year joined IMF
=0 if has not signed Article 8; = 1 if has signed Article 8
=0 if did not restrict current account; = 1 if restricted current account
flexible exchange rate
GNP per capita
percentage of states in region that have signed Article 8
GDP growth
trade openness
reserves/gdp
balance of payments/gdp
= 0 if has not used IMF credits; = 1 if has used IMF credits
= 0 if no IMF surveillance system; = 1 if IMF surveillance system existed
universality (% of states that have ratified Article 8)
reserve volatility
terms of trade volatility
=1 in year signed Article 8
number of years since last restriction
= 1 if zero years since last restriction
=1 if one year since last restriction
Simmons' country code
years until 'failure' (year minus joinyr). Blank after year of sign