Appendix B

All regression modelling occurred using the Stata platform. The following codes were used for each regression and model:

For R1, R2, and R4

The dummy variable and the dependent variables are interchangeable. The panel was set using xtset to the numerical association for each person, which was coded as the variable person1.

● R1.1: xtreg votespectrum personalfinance, fe

● R1.2: xtreg votespectrum i.personalfinance##weight, fe

● R1.3: xtreg votespectrum i.personalfinance##weight presidentparty senate, fe

For R3

The dependent variable is interchangeable. The panel was set using xtset to the numerical association for each sanction, which was coded as sanction1.

● R3.1: xtreg votespectrum energydistrict if sanction1 < 5, fe

● R3.3: xtreg votespectrum energydistrict politicalparty presidentparty senate if sanction1 < 5, fe

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Jay La Plante
Business Interests and the Broader Political Agenda

Jay La Plante is an MBA (Class of 2020) in Energy Finance and Management from the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Liautaud Graduate School of Business.