martinvanberg: Data from "Wasting Time? The Impact of Ideology and Size on...

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Description

The data cover all negotiations to form a government after parliamentary elections in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden between 1950 and 1995.

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Format

A data frame with 203 observations and 8 variables:

formdur The number of days until negotiations conclude
postel Indicator for negotiations beginning after an election
prevdef Indicator for governments following a parliamentary defeat
cont Indicator for government with continuation rule
ident Measure of voters’ ease of identifying alternative coalitions
rgovm Ideological range of the coalition parties
pgovno Number of parties in coalition
tpgovno Number of parties * log(time)
minority Indicator for minority government

Source

Martin, L. W and Vanberg, G. (2003) Wasting Time? The Impact of Ideology and Size on Delay in Coalition Formation. British Journal of Political Science 33 323-344 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123403000140


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