Table 5 The Confucian cultural effect on COVID-19 spread rate during lockdown vs non-lockdown periods.
Dependent variable: CASE_GROWTH | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Model (1) Lockdown | Model (2) Non-Lockdown | Coefficient Difference (1) – (2) |
CONFUCIAN | −26.169*** | −7.841*** | −18.328*** |
(−10.290) | (−11.429) | ||
SARS | −12.885*** | 1.309** | −14.194*** |
(−8.703) | (2.484) | ||
LN(POPULATION) | 4.314*** | 0.716*** | 3.598*** |
(10.114) | (6.870) | ||
AGE65 | −1.509*** | 0.055 | −1.565*** |
(−7.821) | (1.169) | ||
LN(GDP) | 2.971*** | −1.741*** | 4.712*** |
(3.471) | (−10.188) | ||
SMOKE | 0.080 | 0.192*** | −0.112 |
(0.967) | (10.093) | ||
LN(LENIENT_ENFORCEMENT) | 6.129*** | 0.950*** | 5.179*** |
(4.646) | (3.441) | ||
PROTESTANT | −0.266*** | 0.021*** | −0.286*** |
(−7.055) | (2.727) | ||
CATHOLIC | −0.010 | 0.031*** | −0.041* |
(−0.485) | (5.613) | ||
MUSLIM | −0.041 | 0.020*** | −0.061* |
(−1.543) | (3.890) | ||
Continent FE | Control | Control | |
Month FE | Control | Control | |
Observations | 4,433 | 34,735 | |
R-squared | 0.612 | 0.572 | |
