R/policy_area_histories.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 policy area histories
#' 
#' This dataset includes data on the histories of the policy areas covered by
#' the departments of the Commission (1958-2021). There is one observation per
#' historical interval in which the mapping between a policy area and a
#' department is constant. If the nomenclature of a department changes, a new
#' interval will be created. Unlike allocations, intervals can span
#' Commissions. There can also be multiple overlaping intervals per policy
#' area when a policy area is split across multiple departments at the same
#' time. By sorting the dataset by policy area, you can see the evolution of
#' the mapping between the policy area and departments over time. The dataset
#' indicates the Commissions associated with each interval and the start and
#' end dates of each interval.
#' 
#' @format A data frame with 18 variables:
#' \describe{
#' \item{key_id}{\code{numeric}. An ID number that uniquely identifies each
#' observation. Indicates the default sort order for the dataset.}
#' \item{policy_area_id}{\code{numeric}. An ID number that uniquely identifies
#' each policy area. See the \code{policy_areas} dataset.}
#' \item{policy_area}{\code{string}. The name of the policy area. See the
#' \code{policy_areas} dataset.}
#' \item{department_id}{\code{numeric}. An ID number that uniquely identifies
#' each department. See the \code{departments} dataset.}
#' \item{department}{\code{string}. The name of the 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{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{commissions}{\code{string}. A list of the Commissions in which the
#' policy area appeared, separated by a comma.}
#' \item{count_commissions}{\code{numeric}. The number of Commissions in which
#' the policy area appeared.}
#' \item{start_date}{\code{date}. The start date of the historical interval.
#' Historical intervals can cross Commissions.}
#' \item{start_year}{\code{numeric}. The start year of the historical
#' interval. Historical intervals can cross Commissions.}
#' \item{start_month}{\code{numeric}. The start month of the historical
#' interval. Historical intervals can cross Commissions.}
#' \item{start_day}{\code{numeric}. The start day of the historical interval.
#' Historical intervals can cross Commissions.}
#' \item{end_date}{\code{date}. The end date of the historical interval.
#' Historical intervals can cross Commissions.}
#' \item{end_year}{\code{numeric}. The start year of the historical interval.
#' Historical intervals can cross Commissions.}
#' \item{end_month}{\code{numeric}. The start month of the historical
#' interval. Historical intervals can cross Commissions.}
#' \item{end_day}{\code{numeric}. The end day of the historical interval.
#' Historical intervals can cross Commissions.}
#' }
"policy_area_histories"

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