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Table 7 Fixed effect estimation results of five areas of economic freedom

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

Variable

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(r−g)

−6.20E − 05

(0.000435)

0.001295***

(0.000337)

0.000874* (0.000475)

−0.000311

(0.000606)

0.001607***

(0.000459)

Lag GDP/capita

−7.19E − 07***

(1.78E − 07)

−6.60E − 07***

(2.51E − 07)

−6.93E − 07***

(2.49E − 07)

−8.62E − 07***

(2.62E − 07)

−7.92E − 07***

(2.61E − 07)

Govt. spending (as  % of GDP)

−0.000504*

(0.000281)

−0.000717**

(0.000321)

−0.00093***

(0.000318)

−0.000785**

(0.000316)

−0.000770**

(0.000318)

Inflation

5.08E − 05

(0.000116)

0.000145

(0.000109)

9.46E − 05

(0.000133)

0.000123

(0.000110)

0.000126

(0.000110)

Population growth rate

0.000660

(0.001667)

0.001019

(0.000909)

0.001093

(0.000913)

0.001196

(0.000909)

0.000999

(0.000913)

Natural resource rent (as  % of GDP)

−0.000245

(0.000273)

−5.69E − 05

(0.000257)

−4.27E − 05

(0.000262)

−0.000376

(0.000263)

−3.80E − 05

(0.000259)

Gross savings rate (as  % of GDP)

0.000385***

(0.000128)

0.000375***

(0.000140)

0.000333**

(0.000141)

0.000396***

(0.000139)

0.000342**

(0.000140)

Tax revenue (as  % of GDP)

−0.001136***

(0.000250)

−0.00111***

(0.000160)

−0.00103***

(0.000162)

−0.00109***

(0.000159)

−0.001100***

(0.000159)

Trade openness

7.99E − 05**

(3.33E − 05)

7.78E − 05**

(3.53E − 05)

7.91E − 05**

(3.55E − 05)

7.34E − 05**

(3.53E − 05)

6.67E − 05 *

(3.58E − 05)

Unemployment rate

0.001295***

(0.000206)

0.001173***

(0.000212)

0.001209***

(0.000214)

0.001015***

(0.000212)

0.001154***

(0.000210)

EFW1

0.011585***

(0.003712)

    

EFW12

−0.000532**

(0.000279)

    

(r−g) × EFW1

1.37E − 05

(6.87E − 05)

    

EFW2

 

0.012940***

(0.004017)

   

EFW22

 

−0.00110***

(0.000373)

   

(r−g) × EFW2

 

−0.00023***

(6.01E − 05)

   

EFW3

  

-0.013544**

(0.005299)

  

EFW32

  

0.000952***

(0.000339)

  

(r−g) × EFW3

  

−0.000102*

(5.64E − 05)

  

EFW4

   

0.031972***

(0.005828)

 

EFW42

   

−0.00224***

(0.000421)

 

(r−g) × EFW4

   

4.43E − 05

(8.01E − 050)

 

EFW5

    

0.006393

(0.009240)

EFW52

    

−0.000210

(0.000667)

(r−g) × EFW5

    

−0.000236***

(6.80E − 05)

Redundant fixed effects tests (prob)

199.837128

(0.0000)

203.073872

(0.0000)

209.428482

(0.0000)

206.846867

(0.0000)

201.134660

(0.0000)

Hausman test

72.567801

(0.0000)

83.187496

(0.0000)

65.382413

(0.0000)

72.041878

(0.0000)

70.647063

(0.0000)

Adj. R-squared

0.970054

0.969739

0.969494

0.969941

0.969637

F-statistic

481.0456

475.8991

471.2806

478.8391

479.3310

Prob(F-statistic)

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 ***, **, *, respectively, mean significant at 1%, 5%, and 10% level
  2. Source Research calculations