Analysis of Determinants of Underemployment in Indonesia
Magdalena Triasih Dumauli (a*), Firdausi Nurus Saidah (b)

(a*) Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya
(b) The SMERU Research Institute, Jakarta

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between gender and education on the probability of underemployment among informal workers in Indonesia. The estimation results using Sakernas data in 2019 and Binary Logit Regression indicates that (1) gender has no effect on underemployment. (2) Education cannot shield women from underemployment, in contrast to men.

Keywords: Underemployment, Gender, Education

Topic: Development economics