The wage returns to on-the-job training: evidence from matched employer-employee data

IZA Journal of Labor & Development

Table A3 Summary statistics of the main firm level characteristics

Variable	Malaysia		Thailand
	Obs.	Mean	Obs.	Mean
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Firm training	1,145	0.51	1,385	0.76
In-house training	551	0.30	1,006	0.46
Outside training	570	0.11	1,049	0.08
Share costs with employees	553	0.05	1,056	0.03
Size
Micro	1,148	0.06	1,385	0.02
Small	1,148	0.43	1,385	0.28
Medium	1,148	0.20	1,385	0.19
Large	1,148	0.16	1,385	0.23
Very large	1,148	0.15	1,385	0.29
Ownership
Full foreign-owned	1,128	0.13	1,384	0.07
Majority foreign-owned	1,128	0.07	1,384	0.06
Minority foreign-owned	1,128	0.10	1,384	0.13
Domestic	1,128	0.70	1,384	0.74
Exporter	941	0.67	1,385	0.62
Share of skilled workers	1,149	0.49	1,385	0.24
Education labor force	1,149	10.12	1,385	9.73
Sector
Food processing	1,152	0.18	1,385	0.13
Textiles	1,152	0.03	1,385	0.13
Garments	1,152	0.09	1,385	0.12
Automobiles parts	1,152	0.03	1,385	0.10
Electronics	1,152	0.07	1,385	0.11
Rubber and plastics	1,152	0.22	1,385	0.06
Wood products/furniture	1,152	0.00	1,385	0.17
Machinery and equipment	1,152	0.07	1,385	0.09
Pharmaceuticals/chemicals	1,152	0.03	-	-
Household electrical appliances	1,152	0.08	-	-
Information technology	1,152	0.03	-	-
Communication services	1,152	0.01	-	-
Accounting and related services	1,152	0.09	-	-
Advertising and marketing	1,152	0.02	-	-
Business logistics	1,152	0.08	-	-

Source: Authors’ calculations based on the Enterprise Surveys (World Bank).
Note: Table reports the means of variables listed in the table. Column (1) reports the means for the sample of firms in Malaysia, and column (2) reports the means for the sample of firms in Thailand.