Selling to Both Sides: The Effects of Major Conventional Weapons Transfers on Civil War Severity and Duration (doi:10.7910/DVN/8PKAI0)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Selling to Both Sides: The Effects of Major Conventional Weapons Transfers on Civil War Severity and Duration

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/8PKAI0

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2013-03-13

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

Moore, Matthew, 2013, "Selling to Both Sides: The Effects of Major Conventional Weapons Transfers on Civil War Severity and Duration", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/8PKAI0, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:5:Bm4NCe0TH++dvY06l3TBUA== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Selling to Both Sides: The Effects of Major Conventional Weapons Transfers on Civil War Severity and Duration

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/8PKAI0

Authoring Entity:

Moore, Matthew

Date of Production:

2012

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Distributor:

International Interactions

Date of Deposit:

2013-03-13

Date of Distribution:

2012

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/8PKAI0

Study Scope

Abstract:

N/A

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Access

Notes:

<a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0">CC0 1.0</a>

Other Study Description Materials

File Description--f2432712

File: moore selling to both sides Internaitonal Interactions.tab

  • Number of cases: 114

  • No. of variables per record: 55

  • Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

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Variable Description

List of Variables:
  • ID
  • conflict_name
  • ccode - Country code (COW project)
  • cname - Country name
  • region - Region code: 1=SSAfrica, 2=Americas, 3=C & S Asia, 4=E Asia & Oceania, 4=America
  • secession - Secessionist conflict (Uppsala)
  • battledeadbest - Best estimate of battle deaths for entire conflict
  • lnbdb - Ln battledeadbest
  • battledeadlow - Low estimate of battle deaths for entire conflict
  • lnbdl - Ln battledeadlow
  • battledeadhigh - High estimate of battle deaths for entire conflict
  • lnbdh - Ln battledeadhigh
  • pop - Population, measured year before conflict
  • lnpop - Ln pop
  • dper100k - battledeadbest per 100,000 people
  • begin - 1st year of conflict
  • end - Last year of conflict
  • duration - Number of years of conflict
  • lnduration - Ln duration
  • rate - battledeadbest/duration
  • lnrate - Ln rate
  • cw - Beginning year of conflict before 1989
  • intervention - Intervention (y/n) (Regan)
  • democ - Combined Polity score greater than 6
  • lngdp - Ln GDP, PPP and inflation adjusted, measured in year before conflict
  • gdpsq - log((gdp-median gdp)^2)
  • milper - Number of military personnel (COW), measured in year before conflict
  • milperpop - milper/pop
  • lnmilperpop
  • milex - Military expenditures (COW), measured in year before conflict
  • milqual - milex/milper
  • lnmilqual - ln milqual
  • milq2 - log((milqual-median milqual)^2)
  • mountain - Percent mountainous terrain (Fearon and Laitin)
  • lnmountain - ln mountain
  • ethfrac - Ethnic fractionalization index (Fearon and Laitin)
  • lnethfrac - ln ethfrac
  • relfrac - Religious fractionalization index (Fearon and Laitin)
  • lnrelfrac - ln relfrac
  • relpolar - Religious polarization y/n (Fearon & Laitin)
  • ethnicpolar - Ethnic polarization y/n (Fearon & Laitin)
  • sipricomp - Compatable with Sipri data
  • rarmimp - Total Arms Imports by the Rebel Group During the Conflict
  • starmimp - Total Arms Imports by the State During the Conflict
  • starmimp5 - State Imports Including 5 Previous Years
  • rarmimp5 - Rebel Imports Including Previous 5 Years
  • lrarmimp - Log of Rebel Arms Imports
  • lstarmimp - Log of Govt Arms Imports
  • lrarmimp5 - Log of Rebel Arm Imports Including 5 years pior
  • lstarmimp5 - Log of State Imports Including 5 years prior
  • viet - Vietnam Dummy
  • _st
  • _d
  • _t
  • _t0

Variables

ID

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conflict_name

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Country code (COW project)

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Variable Format: numeric

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Country name

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Variable Format: character

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Region code: 1=SSAfrica, 2=Americas, 3=C & S Asia, 4=E Asia & Oceania, 4=America

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Variable Format: numeric

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Secessionist conflict (Uppsala)

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:DyzTH2dXbcHFUNETCQ+75w==

Best estimate of battle deaths for entire conflict

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:EQQuFOH2WarB9MiihIxX2A==

Ln battledeadbest

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Variable Format: numeric

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Low estimate of battle deaths for entire conflict

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:eRgND6mypjcMGsMEQtmFTA==

Ln battledeadlow

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:qhF92Gil6R+dUQ5xXHPB/Q==

High estimate of battle deaths for entire conflict

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:hbegihu1Z2A00gAHJRfYtQ==

Ln battledeadhigh

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:pD753EMlfg01CcPGR8ILBA==

Population, measured year before conflict

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Variable Format: numeric

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Ln pop

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:Pk671tpwO8iocCp/nveKkg==

battledeadbest per 100,000 people

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:uePNSvSwKANx6SdyfpExYQ==

1st year of conflict

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:BEy2nkjmKZ6EIUIiOu5LPQ==

Last year of conflict

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:Cq3OMxehLGOrVXuIjZ2BjQ==

Number of years of conflict

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:r7oYVqGueTYrKzgxoAs6rg==

Ln duration

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:kHhWJf3HmengSnn2nEie3g==

battledeadbest/duration

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:UmBPO7hfav0dpTZ0qDVnDQ==

Ln rate

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:xymozfyZ/NovrMOKtwomGQ==

Beginning year of conflict before 1989

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:m8OHztX46BYKj/T4h1cwrg==

Intervention (y/n) (Regan)

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:p4UA0jC0jptLv4bFYBt66Q==

Combined Polity score greater than 6

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:OUpSviyRdyhOW9I8YwTe6g==

Ln GDP, PPP and inflation adjusted, measured in year before conflict

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:995m818ZAj+roPLqIK8fdg==

log((gdp-median gdp)^2)

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:Dm7/xScrbhYJ8N4wswQdQQ==

Number of military personnel (COW), measured in year before conflict

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:fjb4uvb83+6y69tiNhOIpw==

milper/pop

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:1WDji5cbBw8IH0O7+Tk40A==

lnmilperpop

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:jpaQxPwh+ct01adibvnL3A==

Military expenditures (COW), measured in year before conflict

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:Rk4ds2BimpVCN11k6AcLyA==

milex/milper

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:1Qi/EEfrGD+Hq5DQiXxjyg==

ln milqual

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:mfRIrrFndJycpee7pbX7rw==

log((milqual-median milqual)^2)

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:wN0fF2yeWiZbqnpvOciO5g==

Percent mountainous terrain (Fearon and Laitin)

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:6dlrcZ6/KqvdSoikQD24nw==

ln mountain

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:BYQGd6+/L7//pufkwZIp5Q==

Ethnic fractionalization index (Fearon and Laitin)

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:bYMMVc5gW9+hYDDhoa+sog==

ln ethfrac

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:xKXF7UtfrCm7D+pRsPOZsw==

Religious fractionalization index (Fearon and Laitin)

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:ao3Xa1XMKlRa7fc6GCQ9Kw==

ln relfrac

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:VvzdEb93EhusUwOOxTTGjg==

Religious polarization y/n (Fearon & Laitin)

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:Lm6wmbEaCeEqKVHQgJYWHQ==

Ethnic polarization y/n (Fearon & Laitin)

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:0FlGmkgtTKoBNbIotMch1w==

Compatable with Sipri data

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:3UHRDxbVKi3t9i5W0QKMmQ==

Total Arms Imports by the Rebel Group During the Conflict

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:h1og1Z2crVJmfcKkXsFOmg==

Total Arms Imports by the State During the Conflict

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:WBlrBoaUCRJ0RH2n3RS/hw==

State Imports Including 5 Previous Years

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:JYTmTgvGchiGLP4F4WKpBw==

Rebel Imports Including Previous 5 Years

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:M6GA05+foySDQb3zsPExGQ==

Log of Rebel Arms Imports

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:OgFgDm3PCyS/cGvg3RzyuQ==

Log of Govt Arms Imports

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:+IdvI8ncjXLIjogEYrIoRg==

Log of Rebel Arm Imports Including 5 years pior

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Variable Format: numeric

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Log of State Imports Including 5 years prior

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:LZ3hvUb7itNueRk/7bg0zg==

Vietnam Dummy

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Variable Format: numeric

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_st

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Variable Format: numeric

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_d

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Variable Format: numeric

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_t

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:r7oYVqGueTYrKzgxoAs6rg==

_t0

f2432712 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:PQf0FTOdilVeHRox1t0EsA==

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