Table B1.
Results from analyses with alternative consistency thresholds.
| Month | Alternative Decision1(cases included) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| March | Consistency cut: 0.75 (33) | An additional configuration is included in the minimization with 20 extra cases. Substantively, the results remain unchanged. |
| April | Consistency cut: 0.80 (20) | A more complex solution, including a configuration signifying a non-globalized country (∼FECOG*∼FSOCG) but with minimal government intervention and solid infrastructure (∼FGOV*FGHS*FLPI). |
| May | Consistency cut: 0.78; PRI: 0.4 (33) | Solution includes two more variations of the predominant configuration, where ∼DEATHS and ∼GOV alternate. Substantive results are even stronger. |
| June | Consistency cut: 0.80; PRI cut: 0.4 (42) | An almost identical solution is derived. |
| July | Consistency cut: 0.78; PRI cut: 0.5 (40) | An almost identical solution is derived. |
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All robustness tests reported here apply more liberal (but permissible) thresholds. Tests with more conservative thresholds were also run where it made sense; the results do not challenge the main findings of the baseline analysis.