Variable: Closedness Index

QoG Code: (qs20_close_pca)


Dataset: QoG Expert Survey (2020 wave)

Description:

Closedness Index is constructed from Entry at the lowest level only, Entry via examination and Special Laws with the help of Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Entry at the lowest level only, Entry via examination and Special Laws variables are load on the same dimension, which predicted scores are used as Closedness Index.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2024-10-11
Last updated by source: 2021-03-15


Categories:

Political System Quality of Government Bureaucratic Structure


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OECD Cross-section - 2025 Standard Cross-section - 2025 Original Dataset

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Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 105
OECD cross-section: 31


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This variable has information from the year 2020 to the year 2020