* this do file generate the variables and run the TSCS regressions as shown in the paper. *use "C:\Documents and Settings\hmilner\My Documents\internetdata\INT-04-10-04.dta", clear tsset country date *gen lags sort country date gen l1prites=L1.prights2 gen l1aclp=L1.aclp gen l1polity=L1.polity *gen lag DV: sort country date g l1intuser_p=L1.intuser_p g l1hosts_0_ppop=L1.hosts_0_ppop *create IVs for tscs: g l1pop_wb=L1.pop_wb gen lnpop=ln(pop_wb) gen l1lnpop=L1.lnpop g l1war=L1.war g l1usheg_g=L1.usheg_gnp g l1urban_p=L1.urbpercttl g l1telns=L1.telmnlines g l1usheg=L1.usheg g lnrgdpc_wb=ln(gdp_pc_95d) g l1lnrgdpc_wb=L1.lnrgdpc_wb bysort date: egen avuser_p=mean( intuser_p) g ususer=intuser_p if country==72 bysort date (ususer): replace ususer=ususer[1] if missing(ususer) sort country date bysort date: egen sumuser_p=sum( intuser_p) g ususer_wld=ususer/sumuser_p bysort date: egen avhost_p=mean( hosts_0_ppop) g ushost=hosts_0_ppop if country==72 bysort date (ushost): replace ushost=ushost[1] if missing(ushost) bysort date: egen sumhost_p=sum( hosts_0_ppop) sort country date g ushost_wld=ushost/sumhost_p sort country date g l1telecompriv1 = L1.telecompriv1 *5.1 xtnbreg intuser_p l1polity l1lnrgdpc_wb l1lnpop l1urban_p date, fe *5.2 xtnbreg intuser_p l1polity l1lnrgdpc_wb l1lnpop l1urban_p l1telns date, fe *5.3 xtnbreg intuser_p l1polity l1lnrgdpc_wb l1lnpop l1urban_p avuser_p ususer_wld, fe *5.4 xtnbreg intuser_p l1polity l1lnrgdpc_wb l1lnpop l1urban_p avuser_p ususer_wld l1telecompriv1, fe *5.5 xtnbreg intuser_p l1aclp l1lnrgdpc_wb l1lnpop l1urban_p avuser_p ususer_wld, fe *5.6 xtnbreg intuser_p l1prites l1lnrgdpc_wb l1lnpop l1urban_p avuser_p ususer_wld, fe *6.1 xtnbreg hosts_0_ppop l1polity l1lnrgdpc_wb l1lnpop l1urban_p date, fe *6.2 xtnbreg hosts_0_ppop l1polity l1lnrgdpc_wb l1lnpop l1urban_p date l1telns, fe *6.3 xtnbreg hosts_0_ppop l1polity l1lnrgdpc_wb l1lnpop l1urban_p avhost_p ushost_wld, fe *6.4 xtnbreg hosts_0_ppop l1aclp l1lnrgdpc_wb l1lnpop l1urban_p avhost_p ushost_wld, fe *6.5 xtnbreg hosts_0_ppop l1prites l1lnrgdpc_wb l1lnpop l1urban_p avhost_p ushost_wld, fe *6.6 xtnbreg hosts_0_ppop l1polity l1lnrgdpc_wb l1lnpop l1urban_p avhost_p ushost_wld l1telecompriv, fe