World Bank country code
Indicates pre- or post-Nov2002
Number of rush-hour double parking violations (6-9am or 430-6pm)
Number of fire hydrant parking violations
Number of afterhours violations (before 6am or after 8pm & >5 blocks from UN
Total amount due, including penalties (USD)
Avg number of parking violations per year
Total fines (USD)
Indicator=1 if UN mission exists
Number of staff sent by member country
Number of spouses accompanying staff
Payments towards parking violations (USD)
Ratio of govt. bureaucrats' salaries to GDP percapita, from Schiavo-Campo (1999)
Percent of population muslim
Indicator=1 if pctmuslim > 50%
Mean of total trade with USA (USD)
Total number of diplomatic liscense plates issued
Number of diplomatic liscense plates issued to individuals
Number of diplomatic liscense plates issued to UN missions
Distance to USA, weighted by pop (km)
Population in 1998
GDP per capita in 1998 (USD)
Country corruption measure, from Kaufmann 2005, high value -> low corruption
Economic aid from USA (millions USD)
Military aid from USA (millions USD)
Value indicates region, see 'r_(region)'
Indicator=1 if prepost=pos
=log(trade)
=log(cars_total)
=log(distw)
=log(gdppcus)
=log(pop1998)
=log(1 + due)
=log(1 + violations)
=log(1 + fines)
=log(1 + viol_afterhours)
=log(1 + viol_rush)
=log(1 + viol_hydrant)
=log(1 + viol_paid)
NYC Violations/Diplomat (logs)
Avg NYC parking violations per diplomat per year
=log(staff)
Country corruption measure
Total aid from USA (milaid + ecaid)
=log(1 + totaid)
Indicator=1 if total aid from USA > 0
=log(1 + milaid)
Indicator=1 if military aid from USA > 0
=log(1 + ecaid)
Indicator=1 if economic aid from USA > 0
=corruption^2
=lgdppcus^2
=corruption^3
=lgdppcus^3
=lgdppcus^4
Indicator=1 if country in Africa (region=6
Indicator=1 if country in Middle East (region=7)
Indicator=1 if country in Europe (region=3)
Indicator=1 if country in South America (region=2)
Indicator=1 if country in Oceana (region=5)
Indicator=1 if country in Asia (region=4)
Greater value -> greater dislike to USA (range: 1-4)
Greater value -> greater dislike to foreigners (range: 1-4)
=(-1)*viol_pc
=post*corruption
=post*dislike_usa_post
=post*dislike_others
Country
Distance from mission to UN Plaza (miles)