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

Jorge Restrepo, Michael Spagat and Juan Vargas

No 04/23, Royal Holloway, University of London: Discussion Papers in Economics from Department of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Colombia; civil conflict; conflict; cross-country datasets. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C80 D74 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2004-09, Revised 2004-09
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