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Table 8 Macro correlates of the predicted transition duration from school to work and the probability of never attaining employment (without region fixed effects)

From: Pathways from school to work in the developing world

 

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Average duration from school to employment

Average duration from school to stable employment

Probability of never attaining employment

Probability of never attaining stable employment

log GDP

−1.470

0.117

−27.208

4.079

−0.061

0.097

−0.022

0.034

(6.588)

(18.655)

(23.128)

(63.607)

(0.064)

(0.106)

(0.098)

(0.171)

Pop. growth

16.821**

18.269

43.807*

54.078

−0.049

0.053

−0.017

0.061

(5.869)

(12.659)

(20.606)

(43.161)

(0.042)

(0.071)

(0.064)

(0.114)

Poverty rate

−17.330***

−17.440**

−47.489**

−50.363**

−0.003

−0.037

0.140**

0.164**

(5.778)

(6.391)

(20.284)

(21.791)

(0.037)

(0.043)

(0.058)

(0.070)

Minimum wage

6.662

7.053

23.178

25.161

0.002

0.037

−0.009

0.000

(4.001)

(5.145)

(14.047)

(17.543)

(0.025)

(0.031)

(0.039)

(0.050)

UI

5.821*

5.961

25.255**

24.136*

−0.035

−0.040

−0.061*

−0.037

(3.057)

(3.407)

(10.732)

(11.616)

(0.020)

(0.023)

(0.031)

(0.037)

Years compulsory educ.

 

−0.068

 

−8.598

 

−0.042

 

0.032

 

(3.225)

 

(10.995)

 

(0.032)

 

(0.051)

Observations

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22

22

22

21

21

21

21

R 2

0.611

0.612

0.573

0.598

0.282

0.448

0.829

0.856

  1. Notes. The table reports regression of the each dependent variable (in the first row) on a number of macro-economic indicators across countries. Estimation method GLS with weights equal to population size. Standard errors in brackets. ***,**,*: significant at 1, 5, and 10 percent level, respectively