Income Differences between Flexibly and Nonflexibly Employed Persons and Their Deconstruction: An Analysis Based on Data from the 2018 China Mobility Monitor

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Formula symbols</td><td class="align_center">Definition</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ln(income)</td><td class="align_center">The logarithm of the monthly income of the mobile population</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">x1</td><td class="align_center">A binary dummy variable (x1 = 1 refers to flexible employment; x1 = 0 refers to nonflexible employment)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">x2</td><td class="align_center">Control variables (gender, age, marital status, education level, number of years of this mobility, area of work, and industry)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">β0</td><td class="align_center">The coefficient of the constant term</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">β1</td><td class="align_center">The percentage change in monthly earnings caused by being in flexible employment compared to being in nonflexible employment</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">β2</td><td class="align_center">The corresponding coefficient vector</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">μ</td><td class="align_center">The error term</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Definition and description of formula symbols.</div>

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society

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Table 3: Income Differences between Flexibly and Nonflexibly Employed Persons and Their Deconstruction: An Analysis Based on Data from the 2018 China Mobility Monitor 

Table 3 | Income Differences between Flexibly and Nonflexibly Employed Persons and Their Deconstruction: An Analysis Based on Data from the 2018 China Mobility Monitor 