Table 2 Fixed effects cross sectional time series regression analysis, political stability, 2004–2014

From: Toward quantifying soft power: the impact of the proliferation of information technology on governance in the Middle East

Variables

Coefficient

Standard Error

Significance

Internet Subscribers (per 100)

.0021373

.0029859

NS

Mobile Subscribers (per 100)

−.0000297

.0016241

NS

Government Effectivenessit-1

.0066453

.085763

NS

FDI

5.05e-12

8.08e-12

NS

Imports

.0045616

.0015841

**

ODA & Foreign Aid

−6.60e-11

1.44e-11

***

Constant

−1.750457

.1898091

***

Prob.>F

<0.000

  

R-squared

0.92

  

Observations

219

  
  1. Dependent variable: Political stability and absence of violence and terrorism32—likelihood of government destabilization by violent means and/or unconstitutional political participation and expression
  2. Level of significance on a two-tailed test denoted by the following symbols:
  3. NS—not significant, ^p<0.10, *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
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