Research Article
Public Investments, Human Capital, and Political Stability: The Triptych of Economic Success
Table 2
Descriptive statistics.
| Variables | Mean | Min. | Max. |
| Growth (×100) | 1.67006 | −3.3345 (Dem. Congo) | 9.1038 (China) | Initial ($) | 7509.351 | 346.626 (Mozambique) | 35758.3 (Iceland) | Invest (% of GDP) | 21.71515 | 10.0264 (Cote l’Ivoire) | 46.0913 (Lesotho) | Govcons (% of GDP) | 15.44864 | 4.895766 (Bangladesh) | 34.48183 (Lesotho) | Pubinv (% of GDP) | 6.987489 | 1.27113 (Brazil) | 28.7414 (China) | Prinv (% of GDP) | 14.6237 | 2.65519 (Burundi) | 33.0561 (Lesotho) | Pubeduc (% of GDP) | 4.391182 | 0.9794873 (Guyana) | 12.30818 (Lesotho) | Pubhealth (% of GDP) | 3.444823 | 0.1601331 (Zimbabwe) | 8.457549 (France) | Pubmilit (% of GDP) | 2.319679 | 0.0642023 (Iceland) | 6.15932 (Jordan) | Openness (% of GDP) | 70.65654 | 22.4138 (Sudan) | 183.922 (Malaysia) | Deficit (% of GDP) | −1.82237 | −11.2169 (Lebanon) | 12.544 (Niger) | Debt (% of GDP) | 69.44112 | 9.34823 (Botswana) | 171.7885 (Mauritania) | Sch (years) | 6.262029 | 0.947148 (Mozambique) | 12.9285 (USA) | Initsch (years) | 5.226822 | 0.2768 (Yemen) | 12.3402 (USA) | Pupteapr (ratio) | 32.49416 | 10.3058 (Denmark) | 85.0493 (Central Africa) | Fertile (rate) | 3.65159 | 1.28619 (Spain) | 7.48881 (Niger) | Lifeexp (years) | 64.19683 | 41.0609 (Sierra Leone) | 80.9694 (Japan) | mortal5 (rate) | 70.89359 | 4.1381 (Iceland) | 236.857 (Sierra Leone) | Pop (growth) | 1.659322 | −0.780933 (Bulgaria) | 3.54479 (Yemen) | Emplindu (% of total empl.) | 19.1524 | 2.1 (Chad) | 35.9842 (Mauritius) | Unempl (% of total labor) | 9.499108 | 0.5 (Burundi) | 51.5 (Djibouti) | Telec (lines per 100 people) | 15.22859 | 0.04736 (Dem. Congo) | 65.1118 (Sweden) | Railway (total km) | 12797.03 | 290.667 (Jordan) | 186092 (USA) | Stabil (index) |
−0.255222 | −2.317793 (Dem. Congo) | 1.509539 (Finland) | Effect (index) | −0.063308 | −1.712302 (Dem. Congo) | 2.164273 (Denmark) | Rule (index) | −0.146094 | −1.733297 (Dem. Congo) | 1.940029 (Finland) | Corrupt (index) | −0.089167 | −1.481801 (Dem. Congo) | 2.442755 (Denmark) | Gini (index) | 41.63648 | 24.7 (Denmark) | 64.3 (Comoros) |
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