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Table 3. A summary statistics of the results.
Variables
Growth

Mean

Std dev. Max.

3.7

3.2

Government consumption

-1.92

0.34

-1.10

Trade openness

-0.656

0.53

0.58

LLY

60.31

FDI

Inflation

Urban agglomeration

DCP

6.8

0.14

0.29

58.11

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0.16
0.39

58.34

55.43

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10.3

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1.69

0.02

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