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- Dependent Variable: Centralized collective bargaining (average over the period 2006-2010).
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- Dependent Variable: Centralized collective bargaining (average over the period 2006-2010).
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- Dependent Variable: Collective relations laws index by Botero et al. (2004) in 1997 OLS/2SLS with robust standard errors. KOF Index (average over the period 1975-1995).
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- Dependent variable: Collective relations laws index by Botero et al. (2004) in 1997.
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- Dependent Variable: Conscription (average over the period 2006-2010).
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- Dependent Variable: Conscription. (average over the period 2006-2010).
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- Dependent variable: Employment laws index by Botero et al. (2004) in 1997.
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- Dependent Variable: Employment laws index by Botero et al. (2004) in 1997.
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- Dependent Variable: Hiring and firing regulations (average over the period 2006-2010).
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- Dependent Variable: Hiring and firing regulations (average over the period 2006-2010).
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- Dependent Variable: Hiring regulations and Minimum wages (average over the period 2006-2010).
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- Dependent Variable: Hiring regulations and Minimum wages (average over the period 2006-2010).
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- Dependent Variable: Hours regulations (average over the period 2006-2010).
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- Dependent Variable: Hours regulations (average over the period 2006-2010).
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- Dependent Variable: Mandated cost of worker dismissal (average over the period 2006-2010).
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- Dependent Variable: Mandated cost of worker dismissal (average over the period 2006-2010).
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- Dependent Variable: Social security laws index by Botero et al. (2004) in 1997.
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- Dependent variable: Social securtiy laws index by Botero et al. (2004) in 1997.
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- First Stage Constructed trade share 0.318*** 0.3459*** 0.4201*** 0.1482*** (1970-2008) (5.56) (5.81) (4.90) (2.52) Partial R-squared 0.1937 0.1716 0.2257 0.0419 F-test on excl. instrument 30.9476 33.7029 24.0236 6.3445 F-test, p-value 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.013 t statistics in parentheses * p < 0.10, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01 Stock and Yogo (2005) 10% critical value: 16.38; 15% critical value: 8.96; 20% critical value: 6.66 55 Table A19: Regression Results.
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- First Stage Relative land boundaries-6.8942 (-1.17) -7.2603 (-1.17) -11.748 (-1.62) 0 .5245 (0.09) Partial R-squared 0.0282 0.0298 0.0535 0.0001 F-test on excl. instrument 1.362 1.3791 2.6257 0.0085 F-test, p-value 0.247 0.2441 0.1095 0.927 t statistics in parentheses * p < 0.10, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01 Stock and Yogo (2005) 10% critical value: 16.38; 15% critical value: 8.96; 20% critical value: 6.66 66 Table A30: Regression Results OLS/2SLS robust standard errors.
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- First Stage Relative land boundaries-6.8942 (-1.17) -7.2603 (-1.17) -11.748 (-1.62) 0 .5245 (0.09) Partial R-squared 0.0282 0.0298 0.0535 0.0001 F-test on excl. instrument 1.362 1.3791 2.6257 0.0085 F-test, p-value 0.247 0.2441 0.1095 0.927 t statistics in parentheses * p < 0.10, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01 Stock and Yogo (2005) 10% critical value: 16.38; 15% critical value: 8.96; 20% critical value: 6.66 67 Table A31: Regression Results OLS/2SLS robust standard errors.
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- Instruments collapsed as suggested by Roodman (2006, 2009). Dependent Variable: Conscription sub indicator.
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- Instruments collapsed as suggested by Roodman (2006, 2009). Dependent Variable: Conscription sub indicator.
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- Instruments collapsed as suggested by Roodman (2006, 2009). Dependent Variable: Hiring and firing regulations sub indicator.
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- Instruments collapsed as suggested by Roodman (2006, 2009). Dependent Variable: Hiring and firing regulations sub indicator.
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- Instruments collapsed as suggested by Roodman (2006, 2009). Dependent Variable: Hiring regulations and minimum wage sub indicator.
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- Instruments collapsed as suggested by Roodman (2006, 2009). Dependent Variable: Hiring regulations and minimum wage sub indicator.
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- Instruments collapsed as suggested by Roodman (2006, 2009). Dependent Variable: Hours Regulations sub indicator.
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- Instruments collapsed as suggested by Roodman (2006, 2009). Dependent Variable: Hours Regulations sub indicator.
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- Instruments collapsed as suggested by Roodman (2006, 2009). Dependent Variable: Mandated cost of worker dismissal.
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- Instruments collapsed as suggested by Roodman (2006, 2009). Dependent Variable: Overall labor market freedom sub indicator.
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