Table 8

Results of first-step GMM model for each income group

(1)(2)(3)(4)
Variable nameLow incomeLower-middle incomeUpper-middle income
Lag Working Poverty0.69 (0.00) ***0.57 (0.00) ***0.76 (0.00) ***
Trade Openness (CTS)0.04 (0.81)−0.03 (0.147)−0.003 (0.02) ***
Growth Rate−0.27 (0.00) ***−0.21 (0.02) ***−0.12 (0.00) ***
School Enrollment−0.01 (0.63)−0.09 (0.57)−0.06 (0.067) *
Labor Productivity−0.008 (0.02) **−4.17 (0.99)−0.0002 (0.02) **
Age Dependency−0.02 (0.95)1.04 (0.13)−0.38 (0.02) **
Unemployment Rate0.12 (0.84)2.00 (0.196)0.32 (0.02) **
Inflation0.0002 (0.34)0.07 (0.57)−0.005 (0.72)
Number of Observations360585480
Number of Groups243932
Number of instruments909090
Diagnostic Tests Results   
F-value534.0613.77101.51
Prob > F0.0000.0000.000
Arellano–Bond test for AR (1), Prob > Z0.0360.110.010
Arellano–Bond test for AR (2), Prob > Z0.9780.610.84
Hansen test of over-identifying restrictions Prob > χ21.001.001.00

Note(s):p values are shown in the parenthesis. *** indicates significant at 1% level of significance, ** indicates significant at 5% level of significance and finally * indicates significance at 10% level of significance. Time dummies are included in all models

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