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Budget transparency and internal revenue mobilisation at sub-national government level: evidence from Nigeria
Mohammed Aminu Yaru* 
Article | Year: 2022 | Pages: 505 - 531 | Volume: 46 | Issue: 4 Received: : February 15, 2022 | Accepted: May 30, 2022 | Published online: December 7, 2022
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Source: Compiled from CIRDDOC, 2015, 2018 and 2020, and BudgIT database for various years.
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Variables
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Measurement
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Impact on IGR
(a-priori expectation)
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Sources
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Internally Generated Revenue (IGR)
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Share of IGR in total Revenue (SIGR)
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Publications of NBS (Annual Abstract of
Statistics) and Budget publications for various years
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Economic Factors
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Population Density (Number of People per
Square Km) (PDS)
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Positive (+)
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Publications of NBS
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Socio-economic Factors
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Poverty Rate (POV)
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Negative (-)
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Publications of NBS (Annual Abstract of
Statistics for
various years)
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Unemployment Rate (UR)
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Negative (-)
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Political Factors (POF)
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Political Party Affinity with centre ((PAC)
= 0 if the Governor belongs to the ruling party at the federal level,
otherwise =1)
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Negative (-)
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INEC, Nigeria
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TERM (= 0, if the Governor is serving
his/her
first term in office, 1 = if serving second term in office)
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Positive (+)
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Number of years in Office (YEARS)
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Positive (+)
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Compiled by author from INEC, Nigeria
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Fiscal Institutions (BT)
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Budget Transparency Index (BTI)
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Positive (+)
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CIRDDOC, Nigeria
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Public Availability of Key Budget
Documents (BAI)
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Positive (+)
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Public Participation Index (PPI)
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Positive (+)
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Public Access to Public Procurement
Information (PPRI)
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Positive (+)
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Corruption
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Control of Corruption at national level
(COR)
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Positive (+)
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World Governance Indicators
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Note: NBS = National Bureau of Statistics; INEC = Independent National Electoral Commission. Source: Author’s compilation (2021).
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Variable
|
Obs.
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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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SIGR
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108
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23.41
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14.57
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5.45
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78.33
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PDS
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108
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443.00
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613.61
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52.93
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3885.70
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POV
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71
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53.46
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23.72
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4.50
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88.50
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UR
|
108
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31.88
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15.10
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8.37
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64.75
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PAC
|
108
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0.39
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0.49
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0
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1
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BTI
|
108
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32.41
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18.18
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7
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90
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BAI
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108
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36.00
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21.96
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5
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91
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PPI
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108
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22.64
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20.94
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0
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100
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PPRI
|
108
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33.37
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22.11
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0
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100
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TERM
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108
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0.51
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0.50
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0
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1
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YEARS
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108
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3.86
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2.24
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1
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10
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COR
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108
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13.14
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0.45
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12.50
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13.46
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Source: Author’s compilation (2021).
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SIGR
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PDS
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POV
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UR
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PAC
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BTI
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BAI
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PPI
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PPRI
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TERM
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YEARS
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COR
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SIGR
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1
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PDS
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0.6413
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1
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POV
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-0.5486
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-0.4022
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1
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UR
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-0.1121
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-0.0242
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-0.1872
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1
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PAC
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0.0254
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0.1022
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-0.1192
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0.0405
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1
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BTI
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0.2250
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0.1588
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-0.2235
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0.1160
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-0.0652
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1
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|
|
|
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BAI
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0.1544
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0.0720
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-0.2478
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0.1394
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-0.1095
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0.9262
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1
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PPI
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0.2004
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0.2092
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-0.0666
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-0.0750
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-0.0050
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0.742
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0.5440
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1
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PPRI
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0.2301
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0.1929
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-0.0839
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0.1071
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0.0185
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0.6962
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0.4393
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0.4875
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1
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TERM
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-0.0112
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-0.0158
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0.1469
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-0.2382
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-0.1288
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0.0845
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0.0424
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0.1621
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0.0696
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1
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YEARS
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-0.0302
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-0.0666
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-0.2344
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0.3799
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0.1860
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0.0613
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0.1549
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-0.1400
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-0.0563
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0.1714
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1
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COR
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0.1709
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0.0417
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-0.4607
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0.6722
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0.0403
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0.2461
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0.3217
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-0.0983
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0.1199
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-0.2226
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0.4757
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1
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Variable
|
Obs
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Mean
|
Std. Dev.
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Min
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Max
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SIGR
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51
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30.36
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16.91
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8.18
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78.33
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PDS
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51
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737.01
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785.35
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172.39
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3885.7
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POV
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34
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38.81
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21.55
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4.5
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82.9
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UR
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51
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30.17
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15.13
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9.38
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57.96
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PAC
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51
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0.61
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0.49
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0
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1
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BTI
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51
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34.10
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18.09
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7
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79
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BAI
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51
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36.24
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23.13
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5
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86
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PPI
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51
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25.80
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21.27
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0
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78
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PPRI
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51
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36.86
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21.47
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2
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100
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TERM
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51
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0.53
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0.50
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0
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1
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YEARS
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51
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3.92
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2.18
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1
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8
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COR
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51
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13.14
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0.46
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12.5
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13.46
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Variable
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Obs
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Mean
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Std. Dev.
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Min
|
Max
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SIGR
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57
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17.20
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8.16
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5.45
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44.57
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PDS
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57
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179.94
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139.82
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52.93
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735.81
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POV
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37
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66.92
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16.72
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20.35
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88.5
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UR
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57
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33.41
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15.03
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8.37
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64.75
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PAC
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57
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0.19
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0.40
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0
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1
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BTI
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57
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30.89
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18.28
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7
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90
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BAI
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57
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35.79
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21.06
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8
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91
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PPI
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57
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19.79
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20.40
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0
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100
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PPRI
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57
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30.25
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22.38
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0
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93
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TERM
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57
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0.49
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0.50
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0
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1
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YEARS
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57
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3.81
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2.31
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1
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10
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COR
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57
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13.14
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0.46
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12.5
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13.46
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Explanatory Variables
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Estimates Based on 2020
Data set
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Estimates Based on 2018
Data set
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Estimates Based on 2015
Data set
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Model IA
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Model IIA
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Model IB
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Model IIB
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Model IC
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Model IIC
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Dependent Variable =
SIGR
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Constant Intercept
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34.6379***
(7.3127)
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37.5208***
(7.3088)
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32.0305***
(9.5070)
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33.0906***
(10.1008)
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28.1200***
(8.6623)
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28.3605***
(9.1120)
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PDS
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0.0115***
(0.0029)
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0.0109***
(0.0029)
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0.0127 ***
(0.0034)
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0.0122***
(0.0036)
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0.0161***
(0.0034)
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0.0153***
(0.0038)
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POV
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-0.1722 **
(0 .0714)
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-0.1960**
(0.0703)
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UR
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-0.2674 *
(0.1422)
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-0.3058**
(0.1407)
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-0.3740*
(0.1937)
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-0.3873*
(0.2006)
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-0.7740*
(0.3954)
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-0.7755*
(0.4120)
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PAC
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1.0320
(3.9323)
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-1.2514
(4.0456)
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-4.3758
(4.0154)
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-4.7116
(4.1953)
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-1.5324
(3.8702)
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-1.6115
(4.0812)
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BTI
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0.0765
(0.1282)
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0.1185
(0.1076)
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-0.0231
(0.1057)
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BAI
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-0.0785
(0.1157)
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0.0162
(0.1175)
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-0.0660
(0.1262)
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PPI
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-0.0115
(0.1345)
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0.0620
(0.1229)
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0.0494
(0.1177)
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PPRI
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0 .2064*
(0.1017)
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0.0542
(0.1035)
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-0.0003
(0.0978)
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No. of Obs. = 35
Df (5,29)
R2 = 0.5624
Adj. R2 = 0.4869
F(5, 29) = 7.45
Prob > F = 0.0001
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No. of Obs. = 35
Df (7,27)
R2 = 0.6201
Adj. R2 = 0.5216
F(7, 27) = 6.29
Prob > F = 0.0002
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No. of Obs. = 36
Df (4,31)
R2 = 0.4820
Adj. R2 = 0.4152
F(4, 31) = 7.21
Prob > F = 0.0003
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No. of Obs. = 36
Df (6,29)
R2 = 0.4877
Adj. R2 = 0.3817
F(6, 29) = 4.60
Prob > F = 0.0021
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No. of Obs. = 36
Df (4,31)
R2 = 0.5503
Adj. R2 = 0.4943
F(4, 31) = 9.48
Prob > F= 0.0000
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No. of Obs. = 36
Df (6,29)
R2 = 0.5546
Adj. R2 = 0.4624
F(6, 29) = 6.02
Prob > F = 0.0004
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Note: Standard error in parentheses; p-values in brackets; *** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.1. Source: Author’s computation (2021).
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Sub-Sample of 17 Southern
States
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Sub-Sample of 19 Northern
States
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Abia
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Adamawa
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Akwa-Ibom
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Bauchi
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Anambra
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Benue
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Bayelsa
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Borno
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Cross River
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Gombe
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Delta
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Jigawa
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Ebonyi
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Kaduna
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Edo
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Kano
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Ekiti
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Katsina
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Enugu
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Kebbi
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Imo
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Kogi
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Lagos
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Kwara
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Ogun
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Nasarawa
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Ondo
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Niger
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Osun
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Plateau
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Oyo
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Sokoto
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Rivers
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Taraba
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Yobe
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Zamfara
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