Table 8 Impact of production automation on skill premium in enterprises in different regions.

From: Production automation and skill premium: a perspective of deepening the division of labor in enterprises

Variable

Eastern and Central enterprises

Western enterprises

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

PR

0.0023*** (0.0005)

0.0034*** (0.0009)

0.0005*** (0.0007)

0.0040*** (0.0014)

−0.0097 (0.0169)

−0.0182 (0.0229)

−0.0085 (0.0146)

0.0004 (0.0249)

VSI

 

0.0889*** (0.0026)

   

0.0667 (0.0650)

  

PR*VSI

 

0.0015* (0.0037)

   

0.0964 (0.1522)

  

GVC_lv

  

0.0082*** (0.0008)

   

0.0254 (0.0211)

 

PR*GVC_lv

  

0.0035** (0.0014)

   

−0.0001 (0.0269)

 

GVC_ui

   

0.0014*** (0.0003)

   

0.0075 (0.0075)

PR*GVC_ui

   

0.0006* (0.0004)

   

−0.0039 (0.0115)

Control variable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fixed year

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fixed firm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Obs

336,811

336,811

336,811

336,811

7858

7858

7858

7858

R2

0.280

0.291

0.281

0.280

0.882

0.883

0.883

0.883

  1. *,** and *** denote significant at the 10%, 5%, and 1% levels, respectively.