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Table 8 Establishment exits as a function of the wage level, 1976–2017, linear probability model (LPM)

From: The dynamics of wage dispersion between firms: the role of firm entry and exit

Explanatory variables

Average wage percentile

 1–5 (reference)

 6–10 (dummy)

− 0.01*** (0.00)

 11–15 (dummy)

− 0.01*** (0.00)

 16–20 (dummy)

− 0.01*** (0.00)

 21–25 (dummy)

− 0.01*** (0.00)

 26–30 (dummy)

− 0.02*** (0.00)

 31–35 (dummy)

− 0.02*** (0.00)

 36–40 (dummy)

− 0.02*** (0.00)

 41–45 (dummy)

− 0.02*** (0.00)

 46–50 (dummy)

− 0.02*** (0.00)

 51–55 (dummy)

− 0.02*** (0.00)

 56–60 (dummy)

− 0.03*** (0.00)

 61–65 (dummy)

− 0.03*** (0.00)

 66–70 (dummy)

− 0.03*** (0.00)

 71–75 (dummy)

− 0.03*** (0.00)

 76–80 (dummy)

− 0.03*** (0.00)

 81–85 (dummy)

− 0.03*** (0.00)

 86–90 (dummy)

− 0.03*** (0.00)

 91–95 (dummy)

− 0.03*** (0.00)

 96–100 (dummy)

− 0.03*** (0.00)

Entry: 1976–1995 (reference)

Entry: 1996–2008 (dummy)

0.02*** (0.00)

Entry: 2009–2017 (dummy)

0.05*** (0.00)

Wage percentile × entry year cluster

Age dummies

Establishment size dummies

Industry dummies (1-digit)

Year dummies

Controls

Constant

− 0.05*** (0.00)

R2

0.07

N

14,725,558

  1. West Germany, all sectors. Clustered standard errors in parentheses. */**/*** indicates statistical significance at the 10/5/1 percent level. Age dummies until the age of 25; establishments older than 25 are clustered together. Six establishment size dummies (in terms of total employees): 1; 2–9; 10–19; 20–49; 50–249; > 249. Included control variables: employment share by gender, nationality, skill group, occupations and age; average age of employees, within-establishment wage percentile ratio: P75/P25