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The Official Journal of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS)

Table 3 Definition and data sources of variables

From: Quality of Indonesia’s domestic institutions and export performance in the era of global value chains

Variables

Definition

Sources

Dependent Variable

Expij,t

Indonesia Export of Commodity Group (i) to trading partner (j) at time (t)

Four groups of commodities based on UNCTAD classification-Stage of Processing: raw material, intermediate goods, consumer goods, capital goods (US $)

World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS) database

Independent variable

 GDPCapj

Income per Capita of trading partner (US$)

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Database

 Popj

Population of trading partner (absolute number)

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Database

 ER

Nominal Exchange Rate Rupiah to US Dollar (Rupiah/US$)

Bank of International Settlement database

 Distij

Bilateral distance between Indonesia and trading partner (in kilometres)

CEPII Geodist Database

 Tariffij,t

Weighted applied tariff of commodity group (i) imposed by trading partner (j) on imported goods from Indonesia (in percentage points)

World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS) database

 TPInsj,t

Four dimensions of institutions for Indonesia Trading Partner (index)

The World Governance Indicators (WGI) database

 Insi,t

Four dimensions of Indonesia institutions quality (index)

The World Governance Indicators (WGI) database