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Table 4 Descriptive statistics of the studied variables

From: Institutional contributions to agricultural producer price stability

Descriptive statistics Descriptive statistics

 

All data

  

Switzerland

  

Russia Russia

  

The institutions controlled

Performer

Mean

Max

Min

Mean

Max

Min

Mean

Max

Min

Coefficient of price variation

–

0.10

0.49

0

0.06

0.25

0

0.14

0.49

0

Time trend

–

–

8

1

–

8

1

–

8

1

Country (Switzerland = 1, Russia = 0)

Government

0.5

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

Stable Institutions 2004–2007

Government

0.25

1

0

0.25

1

0

0.25

1

0

Stable Institutions 2010–2013

Government

0.25

1

0

0.25

1

0

0.25

1

0

Stable Institutions 2016–2019

Government

0.25

1

0

0.25

1

0

0.25

1

0

Crisis 2008–2009

Government

0.125

1

0

0.125

1

0

0.125

1

0

Transitions 2014–2015

Government

0.125

1

0

0.125

1

0

0.125

1

0

Dummy on type of production (crop = 0; animal = 1)

Actors

0.33

1

0

0.33

1

0

0.33

1

0

Price negotiations (yes = 1)

Producer organisations

0.18

1

0

0.41

1

0

0

1

0

Purchasing interventions or quotas (yes = 1)

Government

0.14

1

0

0.08

1

0

0.23

1

0

Supply chain integration (yes = 1)

Actors

0.5

1

0

1

1

1

0.15

1

0

Agro-holdings (yes = 1)

Actors

0.14

1

0

0

0

0

0.34

1

0

Small farms (yes = 1)

Actors

0.8

1

0

1

1

1

0.54

1

0

Specialisation (yes = 1)

All

0.13

1

0

0.13

1

0

0.15

1

0

Investment subsidies in previous period (yes = 1)

Government

0.05

1

0

0

0

0

0.12

1

0

Domestic producer price is higher than world price (yes = 1)

All

0.6

1

0

1

1

1

0.17

1

0

Liberalisation (yes = 1)

Government

0.45

1

0

0.05

1

0

0.85

1

0

Ratio of imports to domestic consumption

All

0.24

0.9

0

0.37

0.9

0.003

0.12

0.8

0

Ratio of exports to domestic production

All

0.04

0.62

0

0.03

0.3

0

0.06

0.62

0