Panel data from 67 states spanning 1995 to 2024 tracks the relationship between foreign aid dependence and human rights behavior. Created by Jongho Park, the records introduce a 'compliance gap' indicator that measures the divergence between UN treaty commitments and the Political Terror Scale (PTS).
Use Cases
- Analyzing the correlation between aid dependence and the Political Terror Scale (PTS) to identify behavioral trends
- Calculating the 'compliance gap' by comparing UN core human rights treaty commitments against actual state behavior
- Modeling the impact of aid reliance on legal alignment using the 30-year panel of 67 states
Strengths
- 30-year longitudinal coverage from 1995 to 2024
- Includes a novel indicator combining UN treaty commitments with the Political Terror Scale (PTS)
- Panel data structure covering 67 distinct states
Limitations
- Geographic scope limited to 67 states rather than a global sample
- Reliance on the Political Terror Scale (PTS) which may have inherent reporting biases
- Specific column names and file formats are not documented in the source metadata
Provenance
- Source
- Jongho Park, Dataverse
- Time Range
- 1995-2024
- Freshness
- Data covers up to 2024; metadata last updated March 2026.
- Geography
- 67 states