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A panel of 48 observations from 1970 to 1986

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A data frame containing :

state

the state

year

the year

region

the region

pcap

public capital stock

hwy

highway and streets

water

water and sewer facilities

util

other public buildings and structures

pc

private capital stock

gsp

gross state product

emp

labor input measured by the employment in non–agricultural payrolls

unemp

state unemployment rate

Details

total number of observations : 816

observation : regional

country : United States

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Online complements to Baltagi (2001):

http://www.wiley.com/legacy/wileychi/baltagi/

Online complements to Baltagi (2013):

http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=resource&bcsId=4338&itemId=1118672321&resourceId=13452

References

Baltagi B (2001). Econometric Analysis of Panel Data, 3rd edition. John Wiley and Sons ltd.

Baltagi B (2013). Econometric Analysis of Panel Data, 5th edition. John Wiley and Sons ltd.

Baltagi BH, Pinnoi N (1995). “Public capital stock and state productivity growth: further evidence from an error components model.” Empirical Economics, 20, 351-359.

Munnell A (1990). “Why Has Productivity Growth Declined? Productivity and Public Investment.” New England Economic Review, 3–22.

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