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The six aggregate indicators are based on over 30 underlying data sources reporting the perceptions of governance of a large number of survey  respondents and expert assessments worldwide. Details on the underlying data sources, the aggregation method, and the interpretation of the indicators, can be found in the WGI methodology paper:
== SUMMARY ==
The IFs system has collected information on governance quality from “Governance Matters VII: Governance Indicators for 1996–2007”, a World Bank Policy Research Working Paper published in 2008'', ''authored by D. Kaufmann A. Kraay, and M. Mastruzzi.


Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay and Massimo Mastruzzi (2010).  "The Worldwide Governance Indicators : A Summary of Methodology, Data and Analytical Issues". World Bank Policy Research  Working Paper No.  5430
These indicators are estimated based on various individual variables measuring perceptions of governance. The governance indicators dataset collected information from 25 separate data sources constructed by 18 different organizations. The governance indicator dataset was initiated in 1998 and grouped in as six dimension of governance: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, Control of Corruption.  


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== TABLES IN IFS ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
The governance indicator dataset was initiated in 1998 and grouped in as six dimension of governance: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, Control of Corruption. The dataset and detailed methodological description is available at http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi2007
|Variable
 
|Definition
Series taken from WGI:
|Name in Source
 
|Code in Source
{| border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"
|UsedInPreprocessor
|UsedInPreprocessorName
|-
|-
| height="20" width="64" | SeriesGovernanceEffect
|SeriesGovernanceEffect
|Governance quality, effectiveness (-2.5 to 2.5, higher is better)
|Governance Effectiveness
|ge
|1
|INFRASTRUCTURE, SOCIOPOL
|-
|-
| height="20" | SeriesGovernanceRegQual
|SeriesGovernanceRegQual
|Governance quality, regulatory quality (-2.5 to 2.5, higher is better)
|Regulatory Quality
|rq
|1
|INFRASTRUCTURE, SOCIOPOL
|-
|-
| height="20" | SeriesGovWBGovMatCorrupt
|SeriesGovWBGovMatCorrupt
|Governance quality, control of corruption (-2.5 to 2.5, higher is better)
|Control of Corruption
|cc
|0
|
|-
|-
| height="20" | SeriesGovWBGovMatPolStab
|SeriesGovWBGovMatPolStab
|Governance quality, political stability (-2.5 to 2.5, higher is better)
|Political Stability and Absence of Violence
|pv
|0
|
|-
|-
| height="20" | SeriesGovWBGovMatRuleLaw
|SeriesGovWBGovMatRuleLaw
|Governance quality, rule of law (-2.5 to 2.5, higher is better)
|Rule of Law
|rl
|0
|
|-
|-
| height="20" | SeriesGovWBGovMatVoiceAcct
|SeriesGovWBGovMatVoiceAcct
|Governance quality, voice and accountability (-2.5 to 2.5, higher is better)
|Voice and Accountability
|va
|0
|
|}
|}


== DATA PULLING INSTRUCTIONS ==
WGI data is published by the World Bank. The data is available at this website: [https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/worldwide-governance-indicators].


==Specific Series Instructions & Discrepancies==
'''SeriesGovernanceEffect/SeriesGovernanceRegQual'''


 
*When pulling, only use '''estimate''' data. The other columns refer to standard deviations and different percentile ranks.
 
*Prior to importing the data into IFs, empty all cells that don't contain a numerical value. This is to avoid IFs creating values to fill in those cells.
= Instructions on importing data from Worldwide Governance Indicators =
 
'''<u>Introduction-</u>'''
 
This section explains the methodology that is to be followed when importing World Governance Indicators (WGI) data into Ifs. It also describes certain problems that a user might face in interpreting, understanding the data
 
'''<u>Source</u>'''- WGI data is published by the World Bank. The data is available at this website , [http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/worldwide-governance-indicators http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/worldwide-governance-indicators]
 
'''<u>Types of Data-</u>'''Following categories of data need to be imported into Ifs
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;">
<li>'''<u>GovernanceEffect-</u>'''Indicator of Governance effectiveness on a scale of -2.5 to 2.5 , where higher is better</li>
<li>'''<u>GovernanceRegQual-</u>'''Indicator of Government regulatory quality, on a scale of -2.5 to 2.5, where a higher score is better</li>
<li>'''<u>GovWBGovMatCorrupt-</u>'''Indicator of Control of corruption, on a scale of -2.5 to 2.5, where a higher score indicates better control over corruption.</li>
<li>'''<u>GovWBGovMatPolStab-</u>'''Indicator of Political Stability and absence of violence. , on a scale of -2.5 to 2.5 where a higher score indicates higher political stability.</li>
<li>'''<u>GovWBGovMatRuleLaw-</u>'''Indicator of quality of rule of law, on a scale of -2.5 to 2.5, where a higher score indicates better rule of law.</li>
<li>'''<u>GovWBGovMatVoiceAcct-</u>'''Indicator of Voice and accountability, on a scale of -2.5 to 2.5 where a higher score indicates better Voice for citizens and higher accountability.</li>
</ol>
 
 
 
'''<u>Country List to be Used-</u>'''World Bank countries
 
 
 
'''<u>Issues with Data import for certain countries-</u>'''&nbsp;In certain&nbsp; cases, IFs does not populate data in relation to countries such as Cape Verde, Taiwan, Ivory Coast. It is recommended, that the importer verify the data in relation to said countries in order to ensure that there are no discrepancies.

Revision as of 18:02, 3 June 2025

SUMMARY

The IFs system has collected information on governance quality from “Governance Matters VII: Governance Indicators for 1996–2007”, a World Bank Policy Research Working Paper published in 2008, authored by D. Kaufmann A. Kraay, and M. Mastruzzi.

These indicators are estimated based on various individual variables measuring perceptions of governance. The governance indicators dataset collected information from 25 separate data sources constructed by 18 different organizations. The governance indicator dataset was initiated in 1998 and grouped in as six dimension of governance: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, Control of Corruption.

TABLES IN IFS

Variable Definition Name in Source Code in Source UsedInPreprocessor UsedInPreprocessorName
SeriesGovernanceEffect Governance quality, effectiveness (-2.5 to 2.5, higher is better) Governance Effectiveness ge 1 INFRASTRUCTURE, SOCIOPOL
SeriesGovernanceRegQual Governance quality, regulatory quality (-2.5 to 2.5, higher is better) Regulatory Quality rq 1 INFRASTRUCTURE, SOCIOPOL
SeriesGovWBGovMatCorrupt Governance quality, control of corruption (-2.5 to 2.5, higher is better) Control of Corruption cc 0
SeriesGovWBGovMatPolStab Governance quality, political stability (-2.5 to 2.5, higher is better) Political Stability and Absence of Violence pv 0
SeriesGovWBGovMatRuleLaw Governance quality, rule of law (-2.5 to 2.5, higher is better) Rule of Law rl 0
SeriesGovWBGovMatVoiceAcct Governance quality, voice and accountability (-2.5 to 2.5, higher is better) Voice and Accountability va 0

DATA PULLING INSTRUCTIONS

WGI data is published by the World Bank. The data is available at this website: http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/worldwide-governance-indicators.

Specific Series Instructions & Discrepancies

SeriesGovernanceEffect/SeriesGovernanceRegQual

  • When pulling, only use estimate data. The other columns refer to standard deviations and different percentile ranks.
  • Prior to importing the data into IFs, empty all cells that don't contain a numerical value. This is to avoid IFs creating values to fill in those cells.