Table 6 Change in earnings by initial earnings quintile
From: What happened to real earnings in Egypt, 2008 to 2009?
Initial reported earnings quintile | Change in earnings | Change in log earnings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Median | % positive | Mean | Median | % positive | |
1st (Lowest) | 567 | 122 | 56% | 0.086 | 0.071 | 56% |
2nd | 502 | 142 | 54% | −0.045 | 0.035 | 54% |
3rd | 119 | −245 | 45% | −0.080 | −0.040 | 45% |
4th | −914 | −1,148 | 31% | −0.200 | −0.143 | 31% |
5th | −5,026 | −3,825 | 19% | −0.375 | −0.294 | 19% |
Initial Predicted (Log) Earnings Quintile | ||||||
Mean | Median | % positive | Mean | Median | % positive | |
1st (Lowest) | 20 | −45 | 48% | −0.124 | −0.073 | 45% |
2nd | −290 | −295 | 44% | −0.103 | −0.039 | 47% |
3rd | −417 | −306 | 45% | −0.062 | −0.055 | 45% |
4th | −867 | −939 | 36% | −0.133 | −0.111 | 37% |
5th | −3,199 | −1,880 | 32% | −0.193 | −0.161 | 32% |
TOTAL | −950 | −446 | 41% | −0.123 | −0.090 | 41% |