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Fiscal decentralization and economic growth: evidence from Brazilian states
Pedro Jorge Holanda Figueiredo Alves* 
Jevuks Matheus Araujo*
Jevuks Matheus Araujo
Affiliation: Federal University of Paraiba, Campus I Lot, Cidade Universitaria, PB, 58051-900
 0000-0002-5618-4502
Ana Karolina Acris Melo*
Ana Karolina Acris Melo
Affiliation: Federal University of Paraiba, Campus I Lot, Cidade Universitaria, PB, 58051-900
0000-0002-9688-1249
Eduarda Mashoski*
Eduarda Mashoski
Affiliation: Federal University of Paraiba, Campus I Lot, Cidade Universitaria, PB, 58051-900
0000-0001-7061-4727
Article | Year: 2023 | Pages: 255 - 280 | Volume: 47 | Issue: 2 Received: June 30, 2022 | Accepted: February 6, 2023 | Published online: June 12, 2023
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FULL ARTICLE
FIGURES & DATA
REFERENCES
CROSSMARK POLICY
METRICS
LICENCING
PDF
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Municipalities
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85-94
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95-99
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00-04
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05-09
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10-15
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85-94
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95-99
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00-04
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05-09
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10-15
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Brazil
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11.37
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22.66
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18.08
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18.07
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19.48
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60.26
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60.92
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65.67
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66.86
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64.13
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Midwest
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9.53
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24.84
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12.11
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12.98
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15.71
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66.83
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75.12
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74.28
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72.31
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71.90
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Northeast
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6.90
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12.12
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9.54
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9.68
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18.05
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60.56
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79.25
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79.27
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80.74
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84.70
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North
|
5.80
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13.27
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9.35
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10.33
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31.69
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56.73
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76.73
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77.45
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79.05
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86.47
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Southeast
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22.04
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26.43
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23.81
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23.84
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19.75
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50.59
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52.64
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58.44
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59.42
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49.62
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South
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12.57
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19.86
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15.19
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15.41
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17.40
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66.57
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67.31
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65.41
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65.88
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71.21
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States
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85-94
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95-99
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00-04
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05-09
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10-15
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85-94
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95-99
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00-04
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05-09
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10-15
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Brazil
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79.14
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65.59
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63.35
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62.34
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61.91
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18.66
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24.22
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22.31
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24.53
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22.43
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Midwest
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59.79
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50.11
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58.70
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62.58
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58.44
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31.08
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40.97
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27.74
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22.75
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20.98
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Northeast
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56.38
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50.25
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47.28
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45.79
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48.49
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34.64
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43.69
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39.48
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43.19
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40.26
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North
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45.18
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42.68
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41.85
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41.15
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41.61
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62.08
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49.87
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48.53
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48.87
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44.35
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Southeast
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82.70
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77.23
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72.10
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71.02
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70.09
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9.07
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13.13
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11.95
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13.99
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11.94
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South
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84.69
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62.59
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67.33
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67.21
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68.29
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10.50
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18.34
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19.61
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22.35
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19.90
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Note: Data from the National Treasury Secretariat.
Note: Data from the National Treasury Secretariat.
Note: Data from the National Treasury Secretariat.
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Explanatory variable
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Variable
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Reason for inclusion
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Source
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Main variables
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Revenue indicator
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RI
|
Ratio between the state revenue i and the
consolidated revenue
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STN
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Production Indicator
|
PI
|
Ratio between the expenditure of state i
and the consolidated expenditure
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STN
|
|
Production and Revenue Indicator
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PRI
|
Weighted average between Revenue and
Production indicator
|
STN
|
|
Autonomy Indicator 1
|
A1
|
The ratio between the own revenue of the
states and their total revenue, excluding transfers
|
STN
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Autonomy Indicator 2
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A2
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The ratio between the own revenue of the
states and the total of their revenue.
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STN
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Control variables
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|
|
|
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Degree of commercial opening
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OPNESS
|
Ratio between the trade balance result
and GDP
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Comex Stat
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|
Gini Index
|
Gini
|
Gini Index for income concentration
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IPEADATA/IBGE
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Population
|
POP
|
Population value
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IBGE
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Employed population
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POP OCUP
|
Number of people who are employed
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IBGE
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Dummy Election
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ELECTION
|
Dumymy variable indicating state election
years
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Superior electoral court (TSE)
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Homicide Rate
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HOM
|
Homicide rate per one hundred thousand
inhabitants
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IBGE
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School Effectiveness
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PSE
|
Efficiency indicator created from school
attendance, years of schooling, and illiteracy rate variables
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IPEADATA/IBGE
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Variables
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Mean
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Std. dev.
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Min
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Max
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Dependent variables
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Δ GDP
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0.124593
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0.064578
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-0.07
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0.33
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Δ Agriculture
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0.123953
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0.270231
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-0.62
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2.29
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Δ Industry
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0.131147
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0.243828
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-0.43
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2.40
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Δ Services
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0.151147
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0.205321
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-0.50
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4.03
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Mainly variables
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A1
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0.809024
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0.092698
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0.14
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1.00
|
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A2
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0.498713
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0.173038
|
0.09
|
0.87
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PI
|
0.007712
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0.012192
|
0.0006
|
0.13
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RI
|
0.007681
|
0.012195
|
0.000533
|
0.14
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PRI
|
0.007697
|
0.012186
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0.000546
|
0.13
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Control variables
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Education
|
1.00
|
0.094177
|
0.77
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1.21
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Openness
|
0.145475
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0.127781
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0.01
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0.59
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POP
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6,762,641
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8,029,421
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254,499
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44,000,000
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Gini
|
0.55241
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0.049231
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0.42
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0.69
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Homicide Rate
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28.13537
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13.15587
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4.50
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71.40
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Occupied population
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2,952,986
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3,778,686
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70,996
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22,000,000
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Note: The colored lines represent the standard error. See table A1 in appendix for more details.
Note: The colored lines represent the standard error. See tables A2, A3 and A4 for more details.
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Estimator: GMM
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Equations
|
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Variables
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(1.1)
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(1.2)
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(1.3)
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(1.4)
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(1.5)
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∆ GDP L1.
|
0.01
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-0.00
|
0.04
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0.02
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0.03
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(0.38)
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(-0.16)
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(1.24)
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(0.74)
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(1.09)
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|
A1
|
0.05
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
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(1.03)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
A2
|
–
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0.07***
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
–
|
(3.29)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
RI
|
–
|
–
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0.12***
|
–
|
–
|
|
–
|
–
|
(5.65)
|
–
|
–
|
|
PI
|
–
|
–
|
–
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0.04**
|
–
|
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
(2.38)
|
–
|
|
PRI
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
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0.09***
|
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
(3.44)
|
|
Education
|
-0.14
|
-0.05
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0.29**
|
0.08
|
0.15
|
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(-1.13)
|
(-0.61)
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(2.56)
|
(0.96)
|
(1.03)
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Openness
|
0.03**
|
0.02
|
0.05***
|
0.03**
|
0.04**
|
|
(2.37)
|
(1.53)
|
(2.73)
|
(2.04)
|
(2.23)
|
|
Gini
|
0.19***
|
0.14***
|
0.34***
|
0.24***
|
0.27***
|
|
(4.95)
|
(4.41)
|
(8.79)
|
(7.43)
|
(7.81)
|
|
Pop
|
-0.03
|
-0.05*
|
-0.14***
|
-0.05
|
-0.10**
|
|
(-1.50)
|
(-1.65)
|
(-3.90)
|
(-1.60)
|
(-2.39)
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|
Homicide Rate
|
0.00*
|
0.00
|
-0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
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(1.72)
|
(0.85)
|
(-0.17)
|
(0.88)
|
(0.33)
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|
Occupied Population
|
0.00
|
0.01*
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
(0.98)
|
(1.67)
|
(0.78)
|
(0.47)
|
(0.72)
|
|
Dummy Election
|
-0.00
|
-0.00*
|
-0.01***
|
-0.01***
|
-0.00**
|
|
(-1.37)
|
(-1.90)
|
(-4.40)
|
(-3.36)
|
(-2.20)
|
|
Constant
|
0.72**
|
0.93**
|
3.14***
|
1.29**
|
2.35***
|
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(2.08)
|
(2.19)
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(4.39)
|
(2.35)
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(2.83)
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Observations
|
513
|
513
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513.00
|
513
|
513
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Wald Test
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178.48
|
260.44
|
397.17
|
354.57
|
270.53
|
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Number of Instruments
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286
|
439
|
286
|
286
|
286
|
|
Sargan Test Chi2
|
25.28
|
24.97
|
24.62
|
25.81
|
25.37
|
|
Prob > Chi2
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
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(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
|
Arellano-Bond Test
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Order 1
|
-4.23***
|
-4.14***
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-4.40***
|
-4.18***
|
-4.34***
|
|
Prob > z
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
|
Order 2
|
-1.80*
|
-1.88*
|
-1.35
|
-1.79*
|
-1.57
|
|
Prob > z
|
(0.08)
|
(0.07)
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(0.12)
|
(0.05)
|
(0.11)
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|
Estimator: GMM
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Equations
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Variables
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(1.1)
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(1.2)
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(1.3)
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(1.4)
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(1.5)
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∆ GDP L1.
|
-0.04
|
-0.06
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-0.05
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-0.04
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-0.05
|
|
(-0.79)
|
(-1.23)
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(-1.64)
|
(-1.40)
|
(-1.53)
|
|
A1
|
-0.03
|
–
|
–
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–
|
–
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(-0.19)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
A2
|
–
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0.07
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
–
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(0.44)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
RI
|
–
|
–
|
0.17***
|
–
|
–
|
|
–
|
–
|
(3.47)
|
–
|
–
|
|
PI
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
0.16**
|
–
|
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
(2.18)
|
–
|
|
PRI
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
0.17***
|
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
(2.82)
|
|
Education
|
0.30
|
0.44
|
1.22***
|
1.12***
|
1.22***
|
|
(0.48)
|
(0.75)
|
(2.99)
|
(2.70)
|
(2.84)
|
|
Openness
|
0.04
|
0.04
|
0.06
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
|
(0.64)
|
(0.59)
|
(1.45)
|
(1.06)
|
(1.21)
|
|
Gini
|
0.17
|
0.24*
|
0.40***
|
0.29***
|
0.37***
|
|
(1.46)
|
(1.67)
|
(3.27)
|
(2.69)
|
(3.17)
|
|
Pop
|
-0.09
|
-0.07
|
-0.16
|
-0.13
|
-0.15
|
|
(-0.48)
|
(-0.35)
|
(-1.24)
|
(-0.97)
|
(-1.13)
|
|
Homicide Rate
|
0.01***
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
(2.90)
|
(1.34)
|
(1.21)
|
(1.03)
|
(1.19)
|
|
Occupied Population
|
-0.00
|
-0.01
|
-0.02
|
-0.03
|
-0.03
|
|
(-0.00)
|
(-0.16)
|
(-0.23)
|
(-0.38)
|
(-0.31)
|
|
Dummy Election
|
-0.02
|
-0.03***
|
-0.02**
|
-0.02
|
-0.02*
|
|
(-1.60)
|
(-3.42)
|
(-1.97)
|
(-1.20)
|
(-1.70)
|
|
Constant
|
1.61
|
1.56
|
4.18***
|
3.69**
|
4.02**
|
|
(0.65)
|
(0.56)
|
(2.68)
|
(2.13)
|
(2.38)
|
|
Observations
|
513
|
513
|
513
|
513
|
513
|
|
Wald Test
|
32.27
|
58.71
|
57.19
|
63.72
|
55.09
|
|
Number of Instruments
|
286
|
286
|
286
|
286
|
286
|
|
Sargan Test Chi2
|
22.77
|
18.23
|
20.79
|
20.85
|
24.50
|
|
Prob > Chi2
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
|
Arellano-Bond Test
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Order 1
|
-3.68***
|
-3.51
|
-3.67***
|
-3.77***
|
-3.73***
|
|
Prob > z
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
|
Order 2
|
-1.41
|
-1.97**
|
-1.65*
|
-1.36
|
-1.52
|
|
Prob > z
|
(0.15)
|
(0.04)
|
(0.09)
|
(0.17)
|
(0.12)
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|
Estimator: GMM
|
Equations
|
|
Variables
|
(1.1)
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(1.2)
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(1.3)
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(1.4)
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(1.5)
|
|
∆ GDP L1
|
-0.18
|
-0.08
|
0.56
|
-0.06
|
0.51
|
|
(-0.68)
|
(-0.20)
|
(0.96)
|
(-0.15)
|
(1.03)
|
|
A1
|
0.27**
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
(2.54)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
A2 -
|
–
|
0.03
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
–
|
(0.52)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
RI -
|
–
|
–
|
0.06
|
–
|
–
|
|
–
|
–
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(1.05)
|
–
|
–
|
|
PI -
|
–
|
–
|
–
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-0.05
|
–
|
|
–
|
–
|
–
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(-0.55)
|
–
|
|
PRI -
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
0.07
|
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
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(0.69)
|
|
Education
|
-0.18
|
-0.08
|
0.56
|
-0.06
|
0.51
|
|
(-0.68)
|
(-0.20)
|
(0.96)
|
(-0.15)
|
(1.03)
|
|
Openness
|
0.04**
|
0.00
|
0.08**
|
0.04*
|
0.09**
|
|
(1.98)
|
(0.20)
|
(2.40)
|
(1.91)
|
(2.36)
|
|
Gini
|
0.72***
|
0.66***
|
0.79***
|
0.81***
|
0.86***
|
|
(10.21)
|
(6.80)
|
(5.04)
|
(7.50)
|
(4.87)
|
|
Pop
|
-0.01
|
-0.00
|
-0.15*
|
-0.01
|
-0.17
|
|
(-0.16)
|
(-0.01)
|
(-1.68)
|
(-0.12)
|
(-1.63)
|
|
Homicide Rate
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00*
|
0.00
|
|
(1.03)
|
(0.47)
|
(0.45)
|
(1.89)
|
(0.81)
|
|
Occupied Population
|
0.03***
|
0.04***
|
0.03***
|
0.02***
|
0.05
|
|
(6.34)
|
(6.56)
|
(4.32)
|
(3.25)
|
(0.89)
|
|
Dummy Election
|
0.00
|
-0.00
|
-0.00
|
-0.01*
|
-0.00
|
|
(0.15)
|
(-0.06)
|
(-0.09)
|
(-1.95)
|
(-0.78)
|
|
Constant
|
0.38
|
0.03
|
2.90*
|
0.20
|
3.14
|
|
(0.54)
|
(0.04)
|
(1.67)
|
(0.12)
|
(1.45)
|
|
Observations
|
513
|
513
|
513
|
513
|
513
|
|
Wald Test
|
651.69
|
795.83
|
482.41
|
404.99
|
306.72
|
|
Number of Instruments
|
286
|
286
|
286
|
286
|
286
|
|
Sargan Test Chi2
|
21.58
|
24.61
|
21.11
|
22.20
|
20.44
|
|
Prob > Chi2
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
|
Arellano-Bond Test
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Order 1
|
-3.04***
|
-2.86***
|
-3.00***
|
-2.94***
|
-2.96***
|
|
Prob > z
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
|
Order 2
|
-1.87*
|
-1.84*
|
-2.04**
|
-1.93*
|
-2.32**
|
|
Prob > z
|
(0.06)
|
(0.05)
|
(0.04)
|
(0.05)
|
(0.02)
|
|
Estimator: GMM
|
Equations
|
|
Variables
|
(1.1)
|
(1.2)
|
(1.3)
|
(1.4)
|
(1.5)
|
|
∆ GDP L1.
|
-0.07***
|
-0.07***
|
-0.07***
|
-0.08***
|
-0.07***
|
|
(-31.90)
|
(-27.23)
|
(-37.12)
|
(-17.04)
|
(-44.84)
|
|
A1
|
7.65***
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
(9.25)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
A2 -
|
–
|
7.40***
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
–
|
(13.73)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
RI
|
–
|
–
|
2.27***
|
–
|
–
|
|
–
|
–
|
(15.23)
|
–
|
–
|
|
PI
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
-2.27***
|
–
|
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
(-8.15)
|
–
|
|
PRI
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
-0.15
|
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
(-1.19)
|
|
Education
|
-7.14**
|
-0.82
|
2.30
|
-9.64***
|
-3.41**
|
|
(-2.05)
|
(-0.50)
|
(1.02)
|
(-4.98)
|
(-2.10)
|
|
Openness
|
-1.00***
|
-0.77***
|
-0.71***
|
-1.34***
|
-0.99***
|
|
(-4.59)
|
(-3.80)
|
(-4.44)
|
(-9.90)
|
(-8.02)
|
|
Gini
|
-6.92***
|
-8.43***
|
-1.53***
|
-5.01***
|
-3.43***
|
|
(-10.96)
|
(-9.55)
|
(-4.36)
|
(-11.40)
|
(-7.04)
|
|
Pop
|
0.60
|
-3.28***
|
-1.55***
|
2.56***
|
0.78**
|
|
(0.46)
|
(-6.45)
|
(-3.41)
|
(3.92)
|
(2.25)
|
|
Homicide Rate
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.03*
|
0.01
|
|
(0.13)
|
(0.32)
|
(0.43)
|
(1.96)
|
(1.40)
|
|
Occupied Population
|
0.65***
|
0.95***
|
0.43***
|
0.51***
|
0.40***
|
|
(3.39)
|
(6.22)
|
(4.21)
|
(5.22)
|
(4.53)
|
|
Dummy Election
|
-0.55***
|
-0.47***
|
-0.69***
|
-0.66***
|
-0.63***
|
|
(-10.28)
|
(-7.00)
|
(-13.49)
|
(-10.98)
|
(-18.43)
|
|
Constant
|
-22.27
|
36.00***
|
28.08***
|
-64.55***
|
-22.18***
|
|
(-1.26)
|
(4.29)
|
(3.85)
|
(-6.02)
|
(-3.74)
|
|
Observations
|
513
|
513
|
513
|
513
|
513
|
|
Wald Test
|
1,7021.67
|
14,106.26
|
19,232.38
|
26,595.50
|
87,624.82
|
|
Number of Instruments
|
286
|
286
|
286
|
286
|
286
|
|
Sargan Test Chi2
|
26.30
|
26.53
|
26.6256
|
26.82
|
26.77
|
|
Prob > Chi2
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
(1.00)
|
|
Arellano-Bond Test
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Order 1
|
-1.17
|
-1.18
|
-1.14
|
-1.16
|
-1.15
|
|
Prob > z
|
(0.24)
|
(0.23)
|
(0.25)
|
(0.24)
|
(0.24)
|
|
Order 2
|
-1.45
|
-1.45
|
-1.54
|
-1.56
|
-1.55
|
|
Prob > z
|
(0.14)
|
(0.14)
|
(0.12)
|
(0.11)
|
(0.12)
|
|
|
June, 2023
II/2023
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