Stable But Escapable: Heterogeneous Property Rights Trajectories in Hispanic America

Description: This dataset presents a comprehensive analysis of the heterogeneous trajectories of property rights in Spanish civil law countries from 2007 to 2025. The research explores the dynamics of institutional change using empirical models, machine learning, and advanced statistical techniques. Files: ReadMe.md (10.36 KB): Detailed documentation of the analysis methodology and structure of the dataset. SYMBOLIC.ipynb (858.43 KB): Jupyter Notebook containing the code used for analysis, visualizations, and results interpretation. paper_table2_panel_regressions.csv (317 bytes): CSV file summarizing the panel regression results presented in Paper Table 2. figure1_temporal_dynamics.png (1.76 MB): Visualization depicting the temporal dynamics of IPRI trajectories across selected countries. institutional_changes.csv (715 bytes): CSV file detailing the institutional changes observed over the analysis period. country_trends.csv (1.14 KB): CSV file containing country-specific trends in property rights evaluations. cluster_membership.csv (2.45 KB): CSV file demonstrating cluster memberships derived from trajectory analysis. figure4_ml_predictions.png (270.22 KB): Visualization of machine learning predictions of institutional trajectories. figure2_scatter.png (212.36 KB): Scatter plot illustrating institutional change between 2007 and 2025. figure3_country_slopes.png (150.73 KB): Bar graph showing country-specific institutional change rates over time. IPRI- 2007 - 2025 data[25].xlsx (437.20 KB): Excel file with the underlying dataset used for the analysis, spanning the years 2007 to 2025. Keywords: Property Rights, Institutional Change, Time Trends, Machine Learning, Econometrics, Spanish Civil Law Licenses: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Funding: None