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Political institutions and governance |
Adjusted state antiquity dataset
Government revenues relative to GDP Latent democracy indicator, 1850-2000
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Conflicts and wars
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Conflict Catalog (Violent Conflicts 1400 A.D. to the Present in Different Regions of the World) |
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Other institutions
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Foundation of universities dataset |
Links to external data
These data are not hosted on our server, we only supply links to their respective homepages. Please always consult the original homepage regarding contents, definitions, coverage and the terms of use.
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Political institutions and governance
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Database of Political Institutions 2010 Comparative Political Datasets I Comparative Political Datasets II Comparative Political Datasets III Vanhanen’s democracy (polyarchy) dataset IDEA (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance) voters turnout database |
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Legal system
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Judicial Checks and Balances
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Conflicts and wars
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UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset Correlates of War, Inter-state wars dataset Correlates of War, Intra-state wars dataset |
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Economic institutions
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Institutional Characteristics of Trade Unions, Wage Setting, State Intervention and Social Pacts |
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Colonial institutions
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ethnicity, language and religion |
Ethnic, Linguistic and Religious Fractionalization
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Ethnographic data on societies
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Ethnographic Atlas The Standard Cross-cultural Sample
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Political institutions and governance
1. Adjusted state antiquity dataset
Authors: original state antiquity data: Louis Putterman and Valerie Bockstette, adjustments: Jan Luiten van Zanden
Content: state antiquity scores 1801-1950, with adjustments for some countries.
excel format: Click here for State Antiquity.xls hosted on our server
data description: Click here for State Antiquity Dataset.doc hosted on our server
Authors: Jan Luiten van Zanden, Joerg Baten, Peter Foldvari, Bas van Leeuwen
Content: Income inequality, extraction ratio for every benchmark years between 1820-2000. The extraction ratio is defined as the ratio of the observed income inequality and the theoretical maximum of income inequality. The later is estimated under the assumption that the elite (assumed here to be 0.1 or 1% of the population) can and does expropriate all incomes above the subsistence level (assumed to be 400 G-K dollars in 1990 prices) from the non-elite. The discrepancy between the observed and the theoretical ceiling of income inequality is a measure of the power of the elite.
excel format: Click here for Extraction ratio.xls hosted on our server
data description: the methodology of income inequality estimates is described here, the methodology of extraction ratio is described here.
If you use this dataset please cite: Zanden, J .L. van, Baten,. J., Foldvari, P. and Leeuwen, B. van (2011) The Changing Shape of Global Inequality 1820-2000: Exploring a new dataset, CGEH Working Paper No. 1
3. Government revenues relative to GDP
Content: total government revenue, including taxes and excises, as percentage of GDP or comparable measure of aggregate economic activity
OECD countries (1800-2007)
Collected by Pim de Zwart
excel format: click here to download the data in excel format (oecd.xls)
data description: a description of sources and definitions can be found here (notes.doc)
African (1950-2005) and Asian (1900 2005) countries
collected by Peter Foldvari
excel format: click here to download the data in excel format (asia,africa.xls)
data source: Mitchell, Brian R., International Historical Statistics, Africa, Asia and Oceania: 1750-2005 (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007).
4. Latent democracy indicator, 1850-2000
Content: a latent democracy indicator, extracted from five components of the PolityIV projects dataset (XRCOMP, XROPEN, XCONST, PARREG, PARCOMP) and two components of the Index of Democracy by Vanhanen (participation and competition) by a measurement error model factor model. The number of available countries varies between 38 (1850) and 139 (2000).
excel format: click here to download the data in excel format (latentD.xls)
data description: a description of sources and definitions can be found in Foldvari, P.: A latent democracy measure 1850-2000, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History, Working paper no. 59., June 2014. When using this dataset please cite above working paper.
Conflicts and wars
1. Conflict Catalog (Violent Conflicts 1400 A.D. to the Present in Different Regions of the World)
Authors: Peter Brecke
Contents: 3708 conflicts, data on parties, fatalities, date and duration.
Link to data in excel format: Conflict Catalog 18 vars.xls hosted on our server
Click here for data description.
2. Homicide dataset, 1800-2000
Content: The number of homicides per 100.000 inhabitants. The official definition of intentional homicide, “unlawful death deliberately inflicted on one person by another person” (OECD, 2011), is used. The dataset excludes civilian and military deaths inflicted during inter-state wars and deaths caused by civil wars (OECD, 2014).
excel format: click here to download the data in excel format (homicide.xls)
data description: click here to download the description in doc format (descriptionhomicide.doc)
When using this dataset please cite: Baten, J, Bierman, W., Foldvari, P. and van Zanden, J. L.: Chapter 8 Personal security since 1820 In How Was Life? Global Well-being since 1820 (Jan Luiten van Zanden, Joerg Baten, Marco Mira d’Ercole, Auke Rijpma, Marcel Timmer eds,), OECD, Paris, 2014
Other institutions
1. Foundation of universities dataset
Author: Peter Foldvari
Content: The number of universities founded in a year within the current borders of a particular country. Coverage: 1500-2013, 95 countries.
excel format: click here to download the data in excel format
data description: click here to download the description in docx format
Links to external data
These data are not hosted on our server, we only supply links to their respective homepages. Please always consult the original homepage regarding contents, definitions, coverage and the terms of use.
Political institutions and governance
1. Database of Political Institutions 2010
Authors: Thorsten Beck, George Clarke, Alberto Groff, Philip Keefer, and Patrick Walsh (hosted by World Bank)
Contents: A wide range of indicators on political institution for 180 countries, 1975-2010. Variables cover the executive power, the legislature and the election system.
Click here for link to data (2009) in excel format.
Click here for link to data (2010) in stata format.
Click here for link to data description.
If you use this dataset please cite: Thorsten Beck, George Clarke, Alberto Groff, Philip Keefer, and Patrick Walsh, 2001. "New tools in comparative political economy: The Database of Political Institutions." 15:1, 165-176 (September), World Bank Economic Review.
2. World Governance Indicators
Authors: Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay and Massimo Mastruzzi (hosted by World Bank)
Contents: different governace indicators for 213 economies, 1996-2010
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3. Comparative Political Datasets I
Authors: Klaus Armingeon, David Weisstanner, Sarah Engler, Panajotis Potolidis, Marlène Gerber, Philipp Leimgruber (Institut für Politikwissenschaft, University of Bern)
Contents: 23 OECD countries, 1960-2009
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4. Comparative Political Datasets II
Authors: Klaus Armingeon, David Weisstanner, Sarah Engler, Panajotis Potolidis, Marlène Gerber, Philipp Leimgruber (Institut für Politikwissenschaft, University of Bern)
Contents: 29 post-Communist countries, 1989-2007
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5. Comparative Political Datasets III
Authors: Klaus Armingeon, David Weisstanner, Sarah Engler, Panajotis Potolidis, Marlène Gerber, and Philipp Leimgruber (Institut für Politikwissenschaft, University of Bern)
Contents: 35 OECD and EU countries, 1990-2009
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Authors: Monty G. Marshall, Keith Jaggers, and Ted Robert Gurr
Contents: 164 countries, 1800-2010, autocracy, democracy index, ranging from -10 to 10
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Authors: José Antonio Cheibub, Jennifer Gandhi and James Raymond Vreeland
Contents: 204 countries, 1946-2008, types of
Click here for link to dataset in excel format.
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If you use this dataset, please cite: Antonio Cheibub, Jennifer Gandhi and James Raymond Vreeland "Democracy and dictatorship revisited" Public Choice Volume 143, Numbers 1-2 (2010), 67-101.
8. Vanhanen’s democracy (polyarchy) dataset
Authors: Tatu Vanhanen
Contents: 188 countires, 1810-2010, calcualted from election outcomes.
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9. State Antiquity (Statehist)
Authors: Louis Putterman and Valerie Bockstette
Contents: 149 countries, scores of the presence of super-tribal polity
Click here for link to data in excel format (version 3).
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10. IDEA (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance) voters turnout database
Contents: data on voter turnout since 1945 form 170 countries
Click here for the online data
Legal system
1. Judicial Checks and Balances
Authors: Rafael La Porta, Florencio López-de-Silanes, Cristian Pop-Eleches, and Andrei Shleifer
Contents: 71 countries, cross-section
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If you use this data, plase cite: La Porta, Rafael, Florencio López-de-Silanes, Cristian Pop-Eleches and Andrei Shleifer. 2004. “Judicial checks and balances”. Journal of Political Economy 112 (April): 445-470.
Conflicts and wars
1. UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset
Authors: Gleditsch, Nils Petter, Peter Wallensteen, Mikael Eriksson, Margareta Sollenberg, and Håvard Strand
Contents: 260 armed conflicts 1946-2010
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If you use this data, please cite: Gleditsch, Nils Petter, Peter Wallensteen, Mikael Eriksson, Margareta Sollenberg, and Håvard Strand. 2002. “Armed Conflict 1946-2001: A New Dataset.” Journal of Peace Research 39(5).
2. UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset
Authors: Ralph Sundberg, Kristine Eck and Joakim Kreutz
Contents: 784 armed conflicts when none of the parties were government or state, 1989-2013
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If you use this data, please cite: Sundberg, Ralph, Kristine Eck and Joakim Kreutz "Introducing the UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset", Journal of Peace Research, March 2012, 49:351-362
3. Correlates of War, Inter-state wars dataset
Authors: Meredith Reid Sarkees and Frank Wayman Contents: 95 inter-state wars (among states and governments), 1816-2000
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If you use this data, please cite: Sarkees, Meredith Reid and Frank Wayman (2010). Resort to War: 1816 - 2007. CQ Press.
4. Correlates of War, Intra-state wars dataset
Authors: Meredith Reid Sarkees and Frank Wayman Contents: 95 intra-state wars (conflicts taking palce within the boundaries of a state), 1816-2000
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If you use this data, please cite: Sarkees, Meredith Reid and Frank Wayman (2010). Resort to War: 1816 - 2007. CQ Press.
Economic institutions
1. Economic Freedom of the World
Authors: Fraser Institute
Contents: 141 countries, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985 1990, 1995 and 2000-2009 annually.
Click here for link to data and data description: you are required to install a software (PC) that contains the data and data management tools. Also you can export the required data to excel.
2. Institutional Characteristics of Trade Unions, Wage Setting, State Intervention and Social Pacts (version 4)
Authors: Jelle Visser
Contents: Data on labour unions, collective bargain, government intervention, minimum wages and strike regulations in 46 countries (OECD, EU, emerging economies), 1960-2011
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Colonial institutions
Authors: CEPII
Contents: data on 225 countries, including their distance, official language and colonial past
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2. Colonial/Dependency Contiguity, 1816-2002
Authors: Paul Hensel
Contents: All contiguity relationships between states in the international system through their colonies or dependencies, 1816-2002 Click here for link to data in csv format.
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If you use this data, please cite: Correlates of War 2 Project. Colonial/Dependency Contiguity Data, 1816-2002. Version 3.0. Online: http://correlatesofwar.org.
Authors: Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database by Emory Universit
Contents: data on more than 30000 voyages over the Atlantic countries 1514-1866, with data on the number of slaves, length of voyages, percetange of males and children
Click here for link the online data.
If you use this data please cite: David Eltis, “A Brief Overview of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade,” Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/assessment/essays-intro-01.faces (accessed April 27, 2008).
Data on ethnicity, language and religion
1. Ethnic, Linguistic and Religious Fractionalization
Authors: Alberto Alesina, Arnaud Devleeschauwer, William Easterly,Sergio Kurlat, and Romain Wacziarg
Contents: 190 countries, ethnic, linguistic and religious fractionalization, cross-section
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Click here for link to data description (the original paper).
If you use this data, please cite: Alberto Alesina, Arnaud Devleeschauwer, William Easterly,Sergio Kurlat, and Romain Wacziarg. "Fractionalization" Journal of Economic Growth, vol. 8, no. 2, June 2003, pp. 155-194.
Authors: Robert Barro, Rachel M. McCleary
Contents: 213 countries, 1900, 1970, data on share of religions in population, Herfindahl indices of religious concentration.
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Ethnographic data on societies
1. Ethnographic Atlas The Standard Cross-cultural Sample
Authors: George P. Murdock and Douglas R. White
Content: data on different cultural, ethnic and institutional aspect of 186 cultures. This data is corrected for the effects of regional diffusion effects and auto-correaltions.
Click here for the data is SPSS format.
Clisck here for codebook