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Table 3 Estimation results for global panel

From: Comparative analysis of the effects of institutional factors and Piketty’s Hypothesis on inequality: evidence from a panel of countries

Variable

(1) EFW only

(2) EFW only [IV]

(3) EFW with (r − g)

(4) EFW with (r − g) [IV]

(5) EFW with (r − g) × EFW

(6) EFW with (r − g) × EFW [IV]

EFW

0.069504*** (0.016147)

0.451182*** (0.131949)

0.069444*** (0.016154)

0.455083*** (0.132865)

0.069155*** (0.016126)

0.458865*** (0.133532)

EFW2

−0.00458*** (0.001188)

−0.03141*** (0.009371)

−0.00458*** (0.001189)

−0.03169*** (0.009437)

−0.004534*** (0.001187)

−0.03188*** (0.009479)

(r−g)

  

1.71E − 05 (7.31E − 05)

−4.09E − 05 (8.94E − 05)

0.001831** (0.000766)

0.002578*** (0.000959)

(r−g) × EFW

    

−0.000260** (0.000109)

−0.00037*** (0.000137)

Lag GDP/capita

−7.39E − 07*** (2.45E − 07)

−9.69E07*** (3.34E − 07)

−7.43E − 07*** (2.46E − 07)

−9.59E − 07*** (3.36E − 07)

−7.10E − 07*** (2.46E − 07)

−9.04E − 07*** (3.36E − 07)

Govt. spending (as  % of GDP)

−0.000646** (0.000317)

8.95E − 05 (0.000461)

−0.000651** (0.000318)

0.000108 (0.000464)

−0.000607* (0.000317)

0.000190 0.000470

Inflation

0.000315*** (0.000116)

0.001133*** (0.000316)

0.000318*** (0.000116)

0.001134*** (0.000318)

0.000346*** (0.000117)

0.001199*** (0.000323)

Population growth rate

0.001014 (0.000905)

0.000864 (0.001129)

0.001005 (0.000906)

0.000889 (0.001135)

0.000948 (0.000905)

0.000809 (0.001140)

Natural resource rent (as % of GDP)

−0.000267 (0.000251)

−0.000732** (0.000347)

−0.000257 0.000255

−0.000762** (0.000354)

−0.000137 (0.000259)

−0.000597* (0.000356)

Gross savings rate (as % of GDP)

0.000413*** (0.000139)

0.000681*** (0.000192)

0.000416*** (0.000139)

0.000677*** (0.000192)

0.000418*** (0.000139)

0.000685*** (0.000193)

Tax revenue (as % of GDP)

−0.00115*** (0.000158)

−0.00193*** (0.000268)

−0.00115*** (0.000158)

−0.00194*** (0.000269)

−0.001139*** (0.000158)

−0.00192*** (0.000270)

Trade openness

7.09E05** (3.49E05)

9.63E − 05** (4.82E − 05)

7.19E − 05** (3.52E − 05)

9.38E − 05* (4.87E − 05)

6.62E − 05* (3.52E − 05)

8.30E − 05* (4.92E − 05)

Unemployment rate

0.001204*** (0.000207)

0.001002*** (0.000278)

0.001192*** (0.000213)

0.001028*** (0.000284)

0.001213*** (0.000213)

0.001076*** (0.000285)

Redundant fixed effects tests (prob)

208.474658 (0.0000)

 

207.349682 (0.0000)

 

203.076909 (0.0000)

 

Hausman test

69.065138 (0.0000)

 

69.429193 (0.0000)

 

74.483952 (0.0000)

 

Observations

1394

1360

1394

1360

1394

1360

Number of countries

82

80

82

80

82

80

Adj. R-squared

0.970005

0.955503

0.969983

0.955181

0.970090

0.954825

F-statistic

490.6446

485.0728

485.0167

479.4735

481.6390

476.5421

Prob (F-statistic)

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000

  1. Dependent variable is Gini of net income. All regressions report panel fixed effects. Standard errors are in parentheses and ***, **, * indicates significant at 1%, 5%, and 10% level
  2. Source Research calculations