Table 8

Country and year fixed-effects benchmark with lagged core predictors

VariableCoefficientStandard errorp-value
Internet use, lagged−0.0950.0800.234
Mobile subscriptions, lagged0.0020.0310.937
Electricity access, lagged−0.0130.0810.876
Manufacturing value added, lagged−0.1100.1590.490
Industry employment, lagged0.3570.2180.101
Private-sector credit, lagged0.0460.0770.549
Inflation, lagged−0.0360.007<0.001
Log GDP per capita−0.1962.7130.942
Log population−18.69510.2100.067
Population density0.0300.0470.525
Services value added−0.4020.1340.003
FDI inflows, lagged0.0190.0540.727
Natural-resource rents0.5600.165<0.001

Note(s): Country and year effects are included; standard errors are clustered by country. The estimates are associational

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