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Table 6 Sensitivity analysis, regressors

From: International knowledge flows and technological advance: the role of migration

#

Variables In Regression

Coefficient on Immigration (Standard Error)

z-statistic

Obs

Sign

Significant

0

None

0.0315809 (0.0022325)

14.15***

86580

+

Yes

1

GDP Trade, Patents

0.0197299 (0.0040629)

4.86***

86580

+

Yes

2

GDP, Trade Edu

0.0245782 (0.0031542)

7.79***

67076

+

Yes

3

GDP, Trade FDI In

0.0226147 (0.002975)

7.60***

84812

+

Yes

4

GDP, Trade FDI Out

0.0228739 (0.0029867)

7.66***

85192

+

Yes

5

GDP Patents, Edu

0.0300292 (0.0041359)

7.26***

67076

+

Yes

6

GDP, Patents FDI In

0.0254621 (0.0035345)

7.20***

84812

+

Yes

7

GDP, Patents FDI Out

0.0264495 (0.0035549)

7.44***

85192

+

Yes

8

GDP, Edu FDI In

0.0259236 (0.0030576)

8.48***

65366

+

Yes

9

GDP, Edu FDI Out

0.026174 (0.0030686)

8.53 ***

65689

+

Yes

10

GDP, FDI In FDI Out

0.0249787 (0.0028989)

8.62***

83441

+

Yes

11

Trade Patents, Edu

0.0279408 (0.0050501)

5.53***

67076

+

Yes

12

Trade, Patents FDI In

0.0201977 (0.0040871)

4.94***

84812

+

Yes

13

Trade, Patents FDI Out

0.0210359 (0.0040977)

5.13***

85192

+

Yes

14

Trade, Edu FDI In

0.0248491 (0.0031283)

7.94***

65366

+

Yes

15

Trade, Edu FDI Out

0.0249844 (0.0031493)

7.93***

65689

+

Yes

16

Trade, FDI In FDI Out

0.0234141 (0.0029872)

7.84***

83441

+

Yes

17

Patents, Edu FDI In

0.0325153 (0.0026795)

12.13***

65366

+

Yes

18

Patents, Edu FDI Out

0.032591 (0.0027058)

12.04***

65689

+

Yes

19

Patents, FDI In FDI Out

0.0327471 (0.0024828)

13.19***

83441

+

Yes

20

Edu, FDI In FDI Out

0.0328129 (0.0025038)

13.11***

64000

+

Yes

  1. Note: Results from FE Poisson regression analysis. Standard errors are robust to heteroskedasticity
  2. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1