Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Democracies and Dictatorships
- 2 Economic Development and Political Regimes
- 3 Political Regimes and Economic Growth
- 4 Political Instability and Economic Growth
- 5 Political Regimes and Population
- Conclusion
- Appendix I Selection Model
- Appendix II Codebook
- References
- Author Index
- Country Index
- Subject Index
Appendix II - Codebook
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Democracies and Dictatorships
- 2 Economic Development and Political Regimes
- 3 Political Regimes and Economic Growth
- 4 Political Instability and Economic Growth
- 5 Political Regimes and Population
- Conclusion
- Appendix I Selection Model
- Appendix II Codebook
- References
- Author Index
- Country Index
- Subject Index
Summary
All of the variables used in this study are listed here in alphabetical order. Information about sources is given in brackets. Variables with no citation of source may be (1) coded by the authors, (2) derived from existing variables, or (3) matters of common knowledge. The names for all variables are in capital letters.
ACCHEAD: Number of changes of chief executives (HEADS) accumulated during the life of a particular political regime as defined by REG.
AGEA: Age in years of the current regime as classified by AUT.
AGEH: Number of years chief executive has been in power. The year the chief executive comes to power is coded 1. In cases in which the chief executive changed more than once during one year (HEADS > 1), AGEH = 1. Also, AGEH = 1 for the first year in countries that became independent after 1950 (even in cases where the chief executive served as a prime minister or governor general of the colony). AGEH is missing for Switzerland, Uruguay (1951–1966), and Yugoslavia after 1980 because of their collective executives. [Banks, Day, and Muller 1997; da Graç 1985; Bienen and Van de Walle 1991]
AGEI: Age in years of the current regime as classified by INST.
AGER: Age in years of the current regime as classified by REG. The year in which the regime comes into existence is coded as 1. When applicable, ages were extended back as far as 1870.
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- Democracy and DevelopmentPolitical Institutions and Well-Being in the World, 1950–1990, pp. 291 - 300Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2000