Table 4 OLS regression of wage equation with firm characteristics
From: Demand and supply effects on native-immigrant wage differentials: the case of Malaysia
Variables | Pooled Samples | Native (βn) | Immigrant (βm) | T-Test Pr (βn−βm=0) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage of vacancies | −0.140*** | −0.130*** | −0.050 | |
(0.036) | (−0.033) | (0.155) | ||
Vacancy duration | 0.005** | 0.008*** | −0.003 | *** |
(0.002) | (−0.002) | (−0.003) | ||
Overemployment | −0.056 | −0.042 | −0.150 | |
(0.041) | (−0.042) | (−0.095) | ||
Underemployment | −4.23-E04 | 0.016 | −0.039 | |
(0.042) | (−0.043) | (−0.116) | ||
Manufacturing | −0.619*** | −0.554*** | −0.747*** | |
(0.044) | (−0.044) | (−0.261) | ||
Age of the firm | −4.86-E04 | −0.001 | 6.49-E05 | |
(0.001) | (−0.002) | (−0.003) | ||
Foreign owned companies | 0.183*** | 0.164*** | 0.226* | |
(0.042) | (−0.042) | (−0.126) | ||
Medium firm | 0.093** | 0.054 | 0.115 | |
(0.042) | (−0.043) | (−0.123) | ||
Large firm | 0.153*** | 0.097** | 0.226 | |
(0.044) | (−0.044) | (−0.162) | ||
Union | 0.074 | 0.054 | −0.238 | |
(0.051) | (−0.051) | (−0.175) | ||
Export oriented firm | 0.008 | 0.022 | −0.066 | |
(0.039) | (−0.04) | (−0.088) | ||
Public limited company | −0.023 | −0.046 | 0.239 | |
(0.074) | (−0.075) | (−0.208) | ||
North | −0.307*** | −0.302*** | −0.306** | |
(0.047) | (−0.047) | (−0.128) | ||
South | −0.398*** | −0.410*** | −0.322*** | |
(0.042) | (−0.042) | (−0.096) | ||
East coast | −0.603*** | −0.656*** | −0.655*** | |
(0.115) | (−0.121) | (−0.134) | ||
Sabah | −0.600*** | −0.625*** | −0.405** | |
(0.074) | (−0.08) | (−0.16) | ||
Sarawak | −0.588*** | −0.630*** | −0.904*** | |
(0.079) | (−0.08) | (−0.297) | ||
Constant | 2.623*** | 2.646*** | 2.330*** | |
(0.051) | (−0.051) | (−0.264) | ||
R2 | 0.198 | 0.190 | 0.124 | |
N | 13,110 | 11,874 | 1,236 |