Table 8 Correlation of explanatory variables in the models
From: New evidence in the relationship between trade openness and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa
Openness | Corruption | Remittances | EDUC | Log (DGP) | SADGP | POP growth | IND | IPC | Agri. product | Landlocked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Openness | 1 | ||||||||||
Corruption | 0.2931* | 1 | |||||||||
Remittances | 0.0477 | 0.1339 | 1 | ||||||||
EDUC | 0.2272 | 0.4123 | 0.0921 | 1 | |||||||
Log (DGP) | 0.4673** | 0.4014 | − 0.1140 | 0.3719 | 1 | ||||||
SADGP | − 0.4296* | − 0.4548 | − 0.0663* | − 0.313 | −0.6829 | 1 | |||||
POP growth | − 0.3280 | − 0.4680** | − 0.3441 | − 0.445 | − 0.4207 | 0.4204 | 1 | ||||
IND | 0.1008 | 0.0233 | 0.0836 | − 0.024* | − 0.0098* | − 0.0019 | − 0.0410 | 1 | |||
IPC | − 0.0681 | − 0.0496 | − 0.0717 | − 0.044 | − 0.0607 | 0.0075 ** | 0.0584 | − 0.0103* | 1 | ||
Agri. product | 0.0421* | 0.1309 | -0.1837 * | 0.3361 | 0.1930** | − 0.1558 | − 0.1917** | − 0.0992 | − 0.0215* | 1 | |
Landlocked | − 0.0478*** | 0.1319 | 0.0218 | − 0.0521 | − 0.2813 | 0.1168 | − 0.0571 | 0.1422 | − 0.0707 | − 0.1764*** | 1 |