#delimit; log using "c:\classes\EC607 Econometrics II\FDI Basic.log", replace; /* File name: FDI Basic.do Author: Bruce Blonigen Date: January 2004 */ set memory 50000; set matsize 100; use "C:\papers\fditreaty\data_master\USFDIMaster.dta", clear; /* GENERATE THE NECESSARY VARIABLES */ /* MAKE FDI MEASURES IN CONSTANT 1996 DOLLARS TO MATCH PW DATA */ gen rpos=position*100/deflate; gen rsales=sales*100/deflate; /* CREATE GDP VARIABLES */ gen hm_gdp=hm_pop*hm_rgdpch; gen ht_gdp=ht_pop*ht_rgdpch; gen sumgdp=hm_gdp/1000000+ht_gdp/1000000; gen gdpdiff=(hm_gdp-ht_gdp)/1000000; gen gdpdifsq=gdpdiff^2; /* CREATE SKILL VARIABLES*/ gen skdiff=(hm_blayr-ht_blayr); gen skdgdpd=skdiff*gdpdiff; gen skdifsq=skdiff^2; /* CREATE TRADE AND INVESTMENT BARRIERS */ gen hm_tcost=100-hm_openk; gen ht_tcost=100-ht_openk; gen beri=100-ht_beri; drop ht_beri; gen ht_beri=beri; gen htskd2=ht_tcost*skdifsq; /* BASIC REGRESSION OF CMM MODEL */ reg rpos sumgdp gdpdifsq skdiff skdgdpd ht_tcost hm_tcost ht_beri htskd2 distance; clear; log close;