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Table 7 DD regression results controlling for the cost of living

From: Differences in employment outcomes for college town stayers and leavers

 

Probability of Employment

Log Annual Wage

Log Hourly Wage

Log Annual Hours

% of Occupation with Bachelor's or Higher

Stayer

0.003

−0.018*

0.018**

−0.036***

0.014***

 

(0.004)

(0.011)

(0.008)

(0.008)

(0.004)

CollegeTown

0.011***

0.007

0.013

−0.006

0.015***

 

(0.004)

(0.012)

(0.009)

(0.009)

(0.004)

Stayer*CollegeTown

−0.007

−0.203***

−0.175***

−0.028

−0.067***

 

(0.008)

(0.023)

(0.016)

(0.017)

(0.009)

Mean Log Rent

−0.025***

0.389***

0.416***

−0.027

0.003

(Current Location)

(0.008)

(0.023)

(0.017)

(0.017)

(0.008)

Master's Degree

0.005

−0.024*

0.070***

−0.094***

0.156***

 

(0.004)

(0.013)

(0.010)

(0.010)

(0.004)

Professional Degree

−0.010

−0.044*

0.103***

−0.147***

0.300***

 

(0.008)

(0.023)

(0.020)

(0.019)

(0.009)

Doctoral Degree

−0.070***

−0.061

0.092

−0.153***

0.277***

 

(0.026)

(0.070)

(0.065)

(0.055)

(0.023)

Age 24

0.002

0.265***

0.051***

0.215***

−0.002

 

(0.005)

(0.015)

(0.011)

(0.011)

(0.005)

Age 25

0.005

0.472***

0.165***

0.307***

0.010**

 

(0.005)

(0.014)

(0.010)

(0.011)

(0.005)

Age 26

0.007

0.567***

0.215***

0.352***

0.002

 

(0.005)

(0.014)

(0.010)

(0.011)

(0.005)

Age 27

0.019***

0.653***

0.261***

0.393***

−0.002

 

(0.005)

(0.014)

(0.010)

(0.011)

(0.005)

Female

−0.015***

−0.164***

−0.083***

−0.081***

0.026***

 

(0.003)

(0.008)

(0.006)

(0.006)

(0.003)

Black

−0.042***

−0.081***

−0.032**

−0.049***

−0.027***

 

(0.007)

(0.017)

(0.013)

(0.013)

(0.006)

Asian

−0.038***

0.053**

0.113***

−0.060***

0.024***

 

(0.008)

(0.022)

(0.017)

(0.018)

(0.007)

Hispanic

−0.024***

−0.095***

−0.070***

−0.026**

−0.014**

 

(0.007)

(0.017)

(0.013)

(0.013)

(0.006)

Other Nonwhite

−0.026**

−0.135***

−0.086***

−0.048**

−0.032***

 

(0.011)

(0.031)

(0.022)

(0.021)

(0.011)

Married

0.006**

0.126***

0.085***

0.040***

0.035***

 

(0.003)

(0.008)

(0.007)

(0.006)

(0.003)

Has Children

−0.151***

−0.240***

−0.035***

−0.206***

−0.028***

 

(0.007)

(0.017)

(0.011)

(0.013)

(0.006)

Observations

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46101

46101

46101

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  1. Note: Heteroskedasticity robust standard errors in parentheses. *Significant at 10%; **Significant at 5%; ***Significant at 1%.