Luciano Cohan

This dataset includes yearly information of the Freedom Index for multiple countries, published by Cato Institute. The Freedom Index measures Economic Freedom, Political Freedom, and Legal Freedom. Scores range between 0 and 100 with higher values indicating more freedom. Countries on the Freedom Index are divided into four categories based on their overall score: those above a seventy-five-point score (Free), those with a score between fifty and 74.9 (Mostly Free), those with a score between twenty-five and 49.9 (Mostly Unfree), and those with score from zero to 24.9 (Unfree).

Miscellaneous - Global - Cato Institute - Freedom Index

The Cato Institute is an American libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C The Cato Institute conducts research and analysis on public policy issues from a libertarian perspective. It aims to promote individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace through publications, events, and policy recommendations.

Cato Institute

Alphacast

This dataset includes yearly information of the homicide rates for multiple countries, published by Our World In Data (OWID).

Miscellaneous - Global - OWID- Homicide Rate

Our World in Data (OWID) is a research organization that provides access to data and research on global development and long-term change. The organization's mission is to make data on global development easily accessible and to provide the evidence that is needed to understand and address the world's most pressing problems.

Our World In Data (OWID)

This dataset includes monthly information about the records of the votes cast in the United Nations General Assembly, which is the primary deliberative body of the UN. The data is published in Harvard Dataverse. This dataset includes the vote choice, roll-cad vote id, UN session and UN resolution number.
To access additional information and details regarding the variables, please refer to: https://dataverse.harvard.edu/file.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ/DYNZPA&version=29.0

Miscellaneous - Global - Harvard Dataverse - United Nations Voting

The Harvard University offers Harvard Dataverse, a repository for research data. The Harvard Dataverse Repository is a free data repository open to all researchers from any discipline, both inside and outside of the Harvard community, where you can share, archive, cite, access, and explore research data. 

Harvard Dataverse

This dataset includes yearly information of patents applications, grants and in force published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by law to applicants for inventions that are new, non-obvious and commercially applicable. It is valid for a limited period of time (generally 20 years), during which patent holders can commercially exploit their inventions on an exclusive basis. In return, applicants are obliged to disclose their inventions to the public in a manner that enables others, skilled in the art, to replicate the invention. The patent system is designed to encourage innovation by providing innovators with time-limited exclusive legal rights, thus enabling innovators to reap the benefits of their innovative activity.

Miscellaneous - Global - WIPO - Total Patent

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the global forum for intellectual property policy, services, information and cooperation. It is a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 193 member states.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 

This dataset includes yearly information of the Social Unrest Index for multiple countries published in "Measuring Social Unrest Using Media Reports" by Philip Barret, Maximiliano Appendino, Kate Nguyen, and Jorge de Leon Miranda. The Social Unrest Index measures the risk of social conflicts in countries and is used to assess the level of vulnerability of a society to instability. It takes into account a range of factors, including economic inequality, poverty, social exclusion, and lack of effective governance. To access additional information and details regarding the methodology about the index, [read here](https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2020/07/17/Measuring-Social-Unrest-Using-Media-Reports-49573).

Miscellaneous - Global - Social Unrest Index

Global Economic Datasets

This dataset includes yearly information of class count in total trademarks published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). A trademark is a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises. Trademarks are protected by intellectual property rights.

Miscellaneous - Global - WIPO - Class count in total trademarks

This dataset includes yearly information of the economic freedom index published by Fraser Institute, for multiple countries. The index measures the degree towhich the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom, in five major areas: [1] Size of Government; [2] Legal System and Security of Property Rights; [3] Sound Money; [4] Freedom to Trade Internationally; [5] Regulation. Comprehensive data are available only with a two-year lag, so the index itself has a two-year lag. Within the five major areas, there are 26 components in the index. Many of those components are themselves made up of several sub-components. In total, the index comprises 44 distinct variables.

To inquire further about the methodology of the index, see [here](https://www.fraserinstitute.org/economic-freedom/approach) and [here](https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/uploaded/2022/economic-freedom-of-the-world-2022-appendix.pdf)

Miscellaneous - Global - Fraser Institute - Economic Freedom Index

The Fraser Institute is an independent non-partisan research and educational organization based in Canada. 

Fraser Institute

The dataset captures the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor; they have property rights; and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association. The variable ranges from 0 to 1 (most rights).

Miscellaneous - Global - Our World In Data (OWID) - Human Rights Index

Martina Mas

This dataset icludes the equal information contained in [dataset 39410](https://www.alphacast.io/datasets/miscellaneous-global-center-for-systemic-peace-political-regime-characteristics-transitions-39410) but the original variables where replaced with the description.
To access additional information and details regarding the variables and methodology, please refer to: https://www.systemicpeace.org/inscr/p5manualv2018.pdf

Miscellaneous - Global - Center for Systemic Peace - Polity Regime Variables

The Center for Systemic Peace (CSP) was founded in 1997. It is engaged in innovative research on the problem of political violence within the structural context of the dynamic global system, that is, global systems analysis. The Center supports scientific research and quantitative analysis in many issue areas related to the fundamental problems of violence in both human relations and societal-systemic development processes.

Center for Systemic Peace (CSP) 

This dataset includes yearly Democracy Index for multiple countries, which provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwidein 165 independent states and two territories. This covers almost the entire population of the world
and the vast majority of the world’s states. The index is basedon five categories: electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties. Based on its scores on a range of indicators within these categories,each country is then classified as one of four types of regime: “full democracy”, “flawed democracy”,
“hybrid regime” or “authoritarian regime".  It ranges from 0 to 10 (strongest preference for democracy).

To access additional information and details regarding the methodology, please refer to the Appendix: [Economist Intelligence Unit](https://www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/democracy-index-2022/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid-search&utm_campaign=democracy-index-2022&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2eilBhCCARIsAG0Pf8uI7ZDluI4JwWADWrou7uEQkEM9JuHGdz3Mys919DgQp-VGJfUrjkIaApvLEALw_wcB)

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Miscellaneous - Global - Cato Institute - Freedom Index
published in
Alphacast /
Cato Institute

Miscellaneous - Global - OWID- Homicide Rate
published in
Alphacast /
Our World In Data (OWID)

Miscellaneous - Global - Harvard Dataverse - United Nations Voting
published in
Alphacast /
Harvard Dataverse

Miscellaneous - Global - WIPO - Total Patent
published in
Alphacast /
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Miscellaneous - Global - Social Unrest Index
published in
Alphacast /
Global Economic Datasets

Miscellaneous - Global - WIPO - Class count in total trademarks
published in
Alphacast /
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Miscellaneous - Global - Fraser Institute - Economic Freedom Index
published in
Alphacast /
Fraser Institute

Miscellaneous - Global - Our World In Data (OWID) - Human Rights Index
published in
Alphacast /
Our World In Data (OWID)

Miscellaneous - Global - Center for Systemic Peace - Polity Regime Variables
published in
Alphacast /
Center for Systemic Peace (CSP)

Miscellaneous - Global - OWID - Democracy Index
published in
Alphacast /
Our World In Data (OWID)

Miscellaneous

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Miscellaneous - Global - Cato Institute - Freedom Index published in Alphacast / Cato Institute

Miscellaneous - Global - OWID- Homicide Rate published in Alphacast / Our World In Data (OWID)

Miscellaneous - Global - Harvard Dataverse - United Nations Voting published in Alphacast / Harvard Dataverse

Miscellaneous - Global - WIPO - Total Patent published in Alphacast / The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Miscellaneous - Global - Social Unrest Index published in Alphacast / Global Economic Datasets

Miscellaneous - Global - WIPO - Class count in total trademarks published in Alphacast / The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Miscellaneous - Global - Fraser Institute - Economic Freedom Index published in Alphacast / Fraser Institute

Miscellaneous - Global - Our World In Data (OWID) - Human Rights Index published in Alphacast / Our World In Data (OWID)

Miscellaneous - Global - Center for Systemic Peace - Polity Regime Variables published in Alphacast / Center for Systemic Peace (CSP)

Miscellaneous - Global - OWID - Democracy Index published in Alphacast / Our World In Data (OWID)