Job Stability in Developing and Developed Countries - Evidence from Colombia and the United States (Tables)

University:
Boston University
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QST AC 431 | Sustainability Reporting
Academic year:

2019
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349

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8
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StellarSymphony

Population Represented (Millions) Table 1 Descriptive Statistics Males Aged 15 to 59 Colombia 1988 3.25 United States 1987 54.11 Number of Observations 28,528 30,045 Means: Age in years Schooling in Years 31.5 8.2 34,1 12.7 Percent of Population 15-59: Aged 15-20 20 15 With some schooling 98 97 With secondary complete 32 77 With more than secondary 16 43 Employed 76 Unemployed 7 Out of Labor Force 16 75322 Percent of Employed in: Private Wage Jobs 57 75 Public Sector 10 13 Self Employment 33 12 White Collar Occupations 21 38 Manufacturing 24 23 Food, Textiles 9 3 Construction 9 11 Commerce 25 20 Transport, Communication 9 8 Finance, Real Estate 7 13 Services 22 21 Personal Services Other 1. Calculations employ population weights as supplied by DANE and the CPS 11 2. 2 2 Table 2 Current Tenure Statistics Males Private Sector Wage Employees | | Colombia 1988 | United States 1987 | |---------------|----------------|--------------------| | Number of Observations | 11,316 | 15,686 | | Current Tenure in Years | | | | Mean | 4.27 | 6.62 | | 90th Quantile | 12.47 | 18.49 | | 75th Quantile | 5.34 | 9.59 | | 50th Quantile | 1.87 | 3.51 | | 25th Quantile | 0.39 | 1.00 | | 10th Quantile | 0.15 | 0.24 | | Percent of Workers with Years | | | | of Tenure: | | | | Over 20 | 4 | 7 | | 11-20 | 8 | 14 | | 6-10 | 12 | 18 | | 3-5 | 18 | 20 | | 1-2 | 25 | 21 | | Zero | 32 | 21 | 1. Calculations in this and all subsequent tables employ weights as supplied by DANE and the CPS, adjusted following the discussion in the appendix. Tenure quantiles here and in all subsequent tables are interpolated quantiles as described in the text. Standard errors on the interpolated quantiles rise from .002 (.003) to .211 (.152) as one moves from the 10th to the 90th quantile for Colombia (the United States).