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Table 7 Selection equation estimation results

From: Informal self-employment in Kazakhstan

 

Men

Women

Variable

2006

2009

2011

2006

2009

2011

Age

−0.003 c

0.001

−0.0004

−0.004 b

0.006 a

−0.002

 

(0.002)

(0.002)

(0.001)

(0.002)

(0.002)

(0.002)

Children

−0.023

0.031

0.051

−0.033

0.109 b

0.129 b

 

(0.046)

(0.038)

(0.036)

(0.051)

(0.041)

(0.040)

Education

−0.083 a

−0.077 a

−0.111 a

−0.108 a

−0.060 a

−0.110 a

 

(0.010)

(0.008)

(0.008)

(0.010)

(0.009)

(0.009)

Married

−0.028

0.017

−0.075 b

0.057

0.024

−0.079 b

 

(0.045)

(0.039)

(0.038)

(0.038)

(0.034)

(0.035)

Kazakh

−0.366 a

−0.302 a

−0.426 a

−0.150 b

−0.206 a

−0.385 a

 

(0.056)

(0.053)

(0.046)

(0.063)

(0.060)

(0.057)

European

−0.589 a

−0.524 a

−0.657 a

−0.393 a

−0.403 a

−0.671 a

 

(0.058)

(0.055)

(0.051)

(0.065)

(0.061)

(0.060)

Tenure

−0.095 a

−0.077 a

−0.054 a

−0.142 a

−0.150 a

−0.118 a

 

(0.014)

(0.013)

(0.013)

(0.014)

(0.013)

(0.014)

Hours

−0.027 a

−0.009 b

−0.013 a

−0.024 a

−0.018 a

−0.016 a

 

(0.003)

(0.003)

(0.003)

(0.003)

(0.003)

(0.003)

Professional

−0.711 a

−0.560 a

−0.611 a

−0.878 a

−0.979 a

−0.825 a

 

(0.091)

(0.068)

(0.066)

(0.077)

(0.066)

(0.063)

Urban

−0.182 a

−0.121 a

−0.131 a

−0.001

−0.031

−0.102 b

 

(0.038)

(0.033)

(0.032)

(0.039)

(0.035)

(0.035)

Almaty/Astana

−0.476 a

−0.546 a

−0.472 a

−0.349 a

−0.631 a

−0.459 a

 

(0.067)

(0.059)

(0.055)

(0.070)

(0.068)

(0.067)

Experience

1.544 a

1.439 a

1.491 a

1.590 a

1.597 a

1.671 a

 

(0.047)

(0.046)

(0.048)

(0.051)

(0.052)

(0.052)

Constant

1.943 a

0.852 a

1.689 a

1.970 a

1.004 a

1.913 a

 

(0.172)

(0.172)

(0.165)

(0.179)

(0.178)

(0.190)

N (total)

10527

11827

11608

10600

11437

11719

  1. Notes: Unweighted regressions. Robust standard errors are in parentheses. Coefficients in bold are significant at: ap < 0.001, bp < 0.01, cp < 0.05.
  2. Dependent variable = Self-employed.