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Table 9 10-year returns using alternative definitions of informality

From: The sources of wage growth in a developing country

 

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Informal: self-employed and salaried informal in same category

Informal: not using information on medical benefits

Informal: all self-employed and small firms

Informal: based on medical benefits only

 

OLS

IV

OLS

IV

OLS

IV

OLS

IV

Employer

−0.061

0.218

0.036

0.196

−0.028

0.114

−0.089

−0.128

 

(0.105)

(0.149)

(0.118)

(0.170)

(0.099)

(0.140)

(0.117)

(0.145)

Occupation

−0.181**

−0.136

−0.136

−0.037

−0.097

−0.056

−0.166*

−0.110

 

(0.083)

(0.125)

(0.083)

(0.125)

(0.080)

(0.119)

(0.098)

(0.138)

Industry

0.082

0.092

0.163

0.125

0.018

0.009

0.013

0.266

 

(0.108)

(0.152)

(0.104)

(0.146)

(0.100)

(0.141)

(0.141)

(0.186)

Potential experience

0.150***

0.139***

0.126***

0.120***

0.135***

0.127***

0.038

0.012

 

(0.031)

(0.030)

(0.027)

(0.027)

(0.028)

(0.027)

(0.037)

(0.039)

Formal

0.197*

0.206

−0.070

−0.006

0.183*

0.344**

0.343**

0.265*

 

(0.107)

(0.152)

(0.133)

(0.193)

(0.103)

(0.148)

(0.118)

(0.147)

Informal

−0.137

−0.265**

−0.073

−0.089

−0.080

−0.014

−0.056

−0.145

 

(0.098)

(0.132)

(0.113)

(0.157)

(0.091)

(0.126)

(0.123)

(0.142)

  1. Notes: Robust standard errors in parentheses; ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1