Table 3. Results from ordinary least-squares and interval regression analysis of determinants of rural reservation wagesa among nursing and medical students in Ethiopia (2005) and Rwanda (2008).
Variable | Ordinary least-squares analysisb |
Interval regressionb |
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RC | SE | RC | SE | RC | SE | RC | SE | ||||
HELPPOOR | −0.153*** | 0.042 | −0.179*** | 0.043 | −0.230*** | 0.065 | −0.236*** | 0.067 | |||
HHEXP | 0.000 | 0.000 | −0.000 | 0.000 | −0.000 | 0.000 | −0.000 | 0.000 | |||
TSCORE | −0.001 | 0.002 | −0.001 | 0.002 | −0.001 | 0.003 | −0.001 | 0.003 | |||
FEMALE | 0.047 | 0.033 | 0.007 | 0.035 | −0.017 | 0.047 | −0.038 | 0.049 | |||
AGE | 0.000 | 0.004 | −0.000 | 0.004 | −0.003 | 0.005 | −0.003 | 0.005 | |||
DISTANCE | – | – | −0.001 | 0.001 | – | – | −0.001 | 0.001 | |||
KIGALI | – | – | −0.012 | 0.067 | – | – | −0.022 | 0.082 | |||
ADDIS | – | – | 0.086** | 0.041 | – | – | −0.044 | 0.070 | |||
ADVENTIST | – | – | −0.291*** | 0.100 | – | – | −0.395*** | 0.129 | |||
CATHOLIC | – | – | −0.074 | 0.050 | – | – | −0.115* | 0.070 | |||
PROTESTANT | – | – | −0.074* | 0.040 | – | – | −0.123** | 0.054 | |||
DOCTOR | 0.694*** | 0.029 | 0.640*** | 0.033 | 0.710*** | 0.041 | 0.662*** | 0.045 | |||
R2 | 0.76 | – | 0.77 | – | – | – | – | – |
*P < 0.1; **P < 0.05; ***P < 0.01.
RC, regression coefficient; SE, robust standard error.
a The dependent variable is the natural log of the reported rural reservation wage.
b All regressions include a constant term and a dummy variable for Ethiopia.