Table A3

Preliminary estimates through pooled OLS, fixed effect and random effect models

(1)(2)(3)(4)
Variable namePooled OLSFixed effectRandom effect
Trade Openness (CTS)0.005 (0.02) **−0.012 (0.00) ***−0.011 (0.00) ***
Growth Rate0.069 (0.34)−0.087 (0.00) ***−0.089 (0.00) ***
School Enrollment0.092 (0.00) ***−0.107 (0.00) ***−0.100 (0.00) ***
Labor Productivity−0.0006 (0.00) ***−0.0004 (0.00) ***−0.0004 (0.00) ***
Age Dependency0.827 (0.00) ***0.725 (0.00) ***0.736 (0.00) ***
Unemployment Rate−0.398 (0.00) ***0.079 (0.28)0.008 (0.91)
Inflation0.0015 (0.02) **0.0002 (0.49)−0.0002 (0.46)
Constant−35.891 (0.00) ***−12.386 (0.00) ***−12.675 (0.00) ***
Number of Observations1,6661,6661,666
Number of Groups9898
F-value386.99107.41
Prob > F0.0000.000.00
Wald χ2904.32
Prob > χ20.00
Overall R20.620.560.57
Diagnostic Tests   
Breusch and Pagan Lagrangian Multiplier Test: prob > chibar2 = 0.000
Hausman Test: prob > χ2 = 0.000
Modified Wald Test for group wise Heteroskedasticity: prob > χ2 = 0.000
Wooldridge Test for autocorrelation in panel data: prob > F = 0.000
Testing for Time Fixed Effect: prob > F= 0.000

Note(s):p values are shown in the parenthesis. ***, ** and * indicates significant at 1%, 5% and 10% level of significance respectively

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