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Table 8 Reservation wage differentials across years since migration (baseline sample)

From: Skills or culture? An analysis of the decision to work by immigrant women in Italy

 

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Less than 3 years

3 to 5 years

5 to 8 years

More than 8 years

Percentage difference with respect to the CEEC group:

    

Central or Southern America

0.017

0.008

0.015

0.030**

(0.017)

(0.013)

(0.013)

(0.015)

Near East and North Africa

-0.063***

-0.064***

-0.120***

-0.064***

(0.016)

(0.013)

(0.012)

(0.015)

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.030

-0.040***

-0.045***

0.061***

(0.019)

(0.015)

(0.013)

(0.015)

East Asia

-0.029

0.010

-0.022

0.008

(0.021)

(0.016)

(0.015)

(0.015)

Central Asia

-0.071***

-0.171***

-0.159***

-0.104***

(0.020)

(0.019)

(0.022)

(0.024)

No. Obs.

1901

2601

2855

3102

  1. Source: Authors’ calculations on ISMU dataset.
  2. Percentage differences in computed reservation wages. Stars show significance levels, *** up to 1 per cent, ** between 1 per cent and 5 per cent, * between 5 per cent and 10 per cent. Mean differences are weighted according to the sample design.