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Table 1 Variable list and definitions

From: Ethnic capital and self-employment: a spatially autoregressive network approach

Human capital

 

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

 

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

 

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)

  1. Note: *These variables are based on the first wave data.