| . | Employment Probability . | Log Wages . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable . | Coefficient . | Standard Error . | Coefficient . | Standard Error . |
| Minimum wage | 0.132 | (0.221) | 0.247 | (0.191) |
| Education (reference group = illiterate) | ||||
| Less than primary school | −0.024** | (0.010) | 0.170*** | (0.033) |
| Primary school | 0.045*** | (0.014) | 0.248*** | (0.045) |
| Middle school | 0.078*** | (0.019) | 0.375*** | (0.045) |
| Secondary school | 0.110*** | (0.022) | 0.748*** | (0.053) |
| Graduate school | 0.197*** | (0.019) | 1.309*** | (0.060) |
| Years of potential experience | 0.018*** | (0.001) | 0.051*** | (0.004) |
| Potential experience squared/100 | −0.029*** | (0.002) | −0.068*** | (0.006) |
| Currently married | 0.123*** | (0.017) | 0.179*** | (0.027) |
| Scheduled tribe or caste | 0.038*** | (0.008) | −0.041** | (0.015) |
| Hindu | 0.032*** | (0.007) | −0.041** | (0.019) |
| Household headed by a man | −0.088*** | (0.012) | 0.014 | (0.033) |
| Number of preschool children | −0.016*** | (0.004) | −0.009 | (0.011) |
| Net state domestic product | 0.000 | (0.000) | 0.000* | (0.000) |
| State unemployment rate | 0.001 | (0.001) | −0.005*** | (0.000) |
| State regulations: Adjustments | −0.015 | (0.036) | −0.053 | (0.031) |
| State regulations: Disputes | −0.009 | (0.014) | 0.046*** | (0.010) |
| Enforcement: Inspections | 0.000 | (0.004) | 0.007*** | (0.002) |
| Enforcement: Irregularities | −0.002** | (0.001) | 0.009*** | (0.000) |
| Enforcement: Cases w/ fines | −0.052** | (0.022) | 0.134*** | (0.030) |
| Enforcement: Value of fines | 0.002 | (0.003) | 0.000 | (0.002) |
| No. of observations | 690,342 | 239,534 | ||
| . | Employment Probability . | Log Wages . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable . | Coefficient . | Standard Error . | Coefficient . | Standard Error . |
| Minimum wage | 0.132 | (0.221) | 0.247 | (0.191) |
| Education (reference group = illiterate) | ||||
| Less than primary school | −0.024** | (0.010) | 0.170*** | (0.033) |
| Primary school | 0.045*** | (0.014) | 0.248*** | (0.045) |
| Middle school | 0.078*** | (0.019) | 0.375*** | (0.045) |
| Secondary school | 0.110*** | (0.022) | 0.748*** | (0.053) |
| Graduate school | 0.197*** | (0.019) | 1.309*** | (0.060) |
| Years of potential experience | 0.018*** | (0.001) | 0.051*** | (0.004) |
| Potential experience squared/100 | −0.029*** | (0.002) | −0.068*** | (0.006) |
| Currently married | 0.123*** | (0.017) | 0.179*** | (0.027) |
| Scheduled tribe or caste | 0.038*** | (0.008) | −0.041** | (0.015) |
| Hindu | 0.032*** | (0.007) | −0.041** | (0.019) |
| Household headed by a man | −0.088*** | (0.012) | 0.014 | (0.033) |
| Number of preschool children | −0.016*** | (0.004) | −0.009 | (0.011) |
| Net state domestic product | 0.000 | (0.000) | 0.000* | (0.000) |
| State unemployment rate | 0.001 | (0.001) | −0.005*** | (0.000) |
| State regulations: Adjustments | −0.015 | (0.036) | −0.053 | (0.031) |
| State regulations: Disputes | −0.009 | (0.014) | 0.046*** | (0.010) |
| Enforcement: Inspections | 0.000 | (0.004) | 0.007*** | (0.002) |
| Enforcement: Irregularities | −0.002** | (0.001) | 0.009*** | (0.000) |
| Enforcement: Cases w/ fines | −0.052** | (0.022) | 0.134*** | (0.030) |
| Enforcement: Value of fines | 0.002 | (0.003) | 0.000 | (0.002) |
| No. of observations | 690,342 | 239,534 | ||
Notes: Weighted to national level with National Sample Survey Organization sample weights. Standard errors, in parentheses, are clustered by state. *** = p < 0.01, ** = p < 0.05, * = p < 0.10. Both regressions include state dummies, time dummies, and state–time interaction terms.
Source: Authors’ calculations.