How do you access Bhavnani & Lee 2018 data?

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JOP 2018 replication

Local Embeddedness and Bureaucratic Performance: Evidence from India (replication)

Name: Local Embeddedness and Bureaucratic Performance: Evidence from India (replication)
Creator: Journal of Politics replication

This replication package is used to reproduce Bhavnani & Lee (2018) political-economy results on India.

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Rikhil R. Bhavnani; Alexander Lee · 2018 · Harvard Dataverse

governance demographics

Host / institution

Harvard Dataverse · Journal of Politics replication

Geography

India, district

Time coverage

District panel; ~two decades of IAS career histories

Update frequency

Article package (2018)

What this is best for

District panel linking locally embedded IAS officers to public-goods provision

Main limitations

License NR; code language NR in audit

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is Bhavnani & Lee 2018 used for?: District panel linking locally embedded IAS officers to public-goods provision
How do you access Bhavnani & Lee 2018 data?: Bhavnani & Lee 2018 is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does Bhavnani & Lee 2018 cover?: Geography: India, district. Time coverage: District panel; ~two decades of IAS career histories.
What are the main limitations of Bhavnani & Lee 2018?: License NR; code language NR in audit

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

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Name / code	Description	Group
District public goods	District-level public-goods outcomes	Outcomes
IAS embeddedness	Local embeddedness of IAS officers	Bureaucracy
Postings	Officer posting assignments	Bureaucracy
Career history	IAS career trajectory variables	Bureaucracy
District / year	District panel identifiers	IDs

Formats

replication package

Technical tags

replication packagedistrict-level

Example uses

Bureaucracy and public goods research

Academic identifiers

Data DOI: 10.7910/DVN/TWDSBW

Paper DOI: 10.1086/694101

Bhavnani, R.R., and A. Lee. 2018. The Journal of Politics 80(1):71–87; replication DOI 10.7910/DVN/TWDSBW.

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Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.