Table VII reports several variations of the abnormal-return results. In each variation, we estimate the performance-attribution regression in equation (1) on the return difference between the Democracy and Dictatorship Portfolios, while changing some aspect of the portfolio construction or return calculation. We perform all of these tests using both value-weighted (VW) and equal-weighted (EW) portfolios. These tests allow us to estimate the fraction of the benchmark abnormal returns that can be attributed to industry composition, choice of cutoffs for the extreme portfolios, new provisions during the decade, legal variation across states, and different time periods