The first row of Table VI shows the results of estimating (1) where the dependent variable Rt is the monthly return difference between the Democracy and Dictatorship Portfolios. Thus, the alpha in this estimation is the abnormal return on a zero-investment strategy that buys the Democracy Portfolio and sells short the Dictatorship Portfolio. For this specification the alpha is 71 basis points (bp) per month, or about 8.5 percent per year. This point estimate is statistically significant at the 1 percent level. Thus, very little of the difference in raw returns can be attributed to style differences in the two portfolios.