Table A1

Distribution of the frequency of training and new technology in a 4-year period

Training participationNew technologyTraining and new technology
… in 0 of 4 years0.4520.4920.748
… in 1 of 4 years0.1770.2530.151
… in 2 of 4 years0.1300.1440.065
… in 3 of 4 years0.1200.0770.026
… in 4 of 4 years0.1210.0350.010
Observations5,4735,4735,473

Note(s): Descriptive statistics for individuals observed in all four waves

Source(s): Authors’ own work
Table A2

Selection into training and new technology adoption in terms of unobservables

(1)(2)
Individual fixed effectIndividual time trend
Training in 1 of 4 years0.135***0.009**
(0.019)(0.004)
Training in 2 of 4 years0.162***0.001
(0.023)(0.005)
Training in 3 of 4 years0.171***0.002
(0.025)(0.005)
Training in 4 of 4 years0.168***−0.005
(0.027)(0.005)
New Technology in 1 of 4 years0.088***0.001
(0.018)(0.004)
New Technology in 2 of 4 years0.157***0.007
(0.024)(0.005)
New Technology in 3 of 4 years0.177***0.008
(0.032)(0.006)
New Technology in 4 of 4 years0.157***0.010
(0.047)(0.010)
Training and New Technology in 1 of 4 years−0.0100.004
(0.025)(0.005)
Training and New Technology in 2 of 4 years−0.0340.004
(0.037)(0.007)
Training and New Technology in 3 of 4 years−0.089−0.009
(0.055)(0.011)
Training and New Technology in 4 of 4 years−0.025−0.024
(0.087)(0.018)
Female−0.274*** 
(0.013) 
Migrant0.074*** 
(0.016) 
Constant−0.035**0.010***
(0.014)(0.002)
Observations5,4735,473
R20.1190.004

Note(s): Standard errors in parentheses. *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01

Dependent variable in column (1) is the predicted fixed effect from Specification (3) of Table 3 and in column (2), the estimated individual time trend from Specification (1) of Table 5. Reference category of the explanatory variables is no training and no new technology in all 4 years

Source(s): Authors’ own work
Table A3

Heterogeneity of returns by level of education

(1)(2)(3)
Log hourly wageJob changePromotion
Training0.011**−0.021***0.000
(0.005)(0.007)(0.001)
New Technology−0.009*0.0030.003*
(0.005)(0.008)(0.002)
Training × New Technology0.0000.028**−0.000
(0.009)(0.013)(0.003)
Low Edu. Interactions
Low Edu × Training−0.0140.0510.003
(0.021)(0.033)(0.006)
Low Edu × New Technology0.0160.013−0.001
(0.018)(0.023)(0.003)
Low Edu × Training × New Tech−0.008−0.051−0.000
(0.047)(0.056)(0.013)
High Edu. Interactions
High Edu × Training−0.0020.019**−0.002
(0.005)(0.008)(0.002)
High Edu × New Technology0.034***−0.011−0.004
(0.008)(0.013)(0.003)
High Edu × Training × New Tech−0.027*−0.0260.002
(0.014)(0.021)(0.007)
Year dummiesYesYesYes
Individual and job characteristicsYesYesYes
Individual fixed effectsYesYesYes
Observations44,79138,20438,204
Within R20.1290.0440.009

Note(s): Clustered standard errors in parentheses. *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01

Estimates of the reference category are for medium education. Individual and job characteristics refer to the variables listed in Table 1 

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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