ISPS ID:
D083
Suggested citation:
Marinov, Nikolay and Susan Hyde (2012), Replication Materials for ‘Which Elections Can Be Lost?’. http://hdl.handle.net/10079/7wm3830. ISPS Data Archive.
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Research design:
Data type:
Administrative
Data source(s):
Authors; National Elections Across Democracy and Autocracy (NELDA) dataset
Data source information:
isps(at)yale(dot)edu; https://nelda.co/
Field date:
June 6, 2013
Field Date:
1945 - 2006
Location:
Location details:
157 Countries
Unit of observation:
Geo: country
Sample size:
2,676
Inclusion/exclusion:
The NELDA data set includes information on more than 2600 election events in 157 countries. This represents all independent states with a population greater than 500,000 between 1945 and 2006. All elections for national office are included. Referenda are generally excluded unless they are votes on the continued rule of a specific individual.
Randomization procedure:
N/A
Treatment:
N/A
Treatment administration:
N/A
Outcome measures:
For our measure of competitiveness (as an outcome of the election) we examine whether the incumbent’s party lost the election.
Archive date:
2013
Owner:
Authors
Owner contact:
isps(at)yale(dot)edu
Terms of use:
ISPS Data Archive: Terms of Use
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