Appendix: Definition and Sources of Variables

Summary

This appendix contains the definition and sources of each variable contained in the data set compiled for this book. The first section lists each variable alphabetically. Each variable is marked as belonging to one of four groups: regime variables [R]; government and partisan variables [G]; constitutional variables [C]; and other variables [O]. The second section lists the sources for the variables in each of the first three groups. Sources for the variables marked [O] are given at the end of their definition in the first section.

Definitions

AGE Age of democracy. Count variable indicating the age of the regime (as coded by HINST), with the first year of the regime coded 1. [R]

AMEND1 Restrictions of legislature's amendment capacity. Dummy variable coded 1 if the constitution restricts the legislature's power to amend the budget bill, 0 otherwise. Narrow measure. AMEND1 = 1 if LEGAMEN = 1 and RESTAMEN = 1 and INCAMEN = 0. [C]

AMEND2 Restrictions of legislature's amendment capacity. Dummy variable coded 1 if the constitution restricts the legislature's power to amend the budget bill, 0 otherwise. Broader measure. AMEND2 = 1 if AMEND1 = 1, or if LEGAMEN = 1 and RESTAMEN = 1 and INCAMEN = 1, or if LEGAMEN = 1 and RESTAMEN = 0 and INCAMEN = 0. [C]

BICAM Bicameralism. Dummy variable coded 1 if there are two or more chambers, 0 otherwise. [C]