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101.

V-Dem Codebook V6

V-Dem Codebook V6, March 2016
Number of pages: 446 Posted: 11 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 20 May 2017
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Michael Coppedge, John Gerring, Staffan I. Lindberg, Svend-Erik Skaaning, Jan Teorell, David Altman, Frida Andersson, Michael Bernhard, M. Steven Fish, Adam Glynn, Allen Hicken, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Kelly M. McMann, Valeriya Mechkova, Farhad Miri, Pamela Paxton, Daniel Pemstein, Rachel Sigman, Jeffrey K. Staton and Brigitte Seim
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Lund University - Department of Political Science, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Emory University - Department of Political Science and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill
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102.

Democracy and Corruption: A Global Time-Series Analysis with V-Dem Data

V-Dem Working Paper 2017:43
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 29 Mar 2017
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Kelly M. McMann, Brigitte Seim, Jan Teorell and Staffan I. Lindberg
Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Lund University - Department of Political Science and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
Downloads 227
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Explaining the Erosion of Democracy: Can Economic Growth Hinder Democracy?

V-Dem Working Paper 2017:42
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 09 Mar 2017
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Anibal Pérez-Liñán and David Altman
University of Pittsburgh and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Downloads 269
104.

IRT Models for Expert-Coded Panel Data

V-Dem Working Paper 2017:41
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 12 Jan 2017
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Kyle L. Marquardt and Daniel Pemstein
National Research University Higher School of Economics - School of Political Science and North Dakota State University
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105.

Democracy Aid Eectiveness: Variation Across Regime Types

V-Dem Working Paper 2018:40 revised
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 23 Oct 2018
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Anna Lührmann, Kelly M. McMann and Carolien Van Ham
University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science and University of New South Wales (UNSW)
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106.

Local Democracy and Economic Growth

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:39
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 01 Dec 2016
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Carl Henrik Knutsen, John Gerring and Svend-Erik Skaaning
University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin and Aarhus University
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107.

Suicide by Competition? Authoritarian Institutional Adaptation and Regime Fragility

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:37
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 13 Oct 2016
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Michael Bernhard, Amanda Edgell and Staffan I. Lindberg
University of Florida, University of Florida, Department of Political Science and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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108.

Public Trust in Elections: The Role of Election Administration Autonomy and Media Freedom

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:36
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 30 Sep 2016
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Nicholas Kerr and Anna Lührmann
Michigan State University and University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science
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109.

'Gimme Shelter': The Role of Democracy and Institutional Quality in Disaster Preparedness

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:35
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 Aug 2016
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Tove Ahlbom and Marina Povitkina
Göteborg University, Department of Political Science, Students and Göteborg University, Department of Political Science, Students
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110.

Democracy, Democratization, and Civil War

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:34
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 13 Aug 2016
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Suthan Krishnarajan, Jørgen Møller, Lasse Lykke Roerbaek and Svend-Erik Skaaning
Aarhus University, Aarhus University, Aarhus University and Aarhus University
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Sequential Requisites Analysis: A New Method for Analyzing Sequential Relationships in Ordinal Data

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:33
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 22 Jun 2016
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Patrik Lindenfors, Joshua Krusell and Staffan I. Lindberg
Institute for Future Studies, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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112.

Beyond First Elections: The Importance of Consistency in the Timing of Recurrent Elections

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:32
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 13 Jun 2016
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Matthew Charles Wilson and Staffan I. Lindberg
West Virginia University - Department of Political Science and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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113.

UN Electoral Assistance: Does it Matter for Election Management?

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:27
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 13 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2016
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Anna Lührmann
University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science
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114.

Democratization in Conflict Studies: How Conceptualization Affects Operationalization and Testing Outcomes

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:31
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 Jun 2016
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Michael Bernhard, Omer Orsun and Resat Bayer
University of Florida, Harvard University and Koc University
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115.

Choosing from the Menu of Manipulation Explaining Incumbents’ Choices of Electoral Manipulation Tactics

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:30
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 03 Jun 2016
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Carolien Van Ham and Staffan I. Lindberg
University of New South Wales (UNSW) and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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116.

A General Theory of Power Concentration: Demographic Influences on Political Organization

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:29
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 28 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2016
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John Gerring, Jillian Jaeger and Matthew Maguire
University of Texas at Austin, Boston University, Students and San José State University
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117.

Governing Countries: A Theory of Subnational Regime Variation

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:28
Posted: 31 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2017
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Kelly M. McMann, John Gerring, Matthew Maguire, Michael Coppedge and Staffan I. Lindberg
Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin, San José State University, University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
118.

Measuring Subnational Democracy

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:26
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2016
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Kelly M. McMann
Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science
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119.

Measuring Electoral Democracy with V-Dem Data: Introducing a New Polyarchy Index

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:25
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 02 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Jan Teorell, Michael Coppedge, Svend-Erik Skaaning and Staffan I. Lindberg
Lund University - Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, Aarhus University and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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120.

Civil Society, Party Institutionalization, and Democratic Breakdown in the Interwar Period

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:24
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 04 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Agnes Cornell, Jørgen Møller, Svend-Erik Skaaning and Staffan I. Lindberg
Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Aarhus University, Aarhus University and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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121.

Strategies of Validation: Assessing the Varieties of Democracy Corruption Data

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:23
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Kelly M. McMann, Daniel Pemstein, Brigitte Seim, Jan Teorell and Staffan I. Lindberg
Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, North Dakota State University, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Lund University - Department of Political Science and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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122.

The Index of Egalitarian Democracy and its Components: V-Dem's Conceptualization and Measurement

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:22
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 04 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Rachel Sigman and Staffan I. Lindberg
Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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123.

The V-Dem Measurement Model: Latent Variable Analysis for Cross-National and Cross-Temporal Expert-Coded Data

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:21
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 18 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Daniel Pemstein, Kyle L. Marquardt, Eitan Tzelgov, Yi-ting Wang and Farhad Miri
North Dakota State University, National Research University Higher School of Economics - School of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, National Cheng Kung University and University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute

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124.

Ordinal Versions of V-Dem's Indices: For Classification, Description, Sequencing Analysis and Other Purposes

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:20
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 18 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Staffan I. Lindberg
University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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125.

Women's Political Empowerment: A New Global Index, 1900-2012

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:19
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Aksel Sundström, Pamela Paxton, Yi-ting Wang and Staffan I. Lindberg
University of Gothenburg, University of Texas at Austin, National Cheng Kung University and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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126.

Investigating Sequences in Ordinal Data: A New Approach with Adapted Evolutionary Models

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:18
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Patrik Lindenfors, Fredrik Jansson, Yi-ting Wang and Staffan I. Lindberg
Institute for Future Studies, Linkoping University - Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS), National Cheng Kung University and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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127.

Measuring the Potential of Direct Democracy Around the World (1900-2014)

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:17
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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David Altman
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
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128.

Does Democracy or Good Governance Enhance Health? New Empirical Evidence 1900-2012

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:11
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 30 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Yi-ting Wang, Valeriya Mechkova and Frida Andersson
National Cheng Kung University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute and University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute
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129.

Economic Development and Democracy: An Electoral Connection

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:16
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 27 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2016
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Carl Henrik Knutsen, John Gerring, Svend-Erik Skaaning, Jan Teorell, Matthew Maguire, Michael Coppedge and Staffan I. Lindberg
University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin, Aarhus University, Lund University - Department of Political Science, San José State University, University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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O Brasil Na Perspectiva Do Projeto Variedades Da Democracia (Perspective on Brazil By the Varieties of Democracy Project)

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:14
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Fernando Bizzarro and Michael Coppedge
Harvard University, Department of Government and University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute
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131.

Measuring Political Participation in Southern Europe: The Varieties of Democracy Approach

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:15
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 18 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Tiago Fernandes, João Cancela, Michael Coppedge, Staffan I. Lindberg and Allen Hicken
Nova University of Lisbon, Nova University of Lisbon, University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
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132.

No Democratic Transition Without Women's Rights: A Global Sequence Analysis 1900-2012

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:12
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 01 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Yi-ting Wang, Patrik Lindenfors, Aksel Sundström, Fredrik Jansson and Staffan I. Lindberg
National Cheng Kung University, Institute for Future Studies, University of Gothenburg, Linkoping University - Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS) and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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133.

The Varieties of Democracy Core Civil Society Index

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:13
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 01 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Michael Bernhard, Eitan Tzelgov, Dong-Joon Jung, Michael Coppedge and Staffan I. Lindberg
University of Florida, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
Downloads 207
134.

Party Strength and Economic Growth

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:10
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 08 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Fernando Bizzarro, John Gerring, Allen Hicken, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Michael Bernhard, Svend-Erik Skaaning, Michael Coppedge and Staffan I. Lindberg
Harvard University, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Florida, Aarhus University, University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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135.

Electoral Democracy and Human Development

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:9 Edited
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 27 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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John Gerring, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Svend-Erik Skaaning, Jan Teorell, Michael Coppedge, Staffan I. Lindberg and Matthew Maguire
University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Lund University - Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute and San José State University
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When and Where Do Elections Matter? A Global Test of the Democratization by Elections Hypothesis, 1900-2012

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:8
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 02 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Amanda Edgell, Valeriya Mechkova, David Altman, Michael Bernhard and Staffan I. Lindberg
University of Florida, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University of Florida and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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137.

Legislative Powers and Executive Corruption

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:7
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 25 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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M. Steven Fish, Katherine Michel and Staffan I. Lindberg
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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138.

Vote Buying is a Good Sign: Alternate Tactics of Fraud in Africa 1986-2012

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:3
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 04 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Carolien Van Ham and Staffan I. Lindberg
University of New South Wales (UNSW) and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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139.

Institutional Subsystems and the Survival of Democracy: Do Political and Civil Society Matter?

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:4
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 04 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Michael Bernhard, Allen Hicken, Christopher M. Reenock and Staffan I. Lindberg
University of Florida, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, Florida State University - Department of Political Science and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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The Structure of the Executive in Authoritarian and Democratic Regimes: Regime Dimensions Across the Globe, 1900-2014

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:5
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 04 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Jan Teorell and Staffan I. Lindberg
Lund University - Department of Political Science and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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141.

Measuring High Level Democratic Principles Using the V-Dem Data

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:6
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 04 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Michael Coppedge, Staffan I. Lindberg, Svend-Erik Skaaning and Jan Teorell
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University and Lund University - Department of Political Science
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142.

Evaluating and Improving Item Response Theory Models for Cross-National Expert Surveys

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:1
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 03 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
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Daniel Pemstein, Eitan Tzelgov and Yi-ting Wang
North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute and National Cheng Kung University
Downloads 97
143.

Varieties of Democratic Diffusion: Colonial and Neighbor Networks

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:2(2) Revised
Posted: 03 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2017
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Michael Coppedge, Ben Denison, Lucia Tiscornia and Staffan I. Lindberg
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Notre Dame, College of Arts & Letters, Department of Political Science, Students, CIDE and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute