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Dependent variable
Log Settler Mortality
Member of an Alliance
Number of Alliances
The Bayesian Corruption Indicator
Democratic Accountability Index
Public Goods Provision Index
State Capacity Index
Global Militarization Index
Official Religion
Average schooling years, female
Average schooling years, male
Average schooling years, female and male
Dichotomous democracy measure
Consecutive years of current regime type
Comparative Abortion Index 2 (0 to 1)
Central Bank Independence unweighted index
Central Bank Independence weighted index
Central Bank Independence Extended Index
Corruption Commission Present in Constitution
Limits on Child Work in Constitution
Equality Before the Law Mentioned in Constitution
Freedom of Religion in Constitution
Status of Slavery in Constitution
Right to Strike in Constitution
Democracy
Freedom of Assembly and Association
Freedom of Domestic Movement
Freedom of Foreign Movement and Travel
Independence of the Judiciary
Physical Integrity Rights
Political Imprisonment
Freedom of Speech and Press
Prevalence of Torture by Government Authorities
Effective number of parties on the seats level
Effective number of parties on the votes level
Share of seats in parliament: agrarian
Share of seats in parliament: electoral alliance
Share of seats in parliament: communist
Share of seats in parliament: conservative
Share of seats in parliament: ethnic
Share of seats in parliament: feminist
Share of seats in parliament: green
Share of seats in parliament: liberal
Share of seats in parliament: left-socialist
Share of seats in parliament: monarchist
Share of seats in parliament: non-labelled
Share of seats in parliament: other
Share of seats in parliament: protest
Share of seats in parliament: post-communist
Share of seats in parliament: pensioners
Share of seats in parliament: personalist
Share of seats in parliament: right
Share of seats in parliament: regionalist
Share of seats in parliament: religious
Share of seats in parliament: social democratic
Type of Government
Voter turnout in election
Number of awarded contracts above 130,000 EUR
State Fragility Index
Transparency Index
Economic Globalization
Index of Globalization
Political Globalization
Social Globalization
Ecological footprint of consumption per person (gha per person)
E-Government Index
Associational and Organizational Rights
Civil Liberties
Electoral Process
Freedom of Expression and Belief
Functioning of Government
Personal Autonomy and Individual Rights
Political Rights
Rule of Law
Freedom Status
Freedom on the Net: Score
Freedom on the Net: Status
Freedom of the Press, Score (2001-2016)
Freedom of the Press, Status (2001-2016)
Freedom to Trade Internationally (current)
Economic Freedom of the World Index (current)
Political Terror Scale - Amnesty International
Political Terror Scale - Human Rights Watch
Expenditure on recreation, culture and religion (% of total gen. gov. exp.)
GDP per Capita (Current Prices)
Total Export
Real GDP (2005)
Total Import
Population (in the 1000's)
Real GDP per Capita (2005)
Total Trade
Effective Number of Electoral Parties
Electoral System Type-3 classes
Electoral System Type-12 classes
Electoral Formula used in an Electoral Tier
Global Peace Index
Regime Type
Independent Judiciary
HRV Index
Colonial Origin
Level of Democracy (Freedom House/Imputed Polity)
Region of the country
Regime Type
Regime Type (simplified)
Banned Parties
Constitutional Court
Executive Power over Military Force
Electoral System
Official State Party
Unitary or Federal State
Information Capacity
ICRG Indicator of Quality of Government
Parliamentary Election: Voter Turnout
Business Environment Score
Education Score
Overall Governance Score
Human Development Score
Health Score
Infrastructure Score
Security and Rule of Law Score
Share of Women (Lower and Single Houses)
Share of Women (Upper House)
Bicameral System
Gini Coefficient
Real GDP per Capita
Real GDP per Capita (year 1900)
Media Bias before Election
Was More Than One Party Legal
Was Opposition Allowed
Riots and Protests after Election
The Ocean Health Index
Regime Durability
Revised Combined Polity Score
The Property Right Protection Index
Human Capital Index
Population (in millions)
Inward Remittances Flow
Outward Remittances Flow
Gas production value in 2014 dollars
Oil production value in 2014 dollars
Corruption Perceptions Index
Top 10% income share
Top 1% income share
Human Development Index
Index of Democratization
Political corruption index
Deliberative democracy index
Egalitarian democracy index
Women political empowerment index
Liberal democracy index
Media corrupt
Participatory democracy index
Electoral democracy index
Regimes of the world with ambiguous cases
Control of Corruption, Estimate
Government Effectiveness, Estimate
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Estimate
Rule of Law, Estimate
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age pop.)
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)
Arable land (% of land area)
Land area (sq. km)
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)
School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total)
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)
Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total)
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in agriculture, female (% female employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in agriculture, male (% male employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in industry, female (% female employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO)
Energy imports, net (% of energy use)
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on edu.)
Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on edu.)
Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on edu.)
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Forest area (% of land area)
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US dollar)
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)
School enrollment, secondary (% gross)
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)
Gini index
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Internally displaced persons, new displacement-disasters (number)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Net migration
School enrollment, primary (% net)
School enrollment, secondary (% net)
Population, total
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Rural population (% of total population)
Urban population (% of total population)
The region of the country
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
CPIA social protection rating
CPIA transparency-accountability-corruption in public sector rating (1-6)
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Trade (% of GDP)
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO)
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO)
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force 15-24)(modeled ILO)
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force 15-24)(modeled ILO)
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force 15-24)(modeled ILO)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Healthy Life Expectancy, Total (Years)
Total population using basic sanitation services (%)
Absence of Corruption
Civil Justice
Civil Justice is Free of Corruption
Criminal Justice
Criminal System is Free of Corruption
Executive Branch do not use Public Office for Private Gain
Constraints on Government Powers
Judicial Branch do not use Public Office for Private Gain
Legislative branch do not use Public Office for Private Gain
Order and Security
Police and the Military do not use Public Office for Private Gain
Regime Type
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Independent variable
Log Settler Mortality
Member of an Alliance
Number of Alliances
The Bayesian Corruption Indicator
Democratic Accountability Index
Public Goods Provision Index
State Capacity Index
Global Militarization Index
Official Religion
Average schooling years, female
Average schooling years, male
Average schooling years, female and male
Dichotomous democracy measure
Consecutive years of current regime type
Comparative Abortion Index 2 (0 to 1)
Central Bank Independence unweighted index
Central Bank Independence weighted index
Central Bank Independence Extended Index
Corruption Commission Present in Constitution
Limits on Child Work in Constitution
Equality Before the Law Mentioned in Constitution
Freedom of Religion in Constitution
Status of Slavery in Constitution
Right to Strike in Constitution
Democracy
Freedom of Assembly and Association
Freedom of Domestic Movement
Freedom of Foreign Movement and Travel
Independence of the Judiciary
Physical Integrity Rights
Political Imprisonment
Freedom of Speech and Press
Prevalence of Torture by Government Authorities
Effective number of parties on the seats level
Effective number of parties on the votes level
Share of seats in parliament: agrarian
Share of seats in parliament: electoral alliance
Share of seats in parliament: communist
Share of seats in parliament: conservative
Share of seats in parliament: ethnic
Share of seats in parliament: feminist
Share of seats in parliament: green
Share of seats in parliament: liberal
Share of seats in parliament: left-socialist
Share of seats in parliament: monarchist
Share of seats in parliament: non-labelled
Share of seats in parliament: other
Share of seats in parliament: protest
Share of seats in parliament: post-communist
Share of seats in parliament: pensioners
Share of seats in parliament: personalist
Share of seats in parliament: right
Share of seats in parliament: regionalist
Share of seats in parliament: religious
Share of seats in parliament: social democratic
Type of Government
Voter turnout in election
Number of awarded contracts above 130,000 EUR
State Fragility Index
Transparency Index
Economic Globalization
Index of Globalization
Political Globalization
Social Globalization
Ecological footprint of consumption per person (gha per person)
E-Government Index
Associational and Organizational Rights
Civil Liberties
Electoral Process
Freedom of Expression and Belief
Functioning of Government
Personal Autonomy and Individual Rights
Political Rights
Rule of Law
Freedom Status
Freedom on the Net: Score
Freedom on the Net: Status
Freedom of the Press, Score (2001-2016)
Freedom of the Press, Status (2001-2016)
Freedom to Trade Internationally (current)
Economic Freedom of the World Index (current)
Political Terror Scale - Amnesty International
Political Terror Scale - Human Rights Watch
Expenditure on recreation, culture and religion (% of total gen. gov. exp.)
GDP per Capita (Current Prices)
Total Export
Real GDP (2005)
Total Import
Population (in the 1000's)
Real GDP per Capita (2005)
Total Trade
Effective Number of Electoral Parties
Electoral System Type-3 classes
Electoral System Type-12 classes
Electoral Formula used in an Electoral Tier
Global Peace Index
Regime Type
Independent Judiciary
HRV Index
Colonial Origin
Level of Democracy (Freedom House/Imputed Polity)
Region of the country
Regime Type
Regime Type (simplified)
Banned Parties
Constitutional Court
Executive Power over Military Force
Electoral System
Official State Party
Unitary or Federal State
Information Capacity
ICRG Indicator of Quality of Government
Parliamentary Election: Voter Turnout
Business Environment Score
Education Score
Overall Governance Score
Human Development Score
Health Score
Infrastructure Score
Security and Rule of Law Score
Share of Women (Lower and Single Houses)
Share of Women (Upper House)
Bicameral System
Gini Coefficient
Real GDP per Capita
Real GDP per Capita (year 1900)
Media Bias before Election
Was More Than One Party Legal
Was Opposition Allowed
Riots and Protests after Election
The Ocean Health Index
Regime Durability
Revised Combined Polity Score
The Property Right Protection Index
Human Capital Index
Population (in millions)
Inward Remittances Flow
Outward Remittances Flow
Gas production value in 2014 dollars
Oil production value in 2014 dollars
Corruption Perceptions Index
Top 10% income share
Top 1% income share
Human Development Index
Index of Democratization
Political corruption index
Deliberative democracy index
Egalitarian democracy index
Women political empowerment index
Liberal democracy index
Media corrupt
Participatory democracy index
Electoral democracy index
Regimes of the world with ambiguous cases
Control of Corruption, Estimate
Government Effectiveness, Estimate
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Estimate
Rule of Law, Estimate
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age pop.)
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)
Arable land (% of land area)
Land area (sq. km)
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)
School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total)
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)
Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total)
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in agriculture, female (% female employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in agriculture, male (% male employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in industry, female (% female employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO)
Energy imports, net (% of energy use)
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on edu.)
Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on edu.)
Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on edu.)
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Forest area (% of land area)
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US dollar)
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)
School enrollment, secondary (% gross)
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)
Gini index
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Internally displaced persons, new displacement-disasters (number)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Net migration
School enrollment, primary (% net)
School enrollment, secondary (% net)
Population, total
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Rural population (% of total population)
Urban population (% of total population)
The region of the country
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
CPIA social protection rating
CPIA transparency-accountability-corruption in public sector rating (1-6)
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Trade (% of GDP)
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO)
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO)
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force 15-24)(modeled ILO)
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force 15-24)(modeled ILO)
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force 15-24)(modeled ILO)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Healthy Life Expectancy, Total (Years)
Total population using basic sanitation services (%)
Absence of Corruption
Civil Justice
Civil Justice is Free of Corruption
Criminal Justice
Criminal System is Free of Corruption
Executive Branch do not use Public Office for Private Gain
Constraints on Government Powers
Judicial Branch do not use Public Office for Private Gain
Legislative branch do not use Public Office for Private Gain
Order and Security
Police and the Military do not use Public Office for Private Gain
Regime Type
All same size
