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Fertility and population policy
Mehmet S. Tosun* 
Mehmet S. Tosun
Affiliation: University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Economics, College of Business, University of Nevada-Reno, USA
 0000-0002-7034-6838
Correspondence
tosun@unr.edu
Jingjing Yang*
Jingjing Yang
Affiliation: University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Economics, College of Business, University of Nevada-Reno, USA
0000-0001-7566-8089
Article | Year: 2018 | Pages: 21 - 43 | Volume: 42 | Issue: 1 Received: February 14, 2017 | Accepted: December 28, 2017 | Published online: March 8, 2018
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Dependent variable: | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | Change in total fertility rate | SAR | SAR | SAR | SEM | OLS | Variables: | Direct | Indirect | Total | | | Anti-fertility policy | -0.0205*** | -0.116* | -0.136* | -0.0183*** | -0.0317*** | (0.0067) | (0.0670) | (0.0709) | (0.0066) | (0.0081) | GDP per capita
($ thousand) | 0.00352*** | 0.0195** | 0.0230** | 0.00355** | 0.00803*** | (0.001) | (0.01) | (0.01) | (0.002) | (0.002) | Health spending
per capita ($ thousand) | -0.0128*** | -0.0733* | -0.0861** | -0.0120*** | -0.00817** | (0.004) | (0.04) | (0.042) | (0.004) | (0.004) | Trade to GDP | 0.000259** | 0.00146 | 0.00172 | 0.000265** | 0.000255** | (0.0001) | (0.0010) | (0.0011) | (0.0001) | (0.0001) | Share of urban
population | 0.00323*** | 0.0176** | 0.0209*** | 0.00324*** | 0.00725*** | (0.0009) | (0.0076) | (0.0080) | (0.0010) | (0.0009) | Spatial parameter
(rho) | 25.00*** | | | | | (1.1740) | | | | | Spatial parameter
(lambda) | | | | 25.78*** | | | | | | | Constant | | | | | -0.514*** | | | | | (0.0529) | Observations | 798 | 798 | 798 | 798 | 798 | Number of countries | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | Econometric model | SAR | SAR | SAR | SEM | FE | Country and time fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Dependent variable
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(1)
|
(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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Change in total fertility rate
|
SAR
|
SAR
|
SAR
|
SEM
|
OLS
|
|
Variables
|
Direct
|
Indirect
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Total
|
|
|
|
Pro-fertility policy
|
-0.00077
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-0.00598
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-0.00675
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-0.00384
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0.00917
|
|
(0.0060)
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(0.0383)
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(0.0438)
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(0.0057)
|
(0.0072)
|
|
GDP per capita
($ thousand)
|
0.00383***
|
0.0234**
|
0.0272**
|
0.00366**
|
0.00825***
|
|
(0.001)
|
(0.012)
|
(0.013)
|
(0.002)
|
(0.002)
|
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Health spending per capita
($ thousand)
|
-0.0130***
|
-0.0825*
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-0.0955*
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-0.0119***
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-0.00918**
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|
(0.004)
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(0.048)
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(0.05)
|
(0.004)
|
(0.004)
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Trade to GDP
|
0.000249**
|
0.00154
|
0.00179
|
0.000251**
|
0.000242*
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|
(0.0001)
|
(0.0011)
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(0.0012)
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(0.0001)
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(0.0001)
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Share of urban
population
|
0.00329***
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0.0199**
|
0.0231**
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0.00329***
|
0.00732***
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|
(0.0009)
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(0.0097)
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(0.0101)
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(0.0010)
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(0.0010)
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Spatial parameter (rho)
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25.30***
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|
|
|
|
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(1.1290)
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|
|
|
|
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Spatial parameter
(lambda)
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|
|
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25.92***
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|
|
|
|
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(0.9920)
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|
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Constant
|
|
|
|
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-0.535***
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|
|
|
|
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(0.0532)
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Observations
|
798
|
798
|
798
|
798
|
798
|
|
Number of countries
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133
|
133
|
133
|
133
|
133
|
|
Econometric model
|
SAR
|
SAR
|
SAR
|
SEM
|
FE
|
|
Country and time fixed effects
|
YES
|
YES
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YES
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YES
|
YES
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Clustered standard errors in parentheses. *** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.1
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Dependent variable
|
(1)
|
(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
|
|
Change in total fertility rate
|
SAR
|
SAR
|
SAR
|
SEM
|
OLS
|
|
Variables
|
Direct
|
Indirect
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Total
|
|
|
|
Family planning policy
|
0.00583
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0.0437
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0.0496
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0.00523
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0.00903
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(0.0255)
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(0.1960)
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(0.2180)
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(0.0241)
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(0.0266)
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|
GDP per capita
($ thousand)
|
0.00369*
|
0.0236
|
0.0273
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0.00359
|
0.00849***
|
|
(0.002)
|
(0.019)
|
(0.021)
|
(0.003)
|
(0.003)
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Health spending
per capita ($ thousand)
|
-0.0127**
|
-0.0822
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-0.0949
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-0.0123**
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-0.00830
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|
(0.006)
|
(0.063)
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(0.066)
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(0.006)
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(0.005)
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Trade to GDP
|
0.000254*
|
0.00179
|
0.00204
|
0.000258**
|
0.000246*
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|
(0.0001)
|
(0.0021)
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(0.0022)
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(0.0001)
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(0.0001)
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Share of urban
population
|
0.00321**
|
0.0215
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0.0247
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0.00324*
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0.00735***
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(0.0015)
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(0.0237)
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(0.0245)
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(0.0017)
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(0.0014)
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Spatial parameter
(rho)
|
25.28***
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|
|
|
|
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(1.3270)
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|
|
|
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Spatial parameter
(lambda)
|
|
|
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25.88***
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|
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(1.2090)
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|
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Constant
|
|
|
|
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-0.546***
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|
|
|
|
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(0.0808)
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Observations
|
798
|
798
|
798
|
798
|
798
|
|
Number of countries
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133
|
133
|
133
|
133
|
133
|
|
Econometric model
|
SAR
|
SAR
|
SAR
|
SEM
|
FE
|
|
Country and time fixed effects
|
YES
|
YES
|
YES
|
YES
|
YES
|
Clustered standard errors in parentheses. *** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.1
|
Variables
|
(1)
SEM
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(2)
SAR
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(3)
OLS
|
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Anti-fertility policy
|
-0.208***
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-0.144**
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-0.210***
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(0.0666)
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(0.0603)
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(0.0609)
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GDP per capita
($ thousand)
|
0.0180***
|
0.0149***
|
0.0179**
|
|
(0.00439)
|
(0.00431)
|
(0.00697)
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Trade to GDP
|
0.0000679
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-0.00049
|
0.0000846
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(0.000661)
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(0.000612)
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(0.000536)
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Share of urban
population
|
-0.00300*
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-0.000645
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-0.00303*
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(0.00163)
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(0.0016)
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(0.00181)
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Constant
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-0.406***
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-0.625***
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-0.394***
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(0.146)
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(0.12)
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(0.0805)
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Spatial parameter
(lambda)
|
-0.0404
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|
|
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(0.394)
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|
|
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Spatial parameter
(rho)
|
|
1.314***
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|
|
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(0.129)
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|
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Observations
|
102
|
102
|
102
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Wald chi2(4)
|
40.0463
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31.5678
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Prob > chi2
|
0
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0
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Econometric Model
|
SEM
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SAR
|
OLS
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Clustered standard errors in parentheses. *** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.1
|
Variables
|
(1)
SEM
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(2)
SAR
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(3)
OLS
|
|
Pro-fertility policy
|
0.0176
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-0.0338
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0.0288
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(0.0877)
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(0.0777)
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(0.0936)
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|
GDP per capita
($ thousand)
|
0.0201***
|
0.0166***
|
0.0193***
|
|
(0.005)
|
(0.004)
|
(0.007)
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Trade to GDP
|
0.000128
|
-0.000449
|
0.00022
|
|
(0.0007)
|
(0.0006)
|
(0.0006)
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Share of urban
population
|
-0.00135
|
0.000492
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-0.00144
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|
(0.0016)
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(0.0016)
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(0.0019)
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Constant
|
-0.630***
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-0.779***
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-0.563***
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(0.1350)
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(0.1070)
|
(0.0708)
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Spatial parameter
(lambda)
|
-0.245
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|
|
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(0.4170)
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|
|
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Spatial parameter
(rho)
|
|
1.335***
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|
|
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(0.1090)
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|
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Observations
|
102
|
102
|
102
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Wald chi2(4)
|
27.6384
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24.6198
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|
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Prob > chi2
|
0
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0.0001
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|
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Econometric Model
|
SEM
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SAR
|
OLS
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| (1) | (2) | (3) | Variables | SEM | SAR | OLS | Family planning policy | 0.118 | 0.139* | 0.116 | (0.0927) | (0.0798) | (0.1240) | GDP per capita
($ thousand) | 0.0207*** | 0.0161*** | 0.020*** | (0.005) | (0.005) | (0.006) | Trade to GDP | 0.000247 | -0.0000804 | 0.000366 | (0.0007) | (0.0006) | (0.0005) | Share of urban
population | -0.00136 | 0.000492 | -0.00146 | (0.0016) | (0.0016) | (0.0019) | Constant | -0.754*** | -0.696*** | -0.676*** | (0.1610) | (0.1120) | (0.1500) | Spatial parameter
(lambda) | -0.277 | | | (0.4050) | | | Spatial parameter
(rho) | | 2.453*** | | | (0.3360) | | Observations | 102 | 102 | 102 | Wald chi2(4) | 29.6418 | 19.8782 | | Prob > chi2 | 0 | 0.0005 | | Econometric Model | SEM | SAR | OLS |
Clustered standard errors in parentheses. *** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.1
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List of countries and codes in the Moran’s I graph
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Africa
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Code
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Africa
|
Code
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Oceania
|
Code
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Northern America
|
Code
|
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Algeria
|
2
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Mauritania
|
75
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Australia
|
6
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Canada
|
17
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Angola
|
4
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Mauritius
|
74
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Fiji
|
45
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United States
|
124
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|
Benin
|
13
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Morocco
|
73
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Kiribati
|
64
|
|
|
|
Botswana
|
105
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Mozambique
|
80
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New Zealand
|
91
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|
|
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Burkina
Faso
|
125
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Niger
|
82
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Samoa
|
130
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|
|
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Burundi
|
22
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Nigeria
|
86
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Tonga
|
116
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|
|
|
Cabo Verde
|
33
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Rwanda
|
101
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Vanuatu
|
85
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|
|
|
Cameroon
|
26
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Senegal
|
106
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central
African Republic
|
31
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Sierra Leone
|
107
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|
|
|
|
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Chad
|
27
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Somalia
|
109
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|
|
|
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Comoros
|
28
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South Africa
|
103
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|
|
|
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Congo, Dem.
Rep.
|
21
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Swaziland
|
131
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|
|
|
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Congo, Rep.
|
20
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Tanzania
|
120
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|
|
|
|
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Cote
d'Ivoire
|
60
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Togo
|
117
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|
|
|
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Egypt, Arab
Rep.
|
38
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Tunisia
|
118
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|
|
|
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Equatorial
Guinea
|
40
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Uganda
|
121
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|
|
|
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Ethiopia
|
42
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Zambia
|
132
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|
|
|
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Gabon
|
48
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|
|
|
|
|
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Gambia, The
|
47
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|
|
|
|
|
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Ghana
|
49
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|
|
|
|
|
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Guinea
|
53
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|
|
|
|
|
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Guinea-Bissau
|
98
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Kenya
|
63
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|
|
|
|
|
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Lesotho
|
104
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Madagascar
|
70
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|
|
|
|
|
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Malawi
|
81
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|
|
|
|
|
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Mali
|
72
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|
|
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List of countries and codes in the Moran’s I graph (Continued)
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Europe
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Code
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Asia
|
Code
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Latin America & Caribbean
|
Code
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Albania
|
3
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Bahrain
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7
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Antigua and Barbuda
|
1
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Austria
|
43
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Bangladesh
|
10
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Argentina
|
5
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Belarus
|
69
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Bhutan
|
24
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Bahamas, The
|
9
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Belgium
|
83
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Brunei Darussalam
|
16
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Barbados
|
8
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Bulgaria
|
15
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Cambodia
|
18
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Belize
|
11
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Denmark
|
35
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China
|
23
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Bolivia
|
12
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Finland
|
44
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Cyprus
|
34
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Brazil
|
14
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France
|
46
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India
|
57
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Chile
|
25
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|
Greece
|
51
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Indonesia
|
133
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Colombia
|
29
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|
Hungary
|
55
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Israel
|
58
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Costa Rica
|
30
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|
Iceland
|
56
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Japan
|
61
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Cuba
|
32
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|
Ireland
|
39
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Jordan
|
62
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Dominican Republic
|
36
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Italy
|
59
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Korea, Rep.
|
65
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Ecuador
|
37
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Luxembourg
|
84
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Kuwait
|
66
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El Salvador
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41
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Malta
|
76
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Lao PDR
|
67
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Grenada
|
50
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Netherlands
|
87
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Lebanon
|
68
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Guatemala
|
52
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Norway
|
88
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Malaysia
|
79
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Honduras
|
54
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Poland
|
95
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Mongolia
|
71
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Mexico
|
78
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Portugal
|
97
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Nepal
|
89
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Nicaragua
|
90
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Romania
|
99
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Oman
|
77
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Panama
|
96
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Spain
|
110
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Pakistan
|
94
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Paraguay
|
92
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Sweden
|
112
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Philippines
|
100
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Peru
|
93
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Switzerland
|
113
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Saudi Arabia
|
102
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St. Lucia
|
111
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Ukraine
|
123
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Singapore
|
108
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines
|
127
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United
Kingdom
|
122
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Sri Lanka
|
19
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Trinidad and Tobago
|
114
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|
|
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Thailand
|
115
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Uruguay
|
126
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|
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Turkey
|
119
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Venezuela, RB
|
128
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|
|
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Vietnam
|
129
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Africa1 | Africa2 | Europe | Asia | Latin Amer.
& Caribbean | Oceania | Algeria | Mauritius | Albania | Bahrain | Argentina | Fiji | Angola | Morocco | Austria | Bangladesh | Bahamas | Kiribati | Benin | Mozambique | Belarus | Bhutan | Barbados | New Zealand | Botswana | Niger | Belgium | Brunei Darussalam | Belize | Samoa | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Bulgaria | Cambodia | Bolivia | Tonga | Burundi | Rwanda | Denmark | China | Brazil | Vanuatu | Cameroon | Senegal | Finland | Cyprus | Chile | Antigua and Barbuda | Cape Verde | Sierra Leone | France | India | Colombia | | Central African Republic | Somalia | Greece | Indonesia | Costa Rica | | Chad | South Africa | Hungary | Israel | Cuba | | Comoros | Swaziland | Iceland | Japan | Dominican Republic | | Congo | Togo | Ireland | Jordan | Ecuador | | Cote d'Ivoire | Tunisia | Italy | Korea, Republic of | El Salvador | | Congo Democratic Republic | Uganda | Luxembourg | Kuwait | Grenada | | Egypt | Tanzania | Malta | Lao | Guatemala | | Equatorial Guinea | Zambia | Netherlands | Lebanon | Honduras | | Ethiopia | | Norway | Malaysia | Mexico | | Gabon | | Poland | Mongolia | Nicaragua | | Gambia | | Portugal | Nepal | Panama | | Ghana | | Romania | Oman | Paraguay | | Guinea | | Spain | Pakistan | Peru | | Guinea-Bissau | | Sweden | Philippines | Saint Lucia | | Kenya | | Switzerland | Saudi Arabia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | | Lesotho | | Ukraine | Singapore | Trinidad and Tobago | | Madagascar | | United Kingdom | Sri Lanka | Uruguay | | Malawi | | | Thailand | Venezuela | | Mali | | | Turkey | | | Mauritania | | Viet Nam | | |
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Africa1
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Africa2
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Europe
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Asia
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Latin America & Caribbean
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Oceania
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Northern America
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Algeria
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Mali
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Austria
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Bangladesh
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Argentina
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Australia
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Canada
|
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Benin
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Mauritania
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Belgium
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Brunei Darussalam
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Barbados
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Fiji
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United States
|
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Botswana
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Mauritius
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Denmark
|
China
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Bolivia
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Kiribati
|
|
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Burkina Faso
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Morocco
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Finland
|
Cyprus
|
Brazil
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Papua New Guinea
|
|
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Burundi
|
Niger
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France
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India
|
Chile
|
|
|
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Cameroon
|
Nigeria
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Greece
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Indonesia
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Colombia
|
|
|
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Central African Republic
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Rwanda
|
Iceland
|
Iran, Islamic Rep.
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Costa Rica
|
|
|
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Chad
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Seychelles
|
Ireland
|
Israel
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Cuba
|
|
|
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Congo, Rep.
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Sierra Leone
|
Italy
|
Japan
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
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Cote d'Ivoire
|
Somalia
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Luxembourg
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Jordan
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Ecuador
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Congo,
Dem. Rep.
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South Africa
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Malta
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Korea, Rep.
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El Salvador
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Egypt,
Arab Rep.
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Swaziland
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Netherlands
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Malaysia
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Guatemala
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Gabon
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Togo
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Norway
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Nepal
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Guyana
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Gambia, The
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Tunisia
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Portugal
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Oman
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Honduras
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Ghana
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Zambia
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Spain
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Pakistan
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Mexico
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Guinea-Bissau
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Zimbabwe
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Sweden
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Philippines
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Nicaragua
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Kenya
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United Kingdom
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Saudi Arabia
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Peru
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Lesotho
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Sri Lanka
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Suriname
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Liberia
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Syrian Arab Republic
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Madagascar
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Thailand
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Uruguay
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Malawi
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Turkey
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Venezuela, RB
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Missing Countries from the Table 4-6 Regressions Africa | Europe | Asia | Latin Amer.
& Caribbean | Oceania | Comoros | Belarus | Kuwait | Belize | Samoa | Cabo Verde | Hungary | Singapore | Antigua and Barbuda | Vanuatu | Senegal | Switzerland | Bahrain | St. Lucia | Tonga | Equatorial Guinea | Ukraine | Lao PDR | Panama | New Zealand | Uganda | Albania | Bhutan | Grenada | | Ethiopia | Romania | Lebanon | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | | Guinea | Poland | Mongolia | Bahamas, The | | Angola | Bulgaria | Cambodia | Paraguay | | Tanzania | | Vietnam | | | Mozambique | | | | |
Missing Countries from the Table 1-3 Regressions Africa | Europe | Asia | Latin Amer.
& Caribbean | Oceania | Seychelles | | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Guyana | Papua New Guinea | Liberia | | Syrian Arab Republic | Suriname | | Zimbabwe | | | | |
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