One aim of the QoG Institute is to make publicly available cross-national comparative data on QoG and its correlates. To accomplish this objective we have compiled both a cross-sectional data-set with global coverage pertaining to the year 2002 (or the closest year available), and a...

One aim of the QoG Institute is to make publicly available cross-national comparative data on QoG and its correlates. To accomplish this objective we have compiled both a cross-sectional dataset with global coverage pertaining to the year 2002 (or the closest year available), and a...

One aim of the QoG Institute is to make publicly available cross-national comparative data on QoG and its correlates. To accomplish this objective we have compiled both a cross-sectional dataset with global coverage pertaining to the year 2002 (or the closest year available), and a...

The QoG Standard data-set is our largest data-set. It consists of approximately 2500 variables from more than 100 data sources.In the QoG Standard CS data-set, data from and around 2012 is included. Data from 2012 is prioritized, however, if no data is available for a country for 2012, data for...

The QoG Standard data-set is our largest data-set. It consists of approximately 2500 variables from more than 100 data sources.In the QoG Standard CS data-set, data from and around 2013 is included. Data from 2013 is prioritized, however, if no data is available for a country for 2013, data for...

The QoG Standard data-set is our largest data-set. It consists of approximately 2100 variables from more than 100 data sources.In the QoG Standard CS data-set, data from and around 2014 is included. Data from 2014 is prioritized, however, if no data is available for a country for 2014, data for...

The QoG Standard data-set is our largest data-set. It consists of approximately 2100 variables from more than 100 data sources.In the QoG Standard CS data-set, data from and around 2015 is included. Data from 2015 is prioritized, however, if no data is available for a country for 2015, data for...

The QoG Standard data-set is available in both a time-series (TS) version and a cross-section (CS) version. In the TS, set we have data from 1946 to 2014 and the unit of analysis is country-year (e.g. Sweden-1946, Sweden-1947 and so on).In the CS data-set, we have data from and around 2010....

The recent growth in research on "good governance" and the quality of government institutions has been propelled by empirical findings that show that such institutions may hold the key to understanding economic growth and social welfare in developing and transition countries. We argue, however,...