Table 3 The relationship between geography of networks and skill relatedness and skill similarity

Independent variables

Share of contacts global^a

− 0.188*

− 0.114

− 0.0255

0.293

(0.102)

(0.103)

(0.0195)

(0.362)

Share of contacts local^a

0.209**

0.173*

0.0371*

0.517*

(0.104)

(0.0964)

(0.0198)

(0.308)

N of connections^b

− 0.283***

− 0.0296***

− 0.0056***

− 0.0056

(0.0097)

(0.0097)

(0.0019)

(0.0345)

Constant

0.147**

0.00564

0.0665***

0.418

(0.0646)

(0.0838)

(0.0121)

(0.266)

Controls^c

No

Yes

No

Yes

Random effects

Individual (1)

0.000996***

0.0177***

0.0246***

0.0337

(0.000162)

(0.00361)

(0.00443)

(0.0346)

Individual (2)

0.00164***

0.0642***

0.0516***

0.0845**

(0.000204)

(0.00862)

(0.00687)

(0.0403)

Dyad

0.00321***

0.237***

0.233***

0.466***

(5.74e−05)

(0.00454)

(0.00415)

(0.0473)

Observations (dyads)

6,493

5,663

6,493

5,663

Independent variables

Share of contacts global^a

0.338

− 0.114

− 0.0135

0.293

(0.389)

(0.103)

(0.0684)

(0.362)

Share of contacts local^a

0.649*

0.173*

0.0993

0.517*

(0.350)

(0.0964)

(0.0647)

(0.308)

N of connections^b

0.0257

− 0.0296***

− 0.0058

− 0.0056

(0.0373)

(0.0097)

(0.0064)

(0.0345)

Constant

0.236

0.00564

0.0930**

0.418

(0.210)

(0.0838)

(0.0384)

(0.266)

Controls^c

No

Yes

No

Yes

Random effects

Individual (1)

0.0907**

0.0177***

0.00548***

0.0337

(0.0444)

(0.00361)

(0.00145)

(0.0346)

Individual (2)

0.0716**

0.0642***

0.00199***

0.0845**

(0.0353)

(0.00862)

(0.000718)

(0.0403)

Dyad

0.464***

0.237***

0.00618***

0.466***

(0.0458)

(0.00454)

(0.000640)

(0.0473)

Observations (dyads)

6493

5663

310

303