Table 2 Descriptive statistics

Smoking Prevalence

35.217

13.271

609

Excise Tax

0.203

0.173

595

Productive Age

63.867

6.812

602

Mean Years of Schooling

8.429

3.164

567

Exchange Rate

723.222

2664.073

554

Consumer Price Index

114.443

20.012

581

Value Added Agriculture

11.097

11.100

594

Democratization Index

5.522

2.006

564

Corruption Index

43.843

16.803

402

Openness

0.015

0.064

545

Time count of ratification

35.217

13.271

609