gen_gem_y: gem_y

In prio-data/priogrid: PRIOGrid Replication Code

Description

Generate dummy variable for whether gem deposits have been found within the given grid cell, based on the GEMDATA dataset. This variable only codes those deposits that have a known year of discovery or start of production. For a complete picture, these data must therefore be combined with the gem_s data. Available only until 2004.

Link to original data: http://www.paivilujala.com/gemdata.html

Please cite: Lujala, Päivi 2009. Deadly Combat over Natural Resources: Gems, Petroleum, Drugs, and the Severity of Armed Civil Conflict. Journal of Conflict Resolution 53(1): 50-71.

Usage

gen_gem_y(input_folder)

Arguments

input_folder

Path to [pg-folder].

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