Variables;Acronyms;"Definition and measurement"
"Panel A: Data related to GDP, POI, COR, and GEF will be used for conducting baseline analysis using QQR and WQR techniques, and robustness checks analysis using the WQC technique."
"Economic Growth";GDP;"Gross domestic product (constant, US$, 2015)"
"Political (In)stability Index";POI;"Political instability measures perceptions of the likelihood of overthrow by unconstitutional means or violence and terrorism."
"Control of corruption";COR;"Control of the corruption measures the degree to which the government uses its power for personal gain, encompassing both small-scale and large-scale corruption, as well as the “capture” of the state by elites and private interests."
"Government Effectiveness Index";GEF;"Government Effectiveness: Standard Error"
"Panel B: Data related to GDP, SUW, CW, FRTR, USN, and SRTR will be used for conducting event analysis using the ITS technique."
"Economic Growth";GDP;"Gross domestic product (constant, US$, 2015)"
"Soviet Union War";SUW;"The dummy variable takes the value 1 for the war period (1979-1989) and otherwise 0."
"Civil War, including the Taliban First Round Regime";CW;"The dummy variable takes the value 1 for the war period (1989-2001) and otherwise 0."
"First Round Taliban Regime";FRTR;"The dummy variable takes the value 1 for the war period (1996-2001) and otherwise 0."
"United States and NATO Military Presence";USN;"The dummy variable takes the value 1 for the war period (2001-2021) and otherwise 0."
"Second Round Taliban Regime";SRTR;"The dummy variable takes the value 1 for the war period (2021-2024) and otherwise 0."