The Severity of the Colombian Conflict: Cross-Country Dataset versus New Micro Data

Serie

• CEPR Discussion Papers

Resumen

• We compare the treatment of Colombia in large cross-country conflict datasets with the information of the detailed micro dataset of Restrepo, Spagat and Vargas (2003). We find a general tendency of the big datasets to underestimate the magnitude of the Colombian conflict and to mischaracterize its dynamics. We suggest that conflict researchers should prioritize the construction of more micro datasets that will facilitate detailed studies of conflict intensity and its dynamics.

autores

• Restrepo, Jorge
• Spagat, Michael
• Vargas, Juan Fernando

fecha de publicación

• 2004-08

Área temática

• C80 - Metodología de la recopilación y estimación de datos; Programas de ordenador: Generalidades
• D74 - Conflictos; Resolución de conflictos; Alianzas; Revolución

Enfoque geográfico

• Colombia  Country
• South America  Continent

Líneas de investigación

• Colombia
• Conflict
• Cross-Country Datasets

Issue

• 4571