Table 4 Effect of the minimum wage on log wage gap, sub-sample male private employees outside the agricultural sector (1985–2010)

5

5.122

–0.912

–0.118

–1.178*

1.41**

–1.204*

0.731***

–1.661**

(3.556)

(0.608)

(0.198)

(0.647)

(0.601)

(0.628)

(0.264)

(0.828)

10

0.787

–0.79

–0.055

–1.02**

1.011***

–0.696

0.433**

–0.965

(1.234)

(0.507)

(0.141)

(0.493)

(0.361)

(0.477)

(0.186)

(0.655)

20

–0.655

–0.293

0.071

–0.376

0.108

–0.348

0.219*

–0.487

(0.852)

(0.301)

(0.089)

(0.34)

(0.235)

(0.401)

(0.13)

(0.534)

25

–0.902

–0.227

0.066

–0.291

–0.005

–0.325

0.172

–0.456

(0.893)

(0.264)

(0.091)

(0.308)

(0.217)

(0.318)

(0.118)

(0.41)

30

–1.454

–0.209

0.092

–0.269

–0.035

–0.197

0.203**

–0.276

(1.227)

(0.269)

(0.094)

(0.322)

(0.195)

(0.267)

(0.092)

(0.356)

40

–1.111

–0.058

0.111

–0.073

–0.245*

–0.041

0.144**

–0.05

(0.96)

(0.211)

(0.068)

(0.27)

(0.146)

(0.191)

(0.067)

(0.267)

75

1.944

–0.331**

–0.086

–0.425*

–0.094

–0.334*

–0.012

–0.467*

(1.521)

(0.149)

(0.094)

(0.256)

(0.102)

(0.191)

(0.066)

(0.25)

90

4.99

–0.411

–0.196

–0.533

0.063

–0.673

0.144

–0.95

(3.832)

(0.361)

(0.243)

(0.51)

(0.234)

(0.475)

(0.14)

(0.64)

95

4.918

–0.733

–0.173

–0.942*

0.238

–1.173*

0.268

–1.606**

(3.743)

(0.456)

(0.306)

(0.566)

(0.332)

(0.68)

(0.221)

(0.795)

F-test (weak IV)

2.565

18.458

21.023

9.807

Year dummy

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Province dummy

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Provincial trend

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes