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Table 15 Dependent variable: if a resume is the first to receive a callback for an interview (accountant)

From: Do employers in Myanmar prefer workers who accumulated skills in more advanced countries? Evidence from a field experiment

 

Local

Foreign

 

Accountant

Senior accountant

Accountant

Senior accountant

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Malaysia

−0.235

−0.186

−0.515

−1.204

 

(0.228)

(0.242)

(0.524)

(0.700)*

Singapore

−0.400

0.049

0.786

0.064

 

(0.228)*

(0.233)

(0.527)

(0.648)

Constant

−0.956

−0.862

−1.090

−1.197

 

(0.386)**

(0.442)*

(1.196)

(0.784)

Controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N

364

296

66

52

Pseudo R2

0.102

0.048

0.230

0.150

  1. Standard errors (clustered at the company level) are in parentheses. Controls include week fixed effects, resume template fixed effects, resume cover letter fixed effects, gender of an applicant, and a dummy indicating if a resume is associated with an address in a rich neighborhood
  2. *p < 0.10; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01