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Table 10 Change in monthly earnings between 2012 and 2016, Germany

From: Short-term earnings mobility in the Canadian and German context: the role of cognitive skills

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Numeracy

197.478*** (41.221)

176.658*** (41.615)

146.669** (43.404)

47.131 (37.782)

Initial position

Earnings decile in 2012 a

− 61.965*** (14.195)

− 75.886*** (16.987)

− 87.310*** (17.531)

− 109.993*** (20.906)

Work characteristics in 2012

Advanced math at work b

75.909 (80.579)

73.791 (79.672)

83.195 (66.183)

75.909 (80.579)

Advanced reading at work b

192.579** (65.110)

145.322* (64.650)

179.622*** (52.426)

192.579** (65.110)

High discretion c

24.618 (68.058)

25.302 (67.616)

81.918 (60.467)

24.618 (68.058)

Education

VET PSE (below the BA level) d

  

− 29.953 (107.275)

− 44.950 (80.515)

non-VET PSE (below the BA level) d

  

132.630 (91.108)

129.414 (92.891)

BA degree or above d

  

298.565* (113.807)

231.408 (117.010)

Controls

   

x

Constant

824.187*** (76.815)

735.299*** (75.775)

739.553*** (76.598)

1115.776*** (246.033)

R2

0.04

0.04

0.05

0.33

Observations

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  1. Standard errors in parentheses; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  2. a2012 earnings decile as a continuous variable
  3. bReference group: little math/reading at work
  4. cReference group: low discretion
  5. dReference group: high-school diploma or less