Table 6

Heterogeneous effects of language literacy on the welfare of women in trade

Full sampleEnglish sampleFrench sample
UrbanRuralUrbanRuralUrbanRural
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
First stage
Mother's education0.00381***0.00155***0.0647***0.07552***0.000125***0.000524**
(0.0007626)(0.000450)(0.00365)(0.00668)(0.0000401)(0.000215)
Controls includedYesYesYesYesYesYes
Second stage
Language literate2.1680.53**    
(4.081)(0.2288)    
English literate  0.1280.345***  
  (0.240)(0.11645)  
French literate    94.22−2.012
    (96.72)(5.095)
Age0.0492***−0.02400.0532***0.146***0.1500.110***
(0.0132)(0.0487)(0.00912)(0.0192)(0.0936)(0.0146)
Square of age−0.000527***1.19e-05−0.000561***−0.00148***−0.00142*−0.00119***
(0.000113)(0.000438)(8.73e-05)(0.000177)(0.000841)(0.000143)
Log(hours worked)−0.02970.288***−0.03010.0493−0.03810.0891*
(0.0484)(0.0836)(0.0477)(0.0502)(0.0451)(0.0466)
Household head1.119***2.396***1.108***1.481***1.268***1.478***
(0.0671)(0.344)(0.0650)(0.0947)(0.163)(0.0951)
Household size0.0107***−0.001210.0112***−0.0007280.0132***0.00456
(0.00217)(0.00424)(0.00251)(0.00355)(0.00366)(0.00292)
Married0.252***1.075***0.278***0.280***0.253***0.288***
(0.0847)(0.301)(0.0593)(0.0869)(0.0755)(0.0971)
Regional dummiesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Constant2.357***1.752**2.271***−1.214**−0.427−0.132
(0.350)(0.759)(0.261)(0.525)(2.584)(0.372)
Observations9,9434,5259,9434,5259,9154,487
R-squared0.044−2.0190.0430.042−1.8700.089
Cragg-Donald F-value40.02327.63360.92151.08026.7237.092
Kleibergen-Paap F-value24.91120.221314.52127.81319.8125.668
Stock-Yogo critical value (10%)16.3816.3816.3816.3816.3816.38

Note(s): Robust standard errors in parentheses. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05 and *p < 0.1

Source(s): Authors' construction based on GLSS 7

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