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Table 2 Number of observations in cross-sectional and panel data

From: Short-term labour transitions and informality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America

Q(t)

Argentina

Brazil

Cross-sectional data Q(t)

Panel data Q(t)-Q(t + 1)

% actual overlap

Cross-sectional data Q(t)

Panel data Q(t)-Q(t + 1)

% actual overlap

I19

59,369

21,881

37%

553,308

380,673

69%

I20

51,643

15,038

29%

487,937

288,786

59%

II21

46,996

15,988

34%

356,239

246,355

69%

Q(t)

Costa Rica

Mexico

Cross-sectional data Q(t)

Panel data Q(t)-Q(t + 1)

% actual overlap

Cross-sectional data Q(t)

Panel data Q(t)-Q(t + 1)

% actual overlap

I19

25,695

15,743

61%

406,036

283,580

70%

I20

24,746

18,684

76%

417,783

9183

2%

II21

23,669

14,585

62%

381,319

202,971

53%

Q(t)

Paraguay

Peru

Cross-sectional data Q(t)

Panel data Q(t)-Q(t + 1)

% actual overlap

Cross-sectional data Q(t)

Panel data Q(t)-Q(t + 1)

% actual overlap

I19

11,933

4110

34%

14,550

4879

34%

II19

16,653

12,203

73%

13,462

5764

43%

III20

9753

3416

35%

14,470

4455

31%

  1. “% actual overlap” corresponds to the proportion of matched observations over total initial cross-sectional data
  2. Source: Own elaboration based on household surveys