World Bank country name
group(country)
Control of corruption (0 (greatest corruption) to 6 (no corruption), ICRG 2009
minimum focal depth of quakes in country year
Democracy dummy variable (1=polity2>=5)
Developed country dummy variable, World Bank class.
High-income OECD country dummy variable, World Bank class.
Sum of quake deaths in country year
ln GDP per capita
ln country population size
10^(quake mag-5)*pop. density in 15km radius of epicenter
10^(max magnitude of a quake during 1960-2008)
as maxmagabove510, but excluding quakes in current year
Non-corrupt dummy variable (1: corr_icrg>=4)
years since last democracy or autocracy>=23 (median)
age of ruling party in autocracies-yrsoffc; set to zero if gov1age<yrsoffc
sum of quakes above 6.5, modified to 10^(magnitude-5), over 1960-2008
sum of quakes above 5, modified to 10^(magnitude-5), over 1960-2008
sum of quakes above 6, modified to 10^(magnitude-5), over 1960-2008
% of population living in urban areas
sum of quakes above 6, modified to 10^(magnitude-5), over 1900-1959
Time since last autocracy
yrsoffc>5 (median yrsoffc in autocracies)
Number of years current leader has been in office
(max) mag
actualmaxmag10, but set to 1 if actualmaxmag10<1