Table 2.
Variables and data sources of the research.
| Variable | Symbol | Data source | Ex. Sign |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian countries' agricultural producer prices. | PPI | FAO (https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data) | |
| Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) | INF | World Bank (https://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/) | + |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | GDP | IMF (https://www.imf.org/en/Data) | + |
| Domestic credit to the private sector (% of GDP) | CRED | World Bank (https://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/) | + |
| Deposit interest rate (%) | DEP | Trading Economics (https://tradingeconomics.com/) | – |
| Official exchange rate (LCU per US$) | EXR | Federal Reserve Economic Data (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/) | + |
| Value-added deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) US$ | VAD | FAO (https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data) | + |
| Employment in agriculture, forestry and fishing (000 persons) | EMP | ILO (https://www.ilo.org/global/statistics-and-databases/lang--en/index.htm) | – |
| Human capital index | HCI | Penn World Table (https://www.rug.nl/ggdc/productivity/pwt/?lang=en) | + |
| Land area equipped for irrigation (1000 ha) | IRRI | FAO (https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data) | + |
| Dummy GATT | DGATT | WTO (https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org6_e.htm) | – |
| Dummy WTO | DWTO | WTO (https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org6_e.htm) | – |
| Dummy Doha Round Development Agenda | DDDA | WTO (https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org6_e.htm) | – |
Source: prepared by authors