Table 3 Latent growth curve models of the square root of monthly labor income.

From: Earnings trajectories during a crisis in a segmented labor market: Argentina (2019–2023)

 

Full model

Slightly upward (n = 612)

Slightly downward (n = 1193)

Sharply downward (n = 866)

Fixed effects

    

Intercept

3.83

4.78

3.64

3.40

 

(−0.03)

(−0.07)

(−0.05)

(−0.06)

Time

−0.21

0.24

−0.07

−0.72

 

(−0.01)

(−0.02)

(−0.01)

(−0.01)

Random effects

    

SD(time)

0.45

0.34

0.20

0.25

SD(intercept)

1.56

1.58

1.34

1.56

Cov (time, intercept)

−0.28

−0.93

−0.97

−0.97

SD(residual)

1.51

1.45

1.47

1.60

  1. All estimates are statistically significant (p < 0.01), and standard errors are shown in parentheses.
  2. Source: Authors’ elaboration based on EDSA.