Analysis of the Determinants of Occupational Choice in the Palestinian Labor Market (2015-2021)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35516/jjes.v12i1.2507Keywords:
Occupational choice, Palestine, logistic regressionAbstract
Objectives: To identify and analyze the factors influencing the occupational choice of labor in Palestine and to understand the presence of Palestinian individuals within different occupational classifications amid social, economic, and political conditions that distinguish Palestine from other countries in the world.
Method: A multi-faceted logistic regression model was used, employing quarterly labor force surveys for the years 2015-2021 published by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. The focus was on education in two cases: the first being the number of years of education, where the impact is linear, and the second considering the educational level, where the impact varies.
Results: The results indicated that the second model is more appropriate, and that education consistently increases the likelihood of individuals choosing higher professions (associated with higher salaries), meaning the effect is non-linear. It is also evident that workers in Israel and the settlements typically work in agriculture and construction, and they are not chosen for any of the higher professions in the Israeli labor market.
Conclusion: Since refugees and women are less likely to access higher professions, and since this study is not experimental, it is difficult to claim causality between discrimination and occupational choice. However, it can be said that there is a negative correlation. Additionally, education is considered a crucial factor in increasing the likelihood of choosing the category of legislators and professionals in higher occupations, albeit to a greater extent for men.
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