Skip to main content

Table 1 Variable descriptions, ages of 15–64

From: Job dissatisfaction and migration: evidence from Tajikistan

Variables

Descriptions

age

Individual’s age

resm

Difference between expected wages from migration and current work earnings, in thousands of Somoni

resw

Difference between expected intra-country wages and current work earnings, in thousands of Somoni

ch14

Number of children in families with age less than 15

pcnf

Monthly per capita nonfood consumption, nominal in thousands of Somoni

meduc

Dummy variable on whether an individual holds the highest level of education from the vocational school

heduc

Dummy variable on whether an individual holds the highest level of education from university

male

Dummy variable on whether an individual is male

capl

Dummy variable on whether an individual lives in the capital city (Dushanbe)

ssec

Dummy variable on whether an individual’s job is affiliated with social security scheme

fdpl

Dummy variable on whether an individual workplace is in a fixed building

smpl

Dummy variable on whether an individual workplace is in the street or market

netw

Network variable (excluded exogenous continuous variable)