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Table 3 Industry tariffs and informality interaction with indicator variable of small-size industry in 1980 OLS and IV estimation

From: Trade liberalization and informality in Argentina: exploring the adjustment mechanisms

Dep. var.: informality status of workers

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

A) OLS

 Log of tariffs

0.011 [0.015]

0.02 [0.015]

0.02 [0.015]

0.023 [0.015]

 Log of tariffs*S

 

− 0.038 [0.018]**

− 0.039 [0.018]**

− 0.045 [0.019]**

 Observations

26795

26795

26795

26795

 R2

0.18

0.18

0.18

0.18

B) IV-Second-stage results: informality

 Log of tariffs

− 0.178 [0.208]

− 0.021 [0.065]

− 0.019 [0.064]

− 0.02 [0.067]

 Log of tariffs*S

 

− 0.086 [0.029]***

− 0.086 [0.029]***

− 0.105 [0.037]***

 Observations

26795

26795

26795

26795

C) First-stage results: tariffs

 Log of tariffs

  \(z^{1}\)

− 0.037 [0.066]

− 0.141 [0.068]**

− 0.142 [0.068]**

− 0.13 [0.072]*

  \(z^{1}\)*S

 

0.035 [0.010]***

0.035 [0.010]***

0.036 [0.011]***

  \(z^{2}\)

− 0.147 [0.112]

− 0.225 [0.108]**

− 0.226 [0.108]**

− 0.229 [0.112]**

  \(z^{2}\)*S

 

0.255 [0.084]***

0.255 [0.084]***

0.255 [0.084]***

  \(R^{2}\)

0.74

0.75

0.75

0.75

 Log of tariffs*S

  \(z^{1}\)

 

− 0.059 [0.035]*

− 0.061 [0.035]*

− 0.028 [0.034]

  \(z^{1}\)*S

 

− 0.082 [0.006]***

− 0.081 [0.006]***

− 0.078 [0.007]***

  \(z^{2}\)

 

− 0.023 [0.064]

− 0.028 [0.064]

− 0.043 [0.068]

  \(z^{2}\)*S

 

0.051 [0.066]

0.047 [0.066]

0.05 [0.064]

  \(R^{2}\)

 

0.99

0.99

0.99

Kleibergen-Papp Wald F

1.09

4.52

4.52

4.02

Anderson-Rubin Wald F test (p-value)

0.0358

0.0136

0.0133

0.0056

  1. Cross-section panel regressions of sectoral informality on industry tariffs. Industry size S is a dummy variable indicating small industries in 1980. In panels B and C, \(z^1\) is the instrument defined using tariffs in 1980; \(z^2\) is the instrument based on exchange rates of main partners. Robust standard errors clustered at the industry-year level in brackets. The Stock-Yogo critical values for a 5% and 10% maximal IV relative bias are 19.93 and 11.59 in column (1) and 11.04 and 7.56 in columns (2) to (4) respectively
  2. *** Significant at 1%
  3. ** Significant at 5%
  4. * Significant at 10%