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Table 5 Definitions and sources of variables
From: On the simultaneous openness hypothesis: FDI, trade and TFP dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Variables | Signs | Variable definitions (measurements) | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
TFP1 | TFP | Total factor productivity (TFP) | Penn World Table database |
TFP2 | RTFP | Real total factor productivity growth (RTFPg) | Penn World Table database |
TFP3 | WTFP | Welfare total factor productivity (WTFP) | Penn World Table database |
TFP4 | WRTFP | Welfare real total factor productivity (WRTFP) | Penn World Table database |
Foreign direct investment | FDI | Foreign direct investment inflows (% of GDP) | UNCTAD |
Commodity imports | Imports | Import of goods and services (% of GDP) | WDI |
Commodity exports | Exports | Export of goods and services (% of GDP) | WDI |
Education | Education | SEPSGPI: school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) | WDI |
Government expenditure | Gov’t expenditure | Governments final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) | WDI |
Remittances | Remittances | Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) | WDI |
Credit access | Private credit | Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) | FDSD |