From: Ethnic capital and self-employment: a spatially autoregressive network approach
Human capital | Â |
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Labour market experience (Experience) | This is a derived variable which is equal to an individual's current age minus the age of graduation. |
Proficiency in English* | Binary variable=1 proficient in English (self-reported). |
Overseas self-employment experience | This variable represents the years of overseas self-employment experience of immigrants. |
High skilled* | Binary variable=1 if that individual's highest education attainment is Bachelor or higher. |
Personal characteristics | Â |
Years Since Migration (YSM) | This variable represents the duration of immigration. |
Married* | Binary variable=1 if married. |
Children* | Binary variable=1 if has children. |
Own dwelling* | Binary variable=1 if owns house/flat. |
Manager & professional* | Binary variable=1 if occupation is manager or professional. |
Ethnic capital | Â |
Ethnic network | The weighted ethnic spatial lag (Wy. Refer to Section 3.1.2). |
Ethnic concentration | The lag of proportion of the population of a specific ethnic group to the total population size in a specific region (EC lk . Refer to Section 3.1.2) |