Table 8: Logit/Multinomial logit regressions: occupational choice (waged/self-employed without/with employees)

||(1)|(2)<br>Bangl|(3)<br>adesh|(4)|(5)|(6)|(7)<br>Nepal|(8)|(9)|(10)|(11)<br>Pakistan|(12)|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Logit||Mlogit||Logit||Mlogit||Logit||Mlogit||
|Dependent var./Outcome|Self-<br>emp.|Waged|SE|Emp-<br>loyer|Self-<br>emp.|Waged|SE|Emp-<br>loyer|Self-<br>emp.|Waged|SE|Emp-<br>loyer|
|Return migrant|0.29***|-0.28***|0.26***|0.01***|0.03*|-0.03|0.04***|-0.01|0.13***|-0.12***|0.07***|0.05***|
||(0.01)<br>|(0.01)<br>|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.02)|(0.02)|(0.02)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|
|_Age category (age 20-29 as _|_the referen_|_ce group)_|||||||||||
|Age: 30-39|0.07***|-0.07***|0.07***|-0.00|0.13***|-0.13***|0.08***|0.05***|0.05***|-0.05***|0.02***|0.03***|
||(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.02)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|
|Age: 40-49|0.15***|-0.14***|0.14***|0.00|0.19***|-0.18***|0.12***|0.06***|0.09***|-0.09***|0.02***|0.07***|
||(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.02)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.00)|
|Age: 50-59|0.22***|-0.21***|0.20***|0.00|0.23***|-0.21***|0.15***|0.06***|0.13***|-0.12***|0.02***|0.09***|
||(0.01)<br>|(0.01)<br>|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.02)|(0.02)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|
|_Education level (illterate as_|_the refere_|_nce group)_|||||||||||
|Education: Primary|0.08***|-0.07***|0.07***|0.01***|0.07***|-0.07***|0.04***|0.03***|0.06***|-0.05***|0.05***|-0.00|
||(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.02)|(0.02)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|
|Education: Lower sec.|0.12***|-0.12***|0.11***|0.01***|0.15***|-0.14***|0.07***|0.07***|0.09***|-0.09***|0.07***|0.01***|
||(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.02)|(0.02)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|
|Education: Higher sec.|0.11***|-0.10***|0.09***|0.01***|0.19***|-0.18***|0.09***|0.10***|0.06***|-0.06***|0.04***|0.02***|
||(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.02)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|
|Education: Tertiary|-0.08***|0.07***|-0.09***|0.01***|-0.06***|0.07***|-0.13***|0.06***|-0.14***|0.13***|-0.12***|-0.01***|
||(0.02)|(0.02)|(0.02)|(0.00)|(0.02)|(0.02)|(0.02)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|
|Rural|0.18***|-0.17***|0.17***|-0.00|-0.03***|0.03***|0.02***|-0.05***|-0.01***|-0.01**|-0.12***|0.13***|
||(0.02)|(0.02)|(0.02)|(0.00)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|
|Married|-0.03**|0.03**|-0.02*|-0.00*|0.12***|-0.12***|0.07***|0.05***|0.001|-0.006|0.001|0.005|
||(0.02)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.02)|(0.02)|(0.02)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.00)|
|Head of household|0.08***|-0.07***|0.07***|0.01***|0.11***|-0.10***|0.07***|0.03***|0.20***|-0.19***|0.09***|0.11***|
||(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.00)|
|Household size|0.03***|-0.03***|0.03***|0.00|0.01***|-0.01**|-0.00|0.01***|0.01***|-0.01***|0.00**|0.00***|
||(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|
|Number of dependents|-0.01***|0.01***|-0.01***|0.00|-0.00|0.00|0.00|-0.01*|0.00***|-0.00***|0.00***|0.00|
||(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.01)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|(0.00)|
|Observations|41459|41459|41459|41459|9459|9459|9459|9459|99613|99653|99653|99653|

_Note:_ **SE stands for self-employment without employees; Employer are self-employed with employees.** Robust standard errors in parentheses. Marginal effects in the Logit/Multinomial logit model are reported. Sample is restricted to males aged 20-59. To combine the HIES and the RMS sample in Column 1, sample weights are applied. Data source: Bangladesh HIES 2016-17 for nonmigrants and RMS 2018-19 for return migrants; Nepal LFS 2017-18; Pakistan LFS 2014-15 and 2017-18. * p _>_ 0.1, ** p _>_ 0.05, *** p _>_ 0.01.