5.1 Baseline specificationsTables 1 and 2 present the marginal effects from the baseline specification in Eq. 5. Table 1 contains the results for all-cause mortality, while Table 2 presents the results for short-term mortality. The tables display the estimates (and statistical significance) of a one standard deviation increase in state and presidential liberalism. We refer to this as tests of Executive Liberalism. Similarly, we report marginal effects of a one standard deviation increase in state and federa ...