Table A.3:
Effect of Removing Outliers from Regressions, All Countries
| Countries Removed and Outlier Characteristics, Variable | Deaths | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| None | ||
| Gini | 5.22* | 205.95*** |
| (2.68) | (67.21) | |
| Pov | 0.26 | 7.50 |
| (0.47) | (14.66) | |
| R2 | 0.709 | 0.703 |
| Belgium: high deaths, low Gini | ||
| Gini | 5.64** | 208.00*** |
| (2.68) | (67.61) | |
| Pov | 0.26 | 7.51 |
| (0.47) | (14.71) | |
| R2 | 0.719 | 0.704 |
| Madagascar & DRC: high poverty, low deaths and cases | ||
| Gini | 5.12* | 208.60*** |
| (2.74) | (68.59) | |
| Pov | 0.365 | 13.34 |
| (0.572) | (14.53) | |
| R2 | 0.708 | 0.704 |
| South Africa: high Gini | ||
| Gini | 7.59*** | 256.03*** |
| (2.57) | (76.21) | |
| Pov | 0.294 | 8.23 |
| (0.495) | (15.86) | |
| R2 | 0.719 | 0.702 |
Notes: Robust standard errors are in parentheses; see Table 1 for variable definitions. DRC = Democratic Republic of the Congo.
*
p < 0.10;
**
p < 0.05;
***
p < 0.01.
Source:Author’s calculations.