// Open 'Dataset for Is China Exporting Media Censorship' ** Table 1: xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem l.ExportstoChinaGDP l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, replace ctitle(Model 1) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 2) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 3) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 4) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 5) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR l.Aid_GDP i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 6) ** Figure 1: xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR l.Aid_GDP i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) margins, at(l.ExportstoChinaGDP=(0(5)49) l.RegimeType_Polity = (-10(1)10)) vsquish margins, dydx(l.ExportstoChinaGDP) at(l.RegimeType_Polity = (-10(1)10)) vsquish marginsplot, yline(0) addplot(hist RegimeType_Polity, yaxis(2) yscale(alt)) ** Identifying substnative effects where Polity2 = 10: gen RegimeType_Rescaled = . replace RegimeType_Rescaled = 0 if RegimeType_Polity == 10 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -1 if RegimeType_Polity == 9 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -2 if RegimeType_Polity == 8 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -3 if RegimeType_Polity == 7 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -4 if RegimeType_Polity == 6 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -5 if RegimeType_Polity == 5 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -6 if RegimeType_Polity == 4 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -7 if RegimeType_Polity == 3 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -8 if RegimeType_Polity == 2 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -9 if RegimeType_Polity == 1 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -10 if RegimeType_Polity == 0 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -11 if RegimeType_Polity == -1 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -12 if RegimeType_Polity == -2 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -13 if RegimeType_Polity == -3 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -14 if RegimeType_Polity == -4 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -15 if RegimeType_Polity == -5 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -16 if RegimeType_Polity == -6 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -17 if RegimeType_Polity == -7 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -18 if RegimeType_Polity == -8 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -19 if RegimeType_Polity == -9 replace RegimeType_Rescaled = -20 if RegimeType_Polity == -10 xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Rescaled l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR l.Aid_GDP i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) //Robustness tests: ** Table 2 (Boix democracy measure): xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Boix l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, replace ctitle(Model 7) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Boix l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 8) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Boix l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 9) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Boix l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 10) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Boix l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR l.Aid_GDP i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 11) ** Table 3 (Total trade variables): xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.TradewithChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.TradewithUSAGDP l.TradenottoChinaorUSA i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, replace ctitle(Model 12) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.TradewithChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.TradewithUSAGDP l.TradenottoChinaorUSA l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 13) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.TradewithChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.TradewithUSAGDP l.TradenottoChinaorUSA l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 14) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.TradewithChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.TradewithUSAGDP l.TradenottoChinaorUSA l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 15) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem c.l.TradewithChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.TradewithUSAGDP l.TradenottoChinaorUSA l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR l.Aid_GDP i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 16) ** Table 4 (Interactions between polity and trade with other countries): xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem l.ExportstoChinaGDP c.l.RegimeType_Polity##c.l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR l.Aid_GDP i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, replace ctitle(Model 17) xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem l.ExportstoChinaGDP c.l.RegimeType_Polity##c.l.X l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR l.Aid_GDP i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 18) ** Figure 2: xtreg MediaCensorship_Vdem l.ExportstoChinaGDP c.l.RegimeType_Polity##c.l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR l.Aid_GDP i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) margins, at(l.ExportstoUSAGDP=(0(5)49) l.RegimeType_Polity = (-10(1)10)) vsquish margins, dydx(l.ExportstoUSAGDP) at(l.RegimeType_Polity = (-10(1)10)) vsquish marginsplot, yline(0) addplot(hist RegimeType_Polity, yaxis(2) yscale(alt)) ** Table 5 (Alternative DV measure): xtreg revFreedomHouse_Continuous c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, replace ctitle(Model 19) xtreg revFreedomHouse_Continuous c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 20) xtreg revFreedomHouse_Continuous c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 21) xtreg revFreedomHouse_Continuous c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 22) xtreg revFreedomHouse_Continuous c.l.ExportstoChinaGDP##c.l.RegimeType_Polity l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR l.Aid_GDP i.Year if Year > 2002, fe robust cluster(country1) outreg2 using myreg.doc, append ctitle(Model 23) ** Table A1 (Summary stats): sum MediaCensorship_Vdem l.ExportstoChinaGDP l.RegimeType_Polity l.ExportstoUSAGDP l.X l.Foreigndirectinvestmentneti l.JudicialIndependence l.checks_lax_DPI l.OilrentsofGDP l.logGDPpercaPPP l.PartytoICCPR l.Aid_GDP l.RegimeType_Boix l.TradewithChinaGDP l.TradewithUSAGDP l.TradenottoChinaorUSA revFreedomHouse_Continuous if Year > 2002