From: Do firms make greater use of training and temporary employment when labor adjustment costs are high?
Provides training | Hires temporary workers | Provides training | Hires temporary workers | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
Perceptions (No obstacle) | ||||
Minor obstacle | 0.009 | 0.020 | ||
(0.015) | (0.020) | |||
Moderate to very severe obstacle | 0.046 | 0.061 | ||
(0.027)+ | (0.027)* | |||
Perceptions (no or minor obstacle) | ||||
Moderate to very severe obstacle | 0.043 | 0.055 | ||
(0.026)+ | (0.024)* | |||
Age (Less than 5 years old) | ||||
5 to 15 years old | 0.010 | 0.050 | 0.010 | 0.049 |
(0.021) | (0.018)** | (0.021) | (0.018)** | |
16 or more | -0.031 | 0.074 | -0.032 | 0.073 |
(0.033) | (0.039) | (0.033) | (0.036)* | |
Size (Less than 20 employees) | ||||
20 to 99 employees | 0.165 | 0.056 | 0.165 | 0.057 |
(0.028)** | (0.026)* | (0.028)** | (0.026)* | |
100 or more employees | 0.305 | 0.040 | 0.306 | 0.043 |
(0.027)** | (0.044) | (0.027)** | (0.043) | |
Publicly owned | 0.053 | 0.018 | 0.053 | 0.018 |
(0.039) | (0.039) | (0.039) | (0.039) | |
Innovator | 0.158 | 0.065 | 0.158 | 0.065 |
(0.034)** | (0.028)* | (0.034)** | (0.028)* | |
Manufacturing sector | -0.056 | 0.097 | -0.056 | 0.096 |
(0.042) | (0.047)* | (0.043) | (0.047)* | |
Domestic ownership | -0.107 | -0.055 | -0.107 | -0.056 |
(0.016)** | (0.025)* | (0.016)** | (0.025)* | |
Country income level (Low income) | ||||
Lower Middle income | 0.219 | 0.092 | 0.219 | 0.092 |
(0.075)** | (0.086) | (0.075)** | (0.086) | |
Upper Middle income or high income | 0.414 | 0.205 | 0.414 | 0.206 |
(0.056)** | (0.083)** | (0.056)** | (0.082)* | |
Observations (number of countries) | 10771 (45) | |||
Wald test for rho = 0 | chi2(1) = 7.065 | chi2(1) = 7.115 | ||
Prob > chi2 = 0.008 | Prob > chi2 = 0.008 | |||
Predicted probability at the mean | 0.535 | 0.450 | 0.535 | 0.450 |