Determinants of Higher State Department Country Report Scores Compared to Amnesty International Country Report Scores
| . | (1) . | (2) . | (3) . | (4) . | (5) . | (6) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of lobbying reports (log) | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | ||
| (2.05) | (3.37) | (2.98) | (3.14) | |||
| Lobbying |${\$}$| (log) | 0.01 | 0.02 | ||||
| (2.29) | (2.45) | |||||
| Amnesty rating | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.23 | ||
| (3.60) | (3.38) | (2.40) | (3.73) | |||
| Bilateral US economic aid (log) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
| (2.92) | (2.87) | (2.38) | (2.82) | |||
| Regime type | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||
| (2.35) | (2.32) | (2.09) | (2.38) | |||
| GDP (log) | −2.40 | −2.31 | −3.02 | −2.43 | ||
| (−7.31) | (−6.98) | (−7.01) | (−7.33) | |||
| Per capita GDP (log) | 2.41 | 2.38 | 3.31 | 2.42 | ||
| (6.40) | (6.22) | (7.11) | (6.38) | |||
| Alliance with US | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.52 | 0.07 | ||
| (0.36) | (0.44) | (0.85) | (0.11) | |||
| Cold War | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.50 | ||
| (3.50) | (3.38) | (1.94) | (3.50) | |||
| Trade with US (log) | −0.10 | |||||
| (−2.08) | ||||||
| Diplomatic representation in US | 0.13 | |||||
| (1.62) | ||||||
| Observations | 4,418 | 4,279 | 3,503 | 3,429 | 2,878 | 3,476 |
| Number of countries | 158 | 158 | 133 | 132 | 131 | 133 |
| . | (1) . | (2) . | (3) . | (4) . | (5) . | (6) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of lobbying reports (log) | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | ||
| (2.05) | (3.37) | (2.98) | (3.14) | |||
| Lobbying |${\$}$| (log) | 0.01 | 0.02 | ||||
| (2.29) | (2.45) | |||||
| Amnesty rating | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.23 | ||
| (3.60) | (3.38) | (2.40) | (3.73) | |||
| Bilateral US economic aid (log) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
| (2.92) | (2.87) | (2.38) | (2.82) | |||
| Regime type | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||
| (2.35) | (2.32) | (2.09) | (2.38) | |||
| GDP (log) | −2.40 | −2.31 | −3.02 | −2.43 | ||
| (−7.31) | (−6.98) | (−7.01) | (−7.33) | |||
| Per capita GDP (log) | 2.41 | 2.38 | 3.31 | 2.42 | ||
| (6.40) | (6.22) | (7.11) | (6.38) | |||
| Alliance with US | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.52 | 0.07 | ||
| (0.36) | (0.44) | (0.85) | (0.11) | |||
| Cold War | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.50 | ||
| (3.50) | (3.38) | (1.94) | (3.50) | |||
| Trade with US (log) | −0.10 | |||||
| (−2.08) | ||||||
| Diplomatic representation in US | 0.13 | |||||
| (1.62) | ||||||
| Observations | 4,418 | 4,279 | 3,503 | 3,429 | 2,878 | 3,476 |
| Number of countries | 158 | 158 | 133 | 132 | 131 | 133 |
Note: z-statistics in parentheses. Each model estimated using logistic regression with country fixed-effects.
Determinants of Higher State Department Country Report Scores Compared to Amnesty International Country Report Scores
| . | (1) . | (2) . | (3) . | (4) . | (5) . | (6) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of lobbying reports (log) | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | ||
| (2.05) | (3.37) | (2.98) | (3.14) | |||
| Lobbying |${\$}$| (log) | 0.01 | 0.02 | ||||
| (2.29) | (2.45) | |||||
| Amnesty rating | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.23 | ||
| (3.60) | (3.38) | (2.40) | (3.73) | |||
| Bilateral US economic aid (log) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
| (2.92) | (2.87) | (2.38) | (2.82) | |||
| Regime type | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||
| (2.35) | (2.32) | (2.09) | (2.38) | |||
| GDP (log) | −2.40 | −2.31 | −3.02 | −2.43 | ||
| (−7.31) | (−6.98) | (−7.01) | (−7.33) | |||
| Per capita GDP (log) | 2.41 | 2.38 | 3.31 | 2.42 | ||
| (6.40) | (6.22) | (7.11) | (6.38) | |||
| Alliance with US | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.52 | 0.07 | ||
| (0.36) | (0.44) | (0.85) | (0.11) | |||
| Cold War | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.50 | ||
| (3.50) | (3.38) | (1.94) | (3.50) | |||
| Trade with US (log) | −0.10 | |||||
| (−2.08) | ||||||
| Diplomatic representation in US | 0.13 | |||||
| (1.62) | ||||||
| Observations | 4,418 | 4,279 | 3,503 | 3,429 | 2,878 | 3,476 |
| Number of countries | 158 | 158 | 133 | 132 | 131 | 133 |
| . | (1) . | (2) . | (3) . | (4) . | (5) . | (6) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of lobbying reports (log) | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | ||
| (2.05) | (3.37) | (2.98) | (3.14) | |||
| Lobbying |${\$}$| (log) | 0.01 | 0.02 | ||||
| (2.29) | (2.45) | |||||
| Amnesty rating | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.23 | ||
| (3.60) | (3.38) | (2.40) | (3.73) | |||
| Bilateral US economic aid (log) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
| (2.92) | (2.87) | (2.38) | (2.82) | |||
| Regime type | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||
| (2.35) | (2.32) | (2.09) | (2.38) | |||
| GDP (log) | −2.40 | −2.31 | −3.02 | −2.43 | ||
| (−7.31) | (−6.98) | (−7.01) | (−7.33) | |||
| Per capita GDP (log) | 2.41 | 2.38 | 3.31 | 2.42 | ||
| (6.40) | (6.22) | (7.11) | (6.38) | |||
| Alliance with US | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.52 | 0.07 | ||
| (0.36) | (0.44) | (0.85) | (0.11) | |||
| Cold War | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.50 | ||
| (3.50) | (3.38) | (1.94) | (3.50) | |||
| Trade with US (log) | −0.10 | |||||
| (−2.08) | ||||||
| Diplomatic representation in US | 0.13 | |||||
| (1.62) | ||||||
| Observations | 4,418 | 4,279 | 3,503 | 3,429 | 2,878 | 3,476 |
| Number of countries | 158 | 158 | 133 | 132 | 131 | 133 |
Note: z-statistics in parentheses. Each model estimated using logistic regression with country fixed-effects.
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