From: Is there an informal employment wage premium? Evidence from Tajikistan
 |  |  | Formal |  | Informal |  |
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 | Variables | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. | t-stat |
lhwage | Log of hourly wage | 1.09 | 1.20 | 1.91 | 1.04 | -27.83 |
school | Years in education | 10.47 | 3.06 | 9.34 | 2.22 | 15.35 |
age | Age | 36.16 | 13.00 | 34.80 | 12.01 | 4.18 |
agesq | Age squared | 1476.62 | 1001.95 | 1355.30 | 885.15 | 4.88 |
tenure1 | 1 if less than 7 months | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.16 | 0.37 | -5.67 |
tenure2 | 1 if 1 if 7–12 months | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.12 | 0.33 | -4.91 |
tenure3 | 1 if 1–2 years | 0.17 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.42 | -5.86 |
tenure4 | 1 if 3–5 years | 0.22 | 0.42 | 0.25 | 0.43 | -2.20 |
tenure5 | 1 if 6–10 years | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.32 | 0.61 |
married | 1 if married | 0.62 | 0.49 | 0.68 | 0.47 | -4.59 |
ethnicity | 1 if Tajik ethnicity | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.78 | 0.42 | -3.50 |
female | 1 if Female | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 17.42 |
private | 1 if in Private sector | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.65 | 0.48 | -17.32 |
occupat1 | 1 if Administrative | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 5.78 |
occupat2 | 1 if Skilled &Trade | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.46 | -31.54 |
occupat3 | 1 if Service | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 18.25 |
occupat4 | 1 if Sales | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.46 | -20.70 |
occupat5 | 1 if Machines &oper | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.33 | -13.10 |
occupat6 | 1 if Elementary | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.36 | -6.45 |
rural | 1 if Rural | 0.64 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 6.88 |
region1 | 1 if Dushanbe region | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.23 | 0.42 | -4.46 |
region2 | 1 if Sogd region | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.27 | 0.45 | -10.71 |
region3 | 1 if Khatlon region | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 15.51 |
region4 | 1 if Rrp region | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0.24 | 0.43 | -8.33 |
region5 | 1 if Gbao region | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 6.71 |
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