| Direct effect | T | Indirect effect | T | Total effect | T |
LQ | 0.0188 | 8.7015*** | −0.0028 | −0.5277 | 0.0161 | 2.9741*** |
LnER | −0.2735 | −6.1449*** | −0.6673 | −3.6617*** | −0.9408 | −4.7243*** |
(LnER)2 | 0.0155 | 6.3384*** | 0.0374 | 3.8090*** | 0.0528 | 4.9376*** |
Trans | 0.0036 | 1.2429 | 0.0171 | 2.1020* | 0.0207 | 2.4919** |
LnK | 0.0245 | 4.3480*** | −0.0301 | −1.5995 | −0.0056 | −0.2630 |
LnTech | 0.0165 | 5.2453*** | −0.0021 | −0.2202 | 0.0144 | 1.4094 |
LnAwage | −0.0828 | −9.7887*** | 0.0003 | 0.0134 | −0.0826 | −4.2336*** |