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Table 4 Simulated transition matrix, separating between full-time and part-time in period t

From: Low-wage employment versus unemployment: Which one provides better prospects for women?

 

High-pay, ≥ 30 hours, t

High-pay, < 30 hours, t

Low-pay, ≥ 30 hours, t

Low-pay, < 30 hours, t

Unemployment, t

Inactivity,t

High-pay,, ≥ 30 hours, t-1

0.681

0.116

0.066

0.008

0.016

0.113

 

(0.618)

(0.742)

(0.084)

(0.154)

(0.040)

(0.098)

(0.004)

(0.015)

(0.007)

(0.027)

(0.085)

(0.145)

High-pay, < 30 hours, t-1

0.148

0.627

0.027

0.096

0.019

0.082

 

(0.114)

(0.188)

(0.559)

(0.693)

(0.016)

(0.042)

(0.067)

(0.133)

(0.010)

(0.032)

(0.060)

(0.108)

Low-pay,, ≥ 30 hours, t-1

0.356

0.127

0.249

0.101

0.031

0.136

 

(0.292)

(0.423)

(0.008)

(0.172)

(0.176)

(0.332)

(0.065)

(0.146)

(0.015)

(0.055)

(0.099)

(0.179)

Low-pay, < 30 hours, t-1

0.049

0.248

0.069

0.452

0.044

0.138

 

(0.032)

(0.070)

(0.197)

(0.306)

(0.041)

(0.106)

(0.372)

(0.532)

(0.023)

(0.073)

(0.099)

(0.183)

Unemployment, t−1

0.078

0.154

0.058

0.161

0.247

0.301

 

(0.047)

(0.122)

(0.107)

(0.210)

(0.030)

(0.095)

(0.109)

(0.222)

(0.160)

(0.349)

(0.228)

(0.382)

Inactivity, t−1

0.025

0.082

0.019

0.084

0.082

0.708

 

(0.016)

(0.036)

(0.062)

(0.105)

(0.008)

(0.036)

(0.054)

(0.123)

(0.049)

(0.129)

(0.644)

(0.758)

  1. Data source : SOEP 1999–2009; simulations based on parametric bootstrap using coefficients reported in Table 3; five percent confidence intervals in parentheses.