********************************************************************************* *** Figure 4: The Impact of Elite Connections on Soldier Deaths: Year-by-Year Estimates ********************************************************************************* use Data\HunanCntyYr.dta,clear ******************************************************************************** ********************** gen Zeng Guofan period dummies gen Post=0 if year<1854 replace Post=1 if year>=1854&year<=1864 foreach y of varlist Zeng_all0_invdist_pc Zeng_all0_pc Zenghu_all Zenghu_all_invdist Zeng_all0 Zeng_all0_invdist Zeng_exam0_invdist Zeng_BMF_invdist Zeng_Juren_invdist lnarea capital lnurbanpop lnpop dist_nanjing lnjinshi lnquotas mainriv route1 dist2canal lnwheat lnrice { gen `y'_Post=`y'*Post } ********************** ********************** ********************** ********************** ********************** gen year dummies tab year, gen(year) local r=1 while `r'<16 { local s=`r'+1849 rename year`r' yr`s' local r=`r'+1 } ** foreach y of varlist Zeng_all0_invdist Zeng_all0 Zeng_all0_invdist_pc Zeng_all0_pc{ foreach x of varlist yr1850-yr1852 yr1854-yr1864 { gen `y'_`x'=`y'*`x' } } ************************** egen prefidXyear=group(prefid year) *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Weighted xi: reghdfe lnmartyr1 Zeng_all0_invdist_yr* capital_Post lnurbanpop_Post lnjinshi_Post lnquotas_Post route1_Post dist_nanjing_Post mainriv_Post dist2canal_Post lnwheat_Post lnrice_Post lnpop_Post lnarea_Post , absorb(year cntyid prefidXyear) cluster( cntyid) outreg2 using Results\Placebo_Yearly_ctrl_all0_invdist.doc, keep(Zeng_all0_invdist_yr* ) se bdec(3) rdec(3) nocons replace parmest, saving( Results\Placebo_Yearly_ctrl_all0_invdist, replace) *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** unweighted xi: reghdfe lnmartyr1 Zeng_all0_yr* capital_Post lnurbanpop_Post lnjinshi_Post lnquotas_Post route1_Post dist_nanjing_Post mainriv_Post dist2canal_Post lnwheat_Post lnrice_Post lnpop_Post lnarea_Post , absorb(year cntyid prefidXyear) cluster( cntyid) outreg2 using Results\Placebo_Yearly_ctrl_all0_invdist.doc, keep(Zeng_all0_yr* ) se bdec(3) rdec(3) nocons append parmest, saving( Results\Placebo_Yearly_ctrl_all0, replace) *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** per capita weighted xi: reghdfe lnmartyr1 Zeng_all0_invdist_pc_yr* capital_Post lnurbanpop_Post lnjinshi_Post lnquotas_Post route1_Post dist_nanjing_Post mainriv_Post dist2canal_Post lnwheat_Post lnrice_Post lnpop_Post lnarea_Post , absorb(year cntyid prefidXyear) cluster( cntyid) outreg2 using Results\Placebo_Yearly_ctrl_all0_invdist.doc, keep(Zeng_all0_invdist_pc_yr* ) se bdec(3) rdec(3) nocons append parmest, saving( Results\Placebo_Yearly_ctrl_all0_invdist_pc, replace) *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** per capita unweighted xi: reghdfe lnmartyr1 Zeng_all0_pc_yr* capital_Post lnurbanpop_Post lnjinshi_Post lnquotas_Post route1_Post dist_nanjing_Post mainriv_Post dist2canal_Post lnwheat_Post lnrice_Post lnpop_Post lnarea_Post , absorb(year cntyid prefidXyear) cluster(cntyid) outreg2 using Results\Placebo_Yearly_ctrl_all0_invdist.doc, keep(Zeng_all0_pc_yr* ) se bdec(3) rdec(3) nocons append parmest, saving( Results\Placebo_Yearly_ctrl_all0_pc, replace) ********************************* Graphing ********************************* ********************************* preserve use Results\Placebo_Yearly_ctrl_all0_invdist, clear gen i=_n keep if i<=15 gen time=i gen zero=0 label var zero "the effect = 0" label var estimate "the coefficent of logged total deaths" keep time max95 min95 time estimate zero replace time=time+1 if time>3 replace time=4 if time==16 foreach x of varlist estimate { replace `x'=0 if time==4 } foreach x of varlist max95 min95 { replace `x'=0 if time==4 } replace time=1849+time **** sort time label var time "Year" twoway (rcap max95 min95 time, ylabel(-0.25(0.25)0.5) lstyle(ci) xtitle(" ") ) /// (connect estimate time, lp(solid) lc(black) lw(medthick) xline(1853, lpattern(solid) lcolor(blue) lw(medthick)) xsize(6) ysize(6)) /// (scatter estimate time, mstyle(p1) yline(0, lpattern(solid) lcolor(red)) /// legend(off) xlabel(1850(5)1865) graphregion(color(white) ifcolor(white) ilcolor(white) fcolor(white)) saving(Results\Yearly1_All0_invdist, replace) title(A. Weighted connections, size(medsmall))) restore ********************************* preserve use Results\Placebo_Yearly_ctrl_all0, clear gen i=_n keep if i<=15 gen time=i gen zero=0 label var zero "the effect = 0" label var estimate "the coefficent of logged total deaths" keep time max95 min95 time estimate zero replace time=time+1 if time>3 replace time=4 if time==16 foreach x of varlist estimate { replace `x'=0 if time==4 } foreach x of varlist max95 min95 { replace `x'=0 if time==4 } replace time=1849+time **** sort time label var time "Year" twoway (rcap max95 min95 time, ylabel(-0.25(0.25)0.5) lstyle(ci) xtitle(" ") ) /// (connect estimate time, lp(solid) lc(black) lw(medthick) xline(1853, lpattern(solid) lcolor(blue) lw(medthick)) xsize(6) ysize(6)) /// (scatter estimate time, mstyle(p1) yline(0, lpattern(solid) lcolor(red)) /// legend(off) xlabel(1850(5)1865) graphregion(color(white) ifcolor(white) ilcolor(white) fcolor(white)) saving(Results\Yearly1_All0, replace) title(B. Unweighted connections, size(medsmall))) restore ********************************* preserve use Results\Placebo_Yearly_ctrl_all0_invdist_pc, clear gen i=_n keep if i<=15 gen time=i gen zero=0 label var zero "the effect = 0" label var estimate "the coefficent of logged total deaths" keep time max95 min95 time estimate zero replace time=time+1 if time>3 replace time=4 if time==16 foreach x of varlist estimate { replace `x'=0 if time==4 } foreach x of varlist max95 min95 { replace `x'=0 if time==4 } replace time=1849+time **** sort time label var time "Year" twoway (rcap max95 min95 time, ylabel(-0.08(0.08)0.16) lstyle(ci) xtitle(" ") ) /// (connect estimate time, lp(solid) lc(black) lw(medthick) xline(1853, lpattern(solid) lcolor(blue) lw(medthick)) xsize(6) ysize(6)) /// (scatter estimate time, mstyle(p1) yline(0, lpattern(solid) lcolor(red)) /// legend(order(2 "Effects of elite connections") size(small) row(1) region(color(none))) xlabel(1850(5)1865) graphregion(color(white) ifcolor(white) ilcolor(white) fcolor(white)) saving(Results\Yearly1_All0_invdist_pc, replace) title(C. Weighted connections per capita, size(medsmall))) restore ********************************* preserve use Results\Placebo_Yearly_ctrl_all0_pc, clear gen i=_n keep if i<=15 gen time=i gen zero=0 label var zero "the effect = 0" label var estimate "the coefficent of logged total deaths" keep time max95 min95 time estimate zero replace time=time+1 if time>3 replace time=4 if time==16 foreach x of varlist estimate { replace `x'=0 if time==4 } foreach x of varlist max95 min95 { replace `x'=0 if time==4 } replace time=1849+time **** sort time label var time "Year" twoway (rcap max95 min95 time, ylabel(-0.08(0.08)0.16) lstyle(ci) xtitle(" ") ) /// (connect estimate time, lp(solid) lc(black) lw(medthick) xline(1853, lpattern(solid) lcolor(blue) lw(medthick)) xsize(6) ysize(6)) /// (scatter estimate time, mstyle(p1) yline(0, lpattern(solid) lcolor(red)) /// legend(order(1 "95% CI") size(small) row(1) region(color(none))) xlabel(1850(5)1865) graphregion(color(white) ifcolor(white) ilcolor(white) fcolor(white)) saving(Results\Yearly1_All0_pc, replace) title(D. Unweighted connections per capita, size(medsmall))) restore gr combine Results\Yearly1_All0_invdist.gph Results\Yearly1_All0.gph Results\Yearly1_All0_invdist_pc.gph Results\Yearly1_All0_pc.gph , row(2) ysize(18) xsize(15) graphregion(color(white) ifcolor(white) ilcolor(white) fcolor(white)) graph export Results\Figure_4.png, replace