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Table 4 Pre-treatment balance of characteristics

From: Living with the neighbors: the effect of Venezuelan forced migration on the labor market in Colombia

Variables

Control mean

Treatment mean

Difference

P-value

Hourly wage (log)

8.173

8.017

− 0.156

(0.080)

Years of education

9.458

9.194

− 0.264

(0.644)

Age

35.005

35.045

0.040

(0.975)

Gender (Men)

0.442

0.454

0.012

(0.404)

Single

0.524

0.471

− 0.053

(0.200)

Monthly hours

188.06

183.27

− 4.794

(0.224)

Employment

0.570

0.611

0.041

(0.568)

Unemployment

0.141

0.134

− 0.006

(0.862)

Informality

0.477

0.603

0.126

(0.225)

Primary activities

0.088

0.087

− 0.001

(0.977)

Low-tech industry

0.072

0.078

0.006

(0.850)

High-tech industry

0.056

0.032

− 0.024

(0.360)

Construction

0.070

0.067

− 0.003

(0.664)

Commerce

0.280

0.295

0.015

(0.493)

Skilled services

0.091

0.065

− 0.026

(0.311)

Observations

209,795

131,070

340,865

 
  1. P-values based on robust and clustered standard errors at department level in parentheses. The observations correspond to the period before the re-opening of the borders (April 2013-July 2016). Treatment group: La Guajira and Norte de Santander; Control group: Antioquia, Caquetá and Chocó. Source: Own elaboration based on the GEIH-DANE