ||
Random part: intercept variance (\(\zeta_{j}\)) | 1.2088*** | 1.0630*** | 1.0760*** |
ICC | 0.2687 | 0.2442 | 0.2465 |
No. of observations | 7264 | 7264 | 7264 |
Log likelihood | − 3143.4866 | − 3125.9509 | − 3115.4869 |