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Table 3 OLS Regression analysis with the full sample

From: The impact of cultural diversity on firm innovation: evidence from Dutch micro-data

 

Innovative

Product

Process

Innovative

Product

Process

 

 (1)

 (2)

 (3)

 (4)

 (5)

 (6)

Diversity index

0.0537***

0.0564***

−0.007

-

-

-

 

(0.0266)

(0.0245)

(0.0231)

   

ln(unique)

-

-

-

0.0193

0.0254*

0.009

    

(0.0143)

(0.0131)

(0.0125)

Share of foreign born

−0.244***

−0.145**

0.0262

−0.284***

−0.205***

−0.008

 

(0.0626)

(0.0592)

(0.0594)

(0.0765)

(0.0717)

(0.0704)

Medium-skilled employees

0.0101

0.0286*

0.00518

0.0104

0.0287*

0.005

 

(0.0163)

(0.0151)

(0.0143)

(0.0163)

(0.0151)

(0.0143)

High-skilled employees

0.0563**

0.0802***

0.0270

0.0570**

0.0808***

0.0267

 

(0.0247)

(0.0237)

(0.0224)

(0.0247)

(0.0237)

(0.0223)

Empl. in scientific occupations

0.0942**

0.0940**

0.0813**

0.0963**

0.0956**

0.0795**

 

(0.0411)

(0.0404)

(0.0390)

(0.0411)

(0.0403)

(0.0390)

Employees aged 25-34

0.350***

0.263***

0.216***

0.354***

0.267***

0.216***

 

(0.0772)

(0.0713)

(0.0649)

(0.0772)

(0.0714)

(0.0649)

Employees aged 35-44

0.584***

0.456***

0.346***

0.590***

0.463***

0.345***

 

(0.0778)

(0.0715)

(0.0682)

(0.0778)

(0.0715)

(0.0681)

Employees aged 45-54

−0.142*

−0.0104

−0.0515

−0.141*

−0.00709

−0.0476

 

(0.0813)

(0.0741)

(0.0676)

(0.0815)

(0.0744)

(0.0677)

Employees aged 55-64

0.328***

0.206*

0.192*

0.337***

0.215*

0.191*

 

(0.121)

(0.114)

(0.100)

(0.121)

(0.114)

(0.100)

Constant

−0.203**

−0.295***

−0.184**

−0.188*

−0.271***

−0.166*

 

(0.0942)

(0.0868)

(0.0862)

(0.0963)

(0.0884)

(0.0880)

Regional FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sector FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Observations

4582

4582

4582

4582

4582

4582

R-squared

0.327

0.291

0.201

0.327

0.291

0.201

  1. Notes: All estimations also include the following firm variables: firm size (number of employees); firm is part of a group; headquarters is abroad; openness to change; obstacles: lack of personnel; obstacles: lack of technology; prepared knowledge strategy. Robust standard errors in parentheses; ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.