Governance Matters Ii: Updated Indicators for 2000-01

Paper: SSRN 297497

Abstract

Updated governance indicators report estimates of six dimensions of governance for 175 countries in 2000-01. They can be compared with those constructed for 199

Complexity vs Empirical Score

• Math Complexity: 1.0/10
• Empirical Rigor: 8.0/10
• Quadrant: Street Traders — practical and empirical, lighter on theory

Why this score: The paper focuses on updating and reporting empirical governance indicators for countries, which involves data collection and statistical aggregation, but contains minimal mathematical derivations or advanced formulas.

Research Flowchart

  flowchart TD
  A["Research Goal: Update Governance Indicators<br>for 175 Countries (2000-01)"] --> B["Data Collection<br>175 Country Expert Surveys"]
  B --> C["Computational Process<br>Unobserved Components Model"]
  C --> D["Statistical Aggregation<br>Estimate 6 Governance Dimensions"]
  D --> E{"Outcomes: Key Findings"}
  E --> F["Updated Indicators for 2000-01"]
  E --> G["Cross-Country Comparisons<br>vs. 1996-97 Baseline"]