Table 7 Relative change in Canadian monthly earnings percentiles, 2012 to 2016
From: Short-term earnings mobility in the Canadian and German context: the role of cognitive skills
| Â | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Literacy | 2.327** (0.710) | 2.092** (0.703) | 1.076 (0.738) | 0.389 (0.683) |
Initial position | ||||
Earnings decile in 2012a | − 2.450*** (0.214) | − 2.636*** (0.249) | − 2.822*** (0.244) | − 2.990*** (0.332) |
Work characteristics in 2012 | ||||
Advanced math at workb | Â | 1.352 (1.170) | 1.216 (1.155) | 0.891 (1.084) |
Advanced reading at workb | Â | 2.430 (1.265) | 1.463 (1.195) | 2.138* (1.043) |
High discretionc |  | − 0.183 (1.097) | 0.123 (1.062) | 0.677 (0.947) |
Education | ||||
VET PSE (below the BA level)d | Â | Â | 1.433 (1.714) | 1.678 (1.450) |
non-VET PSE (below the BA level)d | Â | Â | 5.423*** (1.593) | 4.619** (1.469) |
BA degree or aboved | Â | Â | 7.413*** (1.517) | 5.800*** (1.628) |
Controls | ||||
Constant | 14.380*** (1.288) | 13.750*** (1.259) | 11.525*** (1.409) | 13.039** (4.039) |
R2 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.35 |
Observations | 1938 | |||