Table 7 Impact of Homicide Rates on Labor Outcomes for Respondents Aged 18–70 in MxFLS2 Including Municipalities’ Economic Variables—Individual Fixed Effects Comparing Same Individual in MxFLS2 and MxFLS3
4√Hourly Earnings4√Total Earnings Last 12 Months
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Panel A: Self-Employed Men
4√Homicide rate last 12 months−0.12**−0.11**−0.13**−0.52*−0.50*−0.56**
[0.052][0.053][0.056][0.262][0.272][0.274]
Unemployment rateNoYesYesNoYesYes
Manufacturing industry characteristicsNoNoYesNoNoYes
Employed workers and gross aggregate value
   Retail sector characteristicsNoNoYesNoNoYes
Employed workers and gross aggregate value
   Sample size1,1031,1031,1031,1081,1081,108
   R20.030.030.040.020.020.02
Worked Last Week4√Hours Worked Last 12 Months
Panel B: Self-Employed Women
4√Homicide rate last 12 months−0.07**−0.07**−0.08**−0.65***−0.69***−0.73***
[0.030][0.029][0.034][0.187][0.183][0.214]
Unemployment rateNoYesYesNoYesYes
Manufacturing industry characteristicsNoNoYesNoNoYes
Employed workers and gross aggregate value
    Retail sector characteristicsNoNoYesNoNoYes
Employed workers and gross aggregate value
    Sample size803803803803803801
    R20.450.450.450.340.340.35
  • Note: All models include marital status, household composition, rural/urban, migration expectations, preferences, emotional status, presence of relatives in the United States, year and quarter of interview, and state GDP. Standard errors clustered at the MxFLS2 municipality level in brackets. *p < 0.1, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01.