Table A2

Variable description and data sources

Variable nameDefinition and measurementSources of data
Working Poverty Rate (WPR)Working poverty rate (percentage of employed living below US$1.90 PPP)International Labour Organization. Web Address: http://www.ilo.org/ilostat
Unemployment RateUnemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Labor ProductivityOutput per worker measured in GDP constant 2011 international $ in PPP
Trade Openness (CTS)Composite Trade Share. Calculated by using data on export and import measured in current US dollarWorld Development Indicators. Web Address: https://data.worldbank.org
Trade ShareSum of exports and imports of goods and services measured (% GDP)
Growth RateAnnual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices
Age DependencyThe ratio of dependents (younger than 15 or older than 6) to the working-age population (those ages 15–64)
InflationInflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI)
School EnrollmentPrimary enrollment (% gross). Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age

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