Table 7 Wage regressions without job-specific tools
From: Using tools to distinguish general and occupation-specific skills
| Â | Full sample | Professional | Sales, serv., and admin | Blue collar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
# General tools | − .0442 (.1015) | − .2556* (.1525) | − .2221 (.2016) | − .0528 (.0905) |
General squared | − .0161 (.0407) | .0495 (.0528) | .1504 (.1287) | .0065 (.0334) |
Total tools | .0044 (.0081) | .0215** (.0098) | − .0914*** (.0281) | .0309** (.0121) |
Total tools squared | − .0000 (.0001) | − .0003** (.0002) | .0074*** (.0027) | − .0016*** (.0006) |
Occupation indicators | Yes | No | No | No |
Observations | 1,041,239 | 295,419 | 497,121 | 248,699 |
R-squared | .327 | .281 | .246 | .207 |
# Tool segments | − .0166*** (.0062) | − .0186* (.0099) | − .0073 (.0080) | − .0109** (.0054) |
Total tools | .0093 (.0080) | .0244** (.0111) | − .0881*** (.0257) | .0384*** (.0135) |
Total tools squared | − .0001 (.0001) | − .0003** (.0002) | .0071*** (.0022) | − .0018*** (.0007) |
Occupation indicators | Yes | No | No | No |
Observations | 1,041,239 | 295,419 | 497,121 | 248,699 |
R-squared | .328 | .280 | .245 | .208 |