期刊名称：Discussion Papers in Economics / Department of Economics, Royal Holloway
出版年度：2004
卷号：2004
出版社：University of London
摘要：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.
