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Table 5 OLS estimates, Eastern Germany

From: Broadband internet availability and establishments’ employment growth in Germany: evidence from instrumental variables estimations

Log empl. growth rate

Manufacturing

Services

DSL availability

− 0.007 (− 0.572)

0.014 (1.228)

− 0.008 (− 0.831)

0.008 (0.916)

Log full-time employment, est.

0.005 (2.68)***

− 0.000 (− 0.08)

− 0.001 (− 0.78)

− 0.001 (− 0.43)

Log median full-time wage, est.

− 0.003 (− 0.41)

0.012 (1.30)

0.010 (1.93)*

0.011 (1.84)*

Young establishment (< 5 y.)

0.009 (0.84)

− 0.007 (− 0.70)

− 0.011 (− 1.33)

− 0.019 (− 1.98)**

Mid-age establishment (5–14 y.)

0.002 (0.29)

− 0.011 (− 2.17)**

− 0.003 (− 0.62)

− 0.011 (− 1.94)*

Share high-skilled

0.034 (3.61)***

0.028 (1.88)*

− 0.004 (− 0.42)

− 0.006 (− 0.41)

Log full-time employment, mun.

− 0.002 (− 1.00)

− 0.000 (− 0.08)

− 0.002 (− 0.78)

− 0.001 (− 0.38)

Log full-time empl. density, mun.

0.002 (0.54)

− 0.001 (− 0.34)

− 0.001 (− 0.39)

− 0.002 (− 0.55)

Log mean full-time wage, mun.

0.024 (1.08)

0.005 (0.22)

0.040 (1.58)

0.023 (1.09)

Log full-time empl. growth rate, mun.

0.052 (1.71)*

0.055 (1.73)*

0.004 (0.15)

0.041 (1.28)

Share high-skilled, municipality

− 0.012 (− 0.26)

0.004 (0.11)

0.031 (0.72)

0.005 (0.14)

Year FE

 

Yes

 

Yes

Industry FE (3-digit)

 

Yes

 

Yes

District FE

 

Yes

 

Yes

Observations

26,472

26,472

51,882

51,882

Adjusted R2

0.005

0.031

0.001

0.022

  1. t statistics in parentheses. * p < 0.10, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01. All estimations weighted by full-time employment. Constant omitted from output. Standard errors clustered at the municipality level. Data sources: Broadband Atlas Germany, BHP 7510