R/departments.R

In jfjelstul/ecio: The European Commission Internal Organization (ECIO) Database

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# Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D.
# ecio R package
# automatically generated by the codebookr R package
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#' Data on departments
#' 
#' This dataset includes data on departments of the Commission, including
#' Directorates-General and service departments (1958-2021). There is one
#' observation per unique department. A new observation is created every time
#' a department is renamed, even if the department itself does not change.
#' This allows you to track changes in department nomenclature over time.
#' 
#' @format A data frame with 11 variables:
#' \describe{
#' \item{key_id}{\code{numeric}. An ID number that uniquely identifies each
#' observation. Indicates the default sort order for the dataset.}
#' \item{department_id}{\code{numeric}. An ID number that uniquely identifies
#' each department.}
#' \item{department}{\code{string}. The name of the department.}
#' \item{commissions}{\code{string}. A list of the Commissions in which the
#' department appeared, separated by a comma. }
#' \item{count_commissions}{\code{numeric}. The number of Commissions in which
#' the department appeared.}
#' \item{is_current_department}{\code{dummy}. A dummy variable indicating
#' whether the department is a current department under the von der Leyen
#' Commission. Coded \code{1} if the department is a current department and
#' \code{0} otherwise.}
#' \item{department_type_id}{\code{numeric}. An ID number that uniquely
#' identifies the type of the department. Coded \code{1} for
#' \code{Directorate-General} and \code{2} for \code{Service department}. See
#' the variable \code{department_type}.}
#' \item{department_type}{\code{string}. The type of the department. Either
#' \code{Directorate-General} or \code{Service department}.}
#' \item{department_code}{\code{string}. The common abbreviation of the
#' department. Coded \code{Not applicable} of there is not an abbreviation for
#' the department. Coded \code{None} for all Commissions prior to the Prodi
#' Commission.}
#' \item{policy_area}{\code{string}. The name of the policy area. See the
#' \code{policy_areas} dataset.}
#' \item{current_department}{\code{string}. The name of the current
#' department. See the \code{departments} dataset.}
#' }
"departments"

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