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Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
Appendix Table 12.A: Data Definitions and Sources
Variable Obs Mean Std. Dev. Min Max Source
Electoral Competition
dummy 245 0.473 0.500 0.000 1.000
Neighbors’ Avg. Electoral
Competition 245 3.941 1.487 2.000 7.000
Civil War dummy 245 0.159 0.367 0.000 1.000
=1 if EIEC≥6. Database
of Political Institutions;
Beck, Clarke
et al (2001)
Sambanis and Doyle
(2006)
Under IMF Agreement 245 0.686 0.465 0.000 1.000 Vreeland
Ores/Metals Shr Merchandise
Exports 245 17.554 25.345 0.000 98.302
Fuel Shr Merchandise
Exports 245 10.173 18.910 0.000 94.389
Dependency Ratio 245 0.483 0.025 0.377 0.530
log Rainfall (annual) 245 6.906 0.399 5.407 7.883
World Development
Indicators
World Development
Indicators
World Development
Indicators
Jefferson & O’Connell
(2004)
TFP Growth 245 -0.015 0.006 -0.030 -0.003 calculated by authors
GDP Growth per Worker 245 -0.002 0.049 -0.159 0.172
Growth of Capital Stock
Per Worker 245 0.011 0.066 -0.513 0.188
Growth of Human Capital
Per Worker 245 0.011 0.007 -0.012 0.030
calculated from Penn
World Tables 8.0
calculated from Penn
World Tables 8.1
calculated from Penn
World Tables 8.2
Agricultural Output 2130 976,517 244,7993 25.29 3.31x10 Block (2014a)
Agricultural TFP Growth
Rate 1494 0.614 2.117 -7.694 8.247 Block (2014a)
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