Research Article

Human Capital, Skills, and Uneven Intraurban Employment Growth: The Case of Göteborg, Sweden, 1990–2008

Table 3

OLS models on area level employment change in Göteborg between 1990 and 1993/2000/2008, respectively. Coefficients and cluster-robust standard errors (within brackets) are reported. Significant at 0.1 (*), 0.05 (**), and 0.01 (***) levels.

Emp9093AEmp9093BEmp9000AEmp9000BEmp9008AEmp9008B

HumanCap0.230** (0.098)0.542*** (0.154)0.352 (0.264)
SkillCompLQ0.248 (0.138)1.365*** (0.233)1.325*** (0.377)
SkillCompLQ2−0.064 (0.042)−0.427*** (0.091)−0.449*** (0.106)
EmpLog0.066** (0.021)0.083** (0.026)0.017 (0.045)0.027 (0.054)0.031 (0.061)0.006 (0.069)
PopLog−0.050** (0.018)−0.057** (0.019)−0.054 (0.059)−0.073 (0.061)−0.075 (0.054)−0.099 (0.054)
EIncGrowth−0.223 (0.714)−0.372 (0.667)2.714** (0.954)2.700** (0.933)1.760** (0.525)1.819*** (0.477)
PIncGrowth−0.052 (0.154)0.027 (0.182)−0.912 (0.644)−0.741 (0.659)−0.009 (0.337)0.095 (0.315)
LQ_KM−0.035* (0.020)−0.064** (0.022)−0.100** (0.046)−0.187*** (0.034)−0.027** (0.050)−0.091*** (0.018)
LQ_LM−0.031* (0.015)−0.041*** (0.011)0.003** (0.034)0.027** (0.031)0.015* (0.061)0.005* (0.056)
LQ_BS−0.144*** (0.022)−0.147*** (0.023)0.004 (0.030)−0.016 (0.051)0.049 (0.034)0.017 (0.056)
LQ_LS−0.000 (0.055)−0.069 (0.039)−0.036 (0.118)−0.142 (0.148)−0.139 (0.131)−0.009 (0.153)
PlantCompLog−0.145*** (0.029)−0.151*** (0.033)−0.257** (0.105)−0.268** (0.099)−0.191** (0.071)−0.225** (0.091)
Intercept0.954 (0.684)0.588 (0.823)−0.157 (0.805)−1.814 (0.988)−0.523 (0.830)−1.758 (1.017)
0.5790.5390.6450.6650.5440.586
F-test15.77***11.39***14.02***13.79***5.84***5.94***
RESET F-test3.22**3.11***1.88**1.72*1.541.30
Mean VIF1.795.681.745.411.825.49
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