Table 6.
Empirical Results - Quantile Regressions for Absolute β-Convergence
| Dep. Var. | SMR Overall | SMR Males | SMR Females | Gender Gap | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantile | 0.25 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| β-Coefficient | -0.668*** (0.076) | -0.456*** (0.049) | -0.539*** (0.051) | -0.334*** (0.045) | -0.689*** (0.044) | -0.555*** (0.029) | -0.660*** (0.037) | -0.832*** (0.019) |
| Constant | 4.194*** (0.531) | 2.840*** (0.343) | 3.442*** (0.369) | 2.078*** (0.328) | 4.153*** (0.295) | 3.397*** (0.201) | 3.644*** (0.229) | 4.966*** (0.114) |
| N | 2381 | 2381 | 2381 | 2381 | 2381 | 2381 | 2324 | 2324 |
Notes: The first value reports regression Coefficients, standard errors are reported in parentheses. *, **, *** denote 10%, 5% and 1% significance levels. Regressions are weighted by community size (population).