Real Time, Time Series Forecasting of Inter- and Intra-State Political Conflict

Patrick T. Brandt, John R. Freeman and Philip A. Schrodt
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Patrick T. Brandt: School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas, Dallas
John R. Freeman: Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota
Philip A. Schrodt: Department of Political Science, The Pennsylvania State University

Conflict Management and Peace Science, 2011, vol. 28, issue 1, 41-64

Abstract: We propose a framework for forecasting and analyzing regional and international conflicts. It generates forecasts that (1) are accurate but account for uncertainty, (2) are produced in (near) real time, (3) capture actors’ simultaneous behaviors, (4) incorporate prior beliefs, and (5) generate policy contingent forecasts. We combine the CAMEO event-coding framework with Markov-switching and Bayesian vector autoregression models to meet these goals. Our example produces a series of forecasts for material conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians for 2010. Our forecast is that the level of material conflict between these belligerents will increase in 2010, compared to 2009.

Keywords: endogeneity; forecasting; Levant; Markov-switching; vector autoregression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1177/0738894210388125

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