The article tests the effect of ideology on the attitude of Latin American countries toward the United States, as well as alternative explanations, to respond to the expectation that left-wing governments are critical of the US and right-wing governments are friendly. The findings are that the alternative explanations are less relevant and that ideology has the expected effect.
Keywords:
Foreign Relations; Ideology; Latin America; United States
| Variable | Coefficient | Standard error | t-ratio | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruling party's ideology | 1,09204 | 0,5946 | 1,8366 | 0,0672* |
| External debt x GDP | −0,00332921 | 0,0652663 | −0,0510 | 0,9594 |
| CINC | 5159,97 | 2317,86 | 2,2262 | 0,0267** |
| Constant | 6,47362 | 9,10973 | 0,7106 | 0,4779 |
| Number of observations | 323 |
| Variable | Coefficient | Standard error | t-ratio | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President's ideology | 1,39844 | 0,586813 | 2,3831 | 0,0178** |
| External debt x GDP | −0,0145192 | 0,0681093 | −0,2132 | 0,8313 |
| CINC | 4604,81 | 2054,92 | 2,2409 | 0,0258** |
| Constant | 7,64586 | 8,68254 | 0,8806 | 0,3792 |
| Number of observations | 323 |
| Variable | Coefficient | Standard error | t-ratio | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruling party's ideology | 0,218527 | 0,108828 | 2,0080 | 0,0455** |
| External debt x GDP | 0,0113981 | 0,042771 | 0,2665 | 0,7900 |
| CINC | −0,0227064 | 0,0162748 | −1,3952 | 0,1639 |
| Constant | 2,84615 | 0,278348 | 10,2251 | <0,0001*** |
| Number of observations | 323 |
| Variable | Coefficient | Standard error | t-ratio | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President's ideology | 0,286304 | 0,0881923 | 3,2464 | 0,0013*** |
| External debt x GDP | −0,00823592 | 0,0464635 | −0,1773 | 0,8594 |
| CINC | −0,0247148 | 0,0167393 | −1,4765 | 0,1408 |
| Constant | <0,0001*** | 0,222786 | 12,5580 | <0,0001*** |
| Number of observations | 323 |
