Table 7 Probit regression for wanting to change jobs (Lebanon) and job satisfaction (Syria) (marginal effects reported)

From: Informality and exclusion: evidence from matched employer-employee data for Lebanon and Syria

Dependent variable:	Lebanon – want to change jobs		Syria – job satisfaction
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Formal	-0.2140***	-0.2099***	0.0173	0.0116
	(0.0535)	(0.0559)	(0.0295)	(0.0281)
Female	-0.0086	-0.0034	0.0476*	0.0534**
	(0.0488)	(0.0498)	(0.0280)	(0.0271)
Years of education	0.0016	0.0010	0.00245	0.00213
	(0.0049)	(0.0053)	(0.00223)	(0.00243)
Age	0.0258*	0.0276*	-0.00190	-0.00124
	(0.0140)	(0.0143)	(0.00840)	(0.00878)
Age²	-0.0004**	-0.0004**	7.10e-05	6.79e-05
	(0.0002)	(0.0002)	(0.000116)	(0.000123)
Firm size <5 (base 10–49)	-0.0368	-0.0511	-0.00745	-0.00563
	(0.0665)	(0.0688)	(0.0479)	(0.0501)
Firm size 5-9	-0.0067	-0.0151	0.0551	0.0605*
	(0.0778)	(0.0783)	(0.0340)	(0.0314)
Firm size >50	0.0751	0.0505	-0.0130	-0.0173
	(0.0574)	(0.0587)	(0.0367)	(0.0373)
Cognitive score quintile 2		-0.0412		0.0117
		(0.0666)		(0.0370)
Cognitive score quintile 3		0.0606		0.00304
		(0.0735)		(0.0306)
Cognitive score quintile 4		0.0993		-0.0285
		(0.0812)		(0.0415)
Cognitive score quintile 5		0.1219		0.0417
		(0.0797)		(0.0409)
Open to experience		0.0797*		-0.0294
		(0.0466)		(0.0286)
Conscientious		-0.0975*		0.00384
		(0.0498)		(0.0337)
Extravert		0.0012		-0.0584**
		(0.0484)		(0.0252)
Agreeable		0.0193		-0.0414
		(0.0492)		(0.0300)
Emotionally stable		-0.1014**		0.0632**
		(0.0466)		(0.0299)
	503	491		928
	0.0737	0.101		0.0430

Note: Robust standard errors in parentheses. *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1. All the regressions above control for industry and region.

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