Table 12 Production functions – immigrant scientists versus others
From: Do high-skill immigrants raise productivity? Evidence from Israeli manufacturing firms, 1990-1999
Levels, all available firms, 1993 and 1997 | First differences, all available firms, 1990-1993 and 1993-1997 | First differences, balanced sample, 1990-1993 and 1993-1997 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Share immigrant scientists | Share immigrants other occ. | Share immigrant scientists | Share immigrants other occ. | Share immigrant scientists | Share immigrants other occ. | |
All firms | 0.386 (0.438) | 0.013 (0.030) | 0.014 (0.198) | -0.073** (0.028) | 0.221 (0.229) | -0.034 (0.040) |
Industry dummies | 3 digit | 3 digit | 3 digit | |||
Low tech industries | 1.005 (0.664) | -0.108 (0.049) | -0.977** (0.225) | -0.119** (0.032) | -0.734** (0.258) | -0.154** (0.050) |
Medium-low tech industries | -0.290 (0.279) | -0.009 (0.050) | 0.185 (0.131) | 0.058 (0.063) | 0.254 (0.294) | 0.019 (0.069) |
Medium-high tech industries | 0.092 (0.212) | -0.046 (0.059) | 0.677 (0.467) | 0.131** (0.057) | 0.220 (0.628) | 0.056 (0.094) |
High tech industries | 1.250 (0.882) | -0.267 (0.174) | -0.219 (0.460) | 0.045 (0.118) | 0.541 (0.402) | 0.271* (0.148) |
Industry dummies | None | None | None | |||
Average years of schooling ≤ 10.5 | -0.352 (0.512) | 0.014 (0.059) | 0.241 (0.181) | -0.125** (0.034) | 0.707 (0.819) | -0.124 (0.077) |
Average years of schooling ∈ [10.5, 11.5) | -0.046 (0.386) | -0.014 (0.044) | 0.137 (0.263) | 0.043 (0.057) | 0.241 (0.364) | -0.013 (0.066) |
Average years of schooling < 11.5 | 0.708 (0.600) | -0.079 (0.074) | -0.215 (0.390) | 0.086 (0.065) | -0.150 (0.332) | 0.056 (0.087) |
Industry dummies | 2 digits | 2 digits | 2 digits | |||