QoG OECD Dataset

SND-ID: EXT 0208

This study is part of the collection Quality of Government

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Jan Teorell - Lund University, Department of Political Science orcid

Staffan Kumlin - University of Oslo, Department of Political Science

Aksel Sundström - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science orcid

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Bo Rothstein - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science orcid

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Description

The QoG Institute is an independent research institute within the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg. The main objective of our research is to address the theoretical and empirical problem of how political institutions of high quality can be created and maintained.

To achieve said goal, the QoG Institute makes comparative data on QoG and its correlates publicly available. To accomplish this, we have compiled several datasets that draw on a number of freely available data sources, including aggregated individual-level data.

The QoG OECD Datasets focus exclusively on OECD member countries. They have a high data coverage in terms of geography and time.
In the QoG OECD TS dataset, data from 1946 to 2021 is included and the unit of analysis is country-year (e.g., Sweden-1946, Sweden-1947, etc.).

In the QoG OECD Cross-Section dataset, data from and around 2018 is included. Data from 2018 is prioritized, however, if no data are available for a country for 2018, data for 2019 is included. If no data for 2019 exists, data for 2017 is included, and so on up to a maximum

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Language

English

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

Quality of Government Institute

Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Countries

Sampling procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration
OECD member countries

Time period(s) investigated

1946 – 2021

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic description: OECD member countries

Lowest geographic unit

Country

Highest geographic unit

Country

Publications
Dataset 1
The QoG OECD Cross-Section Data

Associated documentation

Description

The QoG OECD Datasets focus exclusively on OECD member countries. They have a high data coverage in terms of geography and time.

In the QoG OECD Cross-Section dataset, data from and around 2018 is included. Data from 2018 is prioritized, however, if no data are available for a country for 2018, data for 2019 is included. If no data for 2019 exists, data for 2017 is included, and so on up to a maximum of +/- 3 years.

Citation

Teorell, Jan, Staffan Kumlin, Aksel Sundström, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Natalia Alvarado Pachon & Cem Mert Dalli. 2022. The Quality of Government OECD Dataset, version Jan22. University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute, http://www.qog.pol.gu.se doi:10.18157/qogoecdjan22

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Jan Teorell - Lund University, Department of Political Science orcid

Staffan Kumlin - University of Oslo, Department of Political Science

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Bo Rothstein - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science orcid

Aksel Sundström - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science orcid

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Time period(s) investigated

2015 – 2021

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Compilation/Synthesis
  • Source of the data: Geographic area
Dataset 2
The QoG OECD Time-Series Data

Associated documentation

Description

The QoG OECD Datasets focus exclusively on OECD member countries. They have a high data coverage in terms of geography and time. In the QoG OECD Time-Series dataset, data from 1946 to 2021 are included and the unit of analysis is country-year (e.g. Sweden-1946, Sweden-1947 and so on).

Citation

Teorell, Jan, Staffan Kumlin, Aksel Sundström, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Natalia Alvarado Pachon & Cem Mert Dalli. 2022. The Quality of Government OECD Dataset, version Jan22. University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute, http://www.qog.pol.gu.se doi:10.18157/qogoecdjan22

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Jan Teorell - Lund University, Department of Political Science orcid

Staffan Kumlin - University of Oslo, Department of Political Science

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Bo Rothstein - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science orcid

University of Gothenburg, Quality of Government Institute rorId

Time period(s) investigated

1946 – 2021

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Compilation/Synthesis
  • Description of the mode of collection: Compilation from other sources
  • Source of the data: Geographic area
Published: 2020-05-08
Last updated: 2022-05-03