The determinants of occupational sorting: Evidence from Mozambique
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The determinants of occupational sorting : Evidence from Mozambique. / Ferreira, Ines Afonso Roque; Jones, Edward Samuel; Mouco, Jorge; Santos, Ricardo.
UNU-WIDER, 2021.Publikation: Working paper › Forskning
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T1 - The determinants of occupational sorting
T2 - Evidence from Mozambique
AU - Ferreira, Ines Afonso Roque
AU - Jones, Edward Samuel
AU - Mouco, Jorge
AU - Santos, Ricardo
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - We examine the link between individual characteristics and sorting into different occupations using data from university students in Mozambique.We provide a comprehensive approach combining the main determinants of occupational sorting identified in the literature in a single framework to test both the importance and mutual independence of different groups of factors: fixed personal characteristics, job characteristics, economic preferences, and personality traits.We widen the typical scope of analysis by including the non-profit sector and self-employment as alternative options to the public and private sectors, given their importance in the context of low-income countries.In line with previous work, we find that age and gender are important determinants of occupational choice. Our results give more weight to the importance of job characteristics as determinants of individuals’ preferences compared to the effects of economic preferences and personality traits.We find a particularly surprising profile for those preferring the public sector, namely that they have a high propensity to cheat and a high score for neuroticism. Moreover, we do not find a significant effect of risk preferences or pro-sociality on the preference for this sector.
AB - We examine the link between individual characteristics and sorting into different occupations using data from university students in Mozambique.We provide a comprehensive approach combining the main determinants of occupational sorting identified in the literature in a single framework to test both the importance and mutual independence of different groups of factors: fixed personal characteristics, job characteristics, economic preferences, and personality traits.We widen the typical scope of analysis by including the non-profit sector and self-employment as alternative options to the public and private sectors, given their importance in the context of low-income countries.In line with previous work, we find that age and gender are important determinants of occupational choice. Our results give more weight to the importance of job characteristics as determinants of individuals’ preferences compared to the effects of economic preferences and personality traits.We find a particularly surprising profile for those preferring the public sector, namely that they have a high propensity to cheat and a high score for neuroticism. Moreover, we do not find a significant effect of risk preferences or pro-sociality on the preference for this sector.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Occupational choices
KW - economic preferences
KW - personal characteristics
KW - Mozambique
U2 - 10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/021-4
DO - 10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/021-4
M3 - Working paper
VL - 83/2021
BT - The determinants of occupational sorting
PB - UNU-WIDER
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