Term limits and environmental treaty ratification, 1970-2011
Dependent variable:
OLSOLS
MEAsMEAsMEAs + BEAsMEAs + BEAs
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Term limit-0.147-0.259-0.147-0.258
(0.147)(0.206)(0.147)(0.205)
Real GDP/capita (log)0.240***0.1520.242***0.142
(0.072)(0.302)(0.072)(0.302)
Change in real GDP/capita (pct.)0.0020.00010.0020.0002
(0.001)(0.001)(0.001)(0.001)
Experience with democracy-0.007***0.025-0.007***0.025
(0.002)(0.032)(0.002)(0.032)
Disasters in prior 3 years (log)-0.199***-0.213***-0.197***-0.215***
(0.049)(0.079)(0.049)(0.079)
Resource rents (pct. of GDP)-0.031***-0.040**-0.031***-0.040**
(0.010)(0.019)(0.010)(0.019)
XRCOMP0.2240.3710.2200.367
(0.169)(0.227)(0.169)(0.227)
PARCOMP0.157*0.289**0.158*0.288**
(0.081)(0.120)(0.081)(0.120)
IGO memberships0.015***0.034**0.014***0.034**
(0.004)(0.014)(0.004)(0.014)
Executive right-0.1270.022-0.1310.014
(0.138)(0.190)(0.138)(0.190)
Executive left-0.166-0.147-0.164-0.148
(0.146)(0.180)(0.146)(0.180)
CSO repression0.163**0.1030.163**0.104
(0.067)(0.104)(0.067)(0.104)
Presidential democracy-0.0480.043-0.0470.041
(0.128)(0.607)(0.129)(0.607)
Leader age-0.014**-0.001-0.014**-0.001
(0.006)(0.007)(0.006)(0.007)
Female-0.221-0.381-0.227-0.387
(0.193)(0.246)(0.193)(0.246)
Country dummies?NYNY
Observations2,0532,0532,0532,053
R20.6220.6650.6220.666
Adjusted R20.6120.6400.6120.640
*p<0.1; **p<0.05; ***p<0.01
Note: Robust (HC1) standard errors in parentheses.
Country- and year dummies included where indicated but omitted from table output.