Table B3.
Fixed Effects Regression of Fertility Convergence on Country and Dyad Variables
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDV | 0.984*** (0.000261) |
0.984*** (0.000261) |
0.981*** (0.000315) |
0.981*** (0.000315) |
| Bilateral Trade | ||||
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| Not Rich/Not Rich | 0.102*** (0.0122) |
0.122*** (0.0148) |
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| Not Rich/Rich | −0.0349* (0.0162) |
−0.0533** (0.0186) |
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| Trade Blocs | ||||
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| Common Market | 0.0349*** (0.00300) |
0.0417*** (0.00327) |
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| Free Trade Area | −0.0238*** (0.00278) |
−0.0229*** (0.00302) |
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| Monetary Union | 0.0283*** (0.00363) |
0.0293*** (0.00487) |
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| IGOs | ||||
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| World Bank | 0.00636* (0.00255) |
0.00651* (0.00255) |
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| UN | −0.0252*** (0.00252) |
−0.0255*** (0.00252) |
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| WHO | −0.0202*** (0.00395) |
−0.0200*** (0.00395) |
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| IMF | −0.00499* (0.00248) |
−0.00500* (0.00248) |
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| UNESCO | −0.00713*** (0.00105) |
−0.00714*** (0.00105) |
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| WTO | 0.0243*** (0.000674) |
0.0244*** (0.000674) |
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| N | 801086 | 801086 | 671957 | 671957 |
Note: Heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation consistent (HAC) standard errors are in parentheses. LDV stands for Lagged Dependent Variable. All models control for GDP per capita and trade openness of country i, whose coefficients are negative and significant.
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001