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The Dynamics of the Colombian Civil Conflict: A New Data Set

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Jorge Restrepo
Michael Spagat ()
Juan Vargas (Department of Economics, Royal Holloway, University of London)

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We compare the treatment of Colombia in large cross-country conflict datasets with the information of the detailed micro dataset of Restrepo, Spagat and Vargas (2003). We find a general tendency of the big datasets to underestimate the magnitude of the Colombian conflict and to mischaracterize its dynamics. We suggest that conflict researchers should prioritize the construction of more micro datasets that will facilitate detailed studies of conflict intensity and its dynamics.

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Paper provided by Department of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London in its series Royal Holloway, University of London: Discussion Papers in Economics with number 04/10.

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Date of creation: Jul 2004
Date of revision: Jul 2004
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  2. Collier, Paul & Hoeffler, Anke, 1998. "On Economic Causes of Civil War," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 50(4), pages 563-73, October.
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  4. Esteban, Joan & Ray, Debraj, 1999. "Conflict and Distribution," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 87(2), pages 379-415, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  7. Restrepo, Jorge & Spagat, Michael, 2004. "The Colombian Conflict: Uribe's First 17 Months," CEPR Discussion Papers 4570, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  8. Michael Spagat & Jorge Restrepo, 2004. "Colombian Conflict: Uribe's First 17 Months," INVESTIGACIÓN ECONÓMICA EN COLOMBIA 002147, FUNDACIÓN PONDO. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Oeindrila Dube & Juan F. Vargas, 2006. "Resource Curse in Reverse: The Coffee Crisis and Armed Conflict in Colombia," Royal Holloway, University of London: Discussion Papers in Economics 06/05, Department of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London, revised Dec 2006. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Neil Johnson & Michael Spagat & Jorge A. Restrepo & Nicolás Suárez, 2005. "From old wars to new wars and global terrorism," DOCUMENTOS DE ECONOMÍA 002745, UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA - BOGOTÁ. [Downloadable!]
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  8. Oeindrila Dube & Juan F. Vargas, 2006. "Are All Resources Cursed? Coffee, Oil and Armed Confict in Colombia," DOCUMENTOS DE CERAC 002024, CERAC -CENTRO DE RECURSOS PARA EL ANÁLISIS DE CONFLICTOS-. [Downloadable!]
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