Table 12
Hazard rate analysis of firm exits in the Canadian retailing sector

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Hazard rate analysis of firm exits in the Canadian retailing sector
  Relative labour productivity Relative multifactor productivity
  coefficient t statistics coefficient t statistics
Variable  
Employment in log -0.387 -66.64 -0.361 -64.38
Relative labour productivity in log -0.250 -40.63
Relative multifactor productivity in log -0.245 -36.03
Binary variables for entry cohort  
1986
1987 -0.017 -0.76 -0.016 -0.76
1988 -0.019 -0.84 -0.019 -0.85
1989 -0.048 -2.11 -0.049 -2.16
1990 0.095 4.29 0.095 4.27
1991 0.116 5.17 0.115 5.15
1992 0.119 5.01 0.117 4.94
1993 0.165 6.93 0.165 6.92
1994 0.122 4.85 0.121 4.79
1995 -0.263 -9.33 -0.263 -9.33
1996 -0.367 -11.33 -0.367 -11.33
Diagnosis statistics  
Observations 71,278 71,278
Log likelihood -352,539 -352,731
Note(s):
Estimation uses the Cox partial likelihood proportional hazards model. All regressions control for fixed effects for 3-digit Standard Industrial Classification industries.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Employment Analysis Program; Canada Revenue Agency, Corporate Tax Statistical Universal File.