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Table 2 Descriptive statistics

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

 

Number

Mean

Min

Max

Callback

    

 Resume is the first to receive a callback for interview

1938

0.14

0

1

 Resume receives a callback for interview

1938

0.22

0

1

 Job openings in which no applicants receive callbacks

969

0.72

0

1

 Job openings in which only one applicant receives callback

969

0.13

0

1

 Job openings in which both applicants receive callbacks

969

0.15

0

1

Treatment variables

    

 Foreign experience

1938

0.50

0

1

 Malaysia experience/foreign experience

969

0.50

0

1

 Singapore experience/foreign experience

969

0.50

0

1

Covariates

    

 CV template 1a

1938

0.25

0

1

 CV template 1b

1938

0.25

0

1

 CV template 2a

1938

0.25

0

1

 CV template 2b

1938

0.25

0

1

 Resumes with female names

1938

0.52

0

1

 Resumes associated with rich neighborhood

1938

0.50

0

1

 Age of applicant

1938

26.57

24

37

 Cover letter #1

1938

0.50

0

1