Table 1.
Six Development Indicators We Use in Our Analysis and Other Details About the Data
| Indicator | Range | Components | Source | Years | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human-rights democracy | 0–1 | Political rights score, civil liberties score, human-rights performance scores | Freedom House, Cingranelli & Richards Human Rights Data Project (CIRI) | 1980–2006 | 187 |
| Emancipative values | 0–1 | — | World Value Survey (www.wvsevsbd.com) | 1981–2011 | 65 |
| Human Development Index | 0–1 | UN education index, life expectancy, GNI per capita | UNDP (http://data.un.org) | 1980–2012 | 193 |
| log GNI per capita | 5–12 | — | World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org) | 1980–2012 | 213 |
| United Nation education index | 0–1 | Means years of schooling, expected years of schooling | UNDP (http://data.un.org) | 1980–2012 | 193 |
| Life expectancy | 42–83 | — | World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org) | 1960–2012 | 213 |
GNI, gross national income.