Key: variable = meaning [units] year=Year [none] code_mefp=Municipal code according to the Ministry of Finance [none] code_ine=Municipal code according to the National Institute of Statistics [none] depto=Department [none] municip=Municipality name [none] total_cgov=Central government total transfers [Bs.] deptgdp=Department GDP [Bs.] capital=Capital dummy [0/1] temp=Temperature [degrees Celsius] rain=Rain volume [milimeters] border=If the municipality has a border with another country [0/1] slope=Slope of the municipality [degrees] oil01=If the municipality has oil resources [0/1] mining01=If the municipality has mineral resources [0/1] forest01=If the municipality has fores resources [0/1] area=Area [km2] rural=If the municipality is rural [0/1] population=Population size [inhabitants] own_rev=Municipality's own revenues [Bs.] transf_cgov=Transfers from central government to municipal governments [Bs.] k_rev=Municipalitiy's capital revenues [Bs.] rem_rev=Municipalitiy's remaining revenues [Bs.] curr_exp=Municipalitiy's current expenditures [Bs.] k_exp=Municipalitiy's capital expenditures [Bs.] tot_exp=Municipalitiy's total expenditures [Bs.] toilet=Proportion of households in the municipality with access to sanitation [proportion] twater=Proportion of households in the municipality with access to safe water [proportion] medical_fac=Number of hospitals (per municipality) [number] schools=Number of schools (per municipality) [number] wti=International oil price (West Texas Intermediate) [USD] job1=Proportion of agriculture workers [proportion] job2=Proportion of mining workers [proportion] job3=Proportion of manufacturing workers [proportion] job4=Proportion of energy workers [proportion] job5=Proportion of building workers [proportion] job6=Proportion of commerce workers [proportion] job7=Proportion of transport workers [proportion] job8=Proportion of banking workers [proportion] job9=Proportion of other services workers [proportion] job10=Proportion of restaurants and hotels workers [proportion] job11=Proportion of public administration workers [proportion] job12=Proportion of other manufacturing workers [proportion] job13=Proportion of services workers [proportion] job14=Proportion of informal workers [proportion] job15=Proportion of all other workers [proportion] hhsize=Number of household members [number] indig=Proportion of indigenous inhabitants [proportion] illit=Proportion of persons that are illiterate [proportion] altitude=Altitude of the municipality [meters] oceandist=Distance to the ocean [meters] underweight=Number of underweight children [proportion] stunting=Number of stunting children [proportion] miss_towns=Number of missing towns [number] roads=Kilometers of roads [km] bf=Auxiliary variables [n/a] bg=Auxiliary variables [n/a] bh=Auxiliary variables [n/a] extr_pov=Proportion of households living in extreme poverty [proportion] tot_rev=Total revenues [Bs.] lpop=Log of population [log units] wti_inst1=Instrument 1 [n/a] wti_inst2=Instrument 2 [n/a] wti_inst3=Instrument 3 [n/a] wti_inst4=Instrument 4 [n/a] wti_inst5=Instrument 5 [n/a] wti_inst6=Instrument 6 [n/a] wti_inst7=Instrument 7 [n/a] wti_inst8=Instrument 8 [n/a] tmp=Temperature [degrees Celsius] cold=Below average temperature [0/1] mild=Average temperature [0/1] tropic=Above average temperature [0/1] nbi=Unsatisfied Basic Needs Index [index] pov_01=Proportion of poor households [proportion] povgap_01=Poverty gap [n/a] hdi_tot01=Human Development Index [index] hdi_cons01=Human Development Index (consumption component) [index] hdi_health01=Human Development Index (health component) [index] hdi_educ01=Human Development Index (education component) [index] u5mr=Mortality rate for children under five years old [proportionx1000] vaccine=Proportion of vaccinated children [proportion] inst_childbirth=Childbirth instrument [n/a] particip=Participation in votations [proportion] flag_particip=Inconsistencies in particip variable [0/1] political=Political alignment with the central government [0/1] extr_pov01=Extreme poverty in 2001 [proportion] transf2=Transfers from central government to municipal governments x 100 [Bs.] transf4=Transfers from central government to municipal governments x 1000 [Bs.] lgdp=Log of GDP [log units] transf4a=Transfers from central government to municipal governments x 10000 [Bs.] lroads=Log of roads [log units] pop_b=Population (alternative source) [inhabitants] roads_b=Roads (alternative source) [km] indig2=Indigenous proportion ^ 2 [square units] province=Name of the province [n/a] y2012=Year 2012 dummy [0/1] rur=Rural households proportion [0/1] y2012_pov=y2012 x poverty rate [n/a] y2012_oil=y2012 x oil dummy [n/a] y2012_mining=y2012 x mining dummy [n/a] y2012_forest=y2012 x forest dummy [n/a] area_wti=Area x WTI [n/a] larea_wti=Log(Area x WTI) [n/a] sample=Sample of municipalities [n/a] slope2=Slope ^ 2 [n/a] lslope2=Log(slope ^ 2) [log units] larea=Log(area) [log units] laltitude=Log(altitude) [log units] loceandist=Log(oceandist) [log units] drural=Rural (t) - Rural (t-1) [proportion] dtwater=Water (t) - Water (t-1) [n/a] dtoilet=Toilet (t) - Toilet (t-1) [n/a] dunderweight=Underweight (t) - Underweight (t-1) [n/a] dstunting=Stunting (t) - Stunting (t-1) [n/a] drur=Rur (t) - Rur (t-1) [n/a] dindig=Indig (t) - Indig (t-1) [n/a] dillit=Illit (t) - Illit (t-1) [n/a] dhhsize=Hhsize (t) - Hhsize (t-1) [n/a] dpopulation=Population (t) - Population (t-1) [n/a] dlpop=Log(population(t)) - Log(population(t-1)) [n/a] dlgdp=Log(GDP(t)) - Log(GDP(t-1)) [n/a] dy2012=y2012 (t) - y2012 (t-1) [n/a] pc_pop=Percentage of rural population [percentage] pop_cat=Population category [1, 2, 3] small2=Small municipality dummy [0/1] rur2=Rur ^ 2 [n/a] poor1=Poor dummy 1 [0/1] poor2=Poor dummy 2 [0/1] poor3=Poor dummy 3 [0/1] nbi01=Unsatisfied Basic Needs Index for 2001 [index] ubn01=Unsatisfied Basic Needs Index for 2001 [index] number_poor01=Number of poor households for 2001 [number] lpoor01=Log(poor01) [log units] temp_cat=Temperature category [1,2,3] temp2=Temperature ^ 2 [n/a] inv_agro=Investment in agriculture [Bs.] inv_educ=Investment in education [Bs.] inv_energy=Investment in energy [Bs.] inv_industry=Investment in industry [Bs.] inv_mining=Investment in mining [Bs.] inv_multi=Investment in multisector [Bs.] inv_hidr=Investment in hydrocarbons [Bs.] inv_health=Investment in health [Bs.] inv_sanit=Investment in sanitation [Bs.] inv_transp=Investment in transportation [Bs.] inv_housing=Investment in housing [Bs.] inv_other=Other investment [Bs.] _merge=Merge dummy [0/1] inv_total=Total investment [Bs.] transf3=Transfers from central government to municipal governments / 10 [n/a] ltransf3=Log(transf3) [log units] transfpc=Transfers per capita [Bs. / person] flag_inv=Flag dummy for investement inconsistencies [0/1] share_win=Winning share of elected majors [proportion] _merge4=Merge dummy [0/1] sanit_exp=Expenditure in sanitation [Bs.] _merge5=Merge dummy [0/1] sanit_exp2=Expenditure in sanitation [n/a] dif_exp=Difference in expenditure [Bs.] k_exp2=Capital expenditures [Bs.] curr_exp2=Current expenditures [Bs.] tot_exp2=Total expenditures [Bs.] approved=Approved budget [Bs.] current=Current budget [Bs.] accrued=Accrued budget [Bs.] efficiency=Efficiency index [index] _merge6=Merge dummy [0/1] sidup=Duplicate dummy [0/1] dif_exp2=Difference in expenditure [Bs.] tot_exp3=Total expenditures x 1000 [Bs.] stunt_prop=Proportion of stunting children [proportion] uw_prop=Proportion of underweight children [proportion] _merge8=Merge dummy [0/1] own_rev2=Own revenues (alternative source) [Bs.] transf3a=Transfers (corrected) [Bs.] capitalplus=Capital cities + El Alto dummy [0/1] pc_transf3=Percentage change of transfers [%] pc_sanit_exp2=Percentage change of sanitation expenditure [%] pc_inv_sanit=Percentage change of investment in sanitation [%] pc_toilet=Percentage change in sanitation [%] pc_twater=Percentage change in safe water [%] pc_ownrev2=Percentage change in own revenues [%] dpop=Difference in population [Inhabitants] pc_tot_exp2=Percentage change in total expenditures [%] pc_tot_rev=Percentage change in total revenues [%] pc_inv_total=Percentage change in total investment [%] lown_rev2=Log(own revenues) [log units] ljob11=Log(workers in hydrocarbons) [log units] tr_rev=Transfers (revised) [Bs.] ownprop=Own revenues proportion [proportion] pc_ownprop=Percentage change in own revenues [%] lownprop=Log(own revenues proportion) [log units] sanit_prop_exp=Proportion of sanitation expenditures [proportion] lsanit_prop_exp=Log(Proportion of sanitation expenditures) [log units] sanit_prop_inv=Proportion of sanitation investment [proportion] lsanit_prop_inv=Log(Proportion of sanitation investment) [log units] total_cgov2=Total revenues (central government) [Bs.] transf3_2=Transfers (alternative) [Bs.] ltransf3_2=Log(transfers(alternative)) [Log units] exp3_2=Expenditures (alternative) [Bs.] totexp_cgov=Total expenditures in central government [Bs.] tot_exp2_2=Total expenditures (alternative source) [Bs.] ltot_exp2=Log(total expenditures(alternative source)) [Log units] total_cgovinv=Total investment (central government) [Bs.] own_rev2_2=Own revenues (revised) [Bs.] lown_rev2_2=Log(revised own revenues) [Log units] pc_tot_exp2_2=Percentage change in total expenditures [%] sanit_prop2_exp=Proportion of sanitation expenditures (alternative source) [proportion] lsanit_prop2_exp=Log(Proportion of sanitation expenditures (alternative source)) [log units] sanit_prop2_inv=Proportion of sanitation investment (alternative source) [proportion] lsanit_prop2_inv=Log(Proportion of sanitation investment (alternative source)) [log units] _est_est1=Estimation variable [n/a] _est_est2=Estimation variable [n/a] _est_est3=Estimation variable [n/a] _est_est4=Estimation variable [n/a]