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CHAPTER 1. BANKRUPTCY 53<br />
Table 1.2: Implied First Stage Estimates<br />
Dependent variable: ln(w<br />
(1) (2) (3) (4)<br />
Instruments<br />
Basel<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>strument 1.00<br />
(0.04)<br />
Homestead <strong>in</strong>strument 0.38<br />
(0.06)<br />
Non-homestead <strong>in</strong>strument 1.10<br />
(0.10)<br />
Historical homestead <strong>in</strong>strument<br />
Age group<br />
1.41<br />
(0.31)<br />
35-44 -0.14 -0.14 -0.13 -0.12<br />
(0.02) (0.02) (0.02) (0.02)<br />
45-54 -0.20 -0.20 -0.20 -0.20<br />
(0.03) (0.03) (0.03) (0.04)<br />
55-64 -0.23 -0.23 -0.21 -0.22<br />
Family structure<br />
(0.04) (0.04) (0.04) (0.04)<br />
Couple -0.21 -0.21 -0.20 -0.22<br />
(0.03) (0.03) (0.03) (0.03)<br />
S<strong>in</strong>gle parent -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 0.00<br />
(0.03) (0.03) (0.03) (0.03)<br />
Couple with children -0.27 -0.26 -0.26 -0.26<br />
Race<br />
(0.03) (0.03) (0.03) (0.04)<br />
Non-white 0.00 -0.01 0.01 0.02<br />
Education<br />
(0.02) (0.03) (0.02) (0.02)<br />
High school to some college 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.05<br />
(0.03) (0.03) (0.03) (0.02)<br />
College or greater -0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01<br />
(0.03) (0.03) (0.03) (0.03)<br />
S )<br />
Income polynomial (4th order) Yes Yes Yes Yes<br />
State controls Yes Yes Yes Yes<br />
R-squared 0.89 0.88 0.88 0.89<br />
N 20,265 20,265 20,265 17,418<br />
F-statistic on excluded <strong>in</strong>strument 494.06 36.16 116.93 20.95<br />
Prob > F 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
Notes: The basel<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>strument is mean log seizable assets for a constant, nationally representative sample of households<br />
as though they lived <strong>in</strong> that state. The homestead, non-homestead, <strong>and</strong> historical homestead <strong>in</strong>struments are constructed<br />
similarly us<strong>in</strong>g seizable home equity, non-homestead seizable assets, <strong>and</strong> seizable home equity under <strong>in</strong>flation-adjusted<br />
1920 homestead exemption laws. The excluded demographic groups are age 18-34, s<strong>in</strong>gle, less than high school, <strong>and</strong><br />
white. The state controls are mean <strong>in</strong>come, percent unemployed, <strong>and</strong> percent covered by Medicaid. Robust st<strong>and</strong>ard errors<br />
clustered at the state level <strong>in</strong> parentheses. Pooled 1999 to 2005 PSID exclud<strong>in</strong>g households with <strong>public</strong> <strong>in</strong>surance or a head<br />
age 65 or older. Inflation-adjusted to 2005 us<strong>in</strong>g the CPI-U.