Table 3.
DOSE variable descriptions.
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| country | Full-length country name |
| GID_0 | 3-digits ISO-Code |
| region | Primary region name |
| GID_1 | GADM-identifier for level-1 administrative unit, or customly created identifier as indicated in Table 4 (in the same format as GADM-identifier) |
| year | Calendar year |
| grp_lcu | Gross regional product in local currency and current prices |
| pop | Regional population estimate |
| grp_pc_lcu | Gross regional product per capita in local currency and current prices |
| grp_pc_usd | Gross regional product per capita in US dollar and current prices |
| grp_pc_lcu_2015 | Gross regional product per capita in local currency and 2015 prices |
| grp_pc_usd_2015 | Gross regional product per capita in US dollar and US 2015 prices (conversion method given in eq. (1)) |
| grp_pc_lcu2015_usd | Gross regional product per capita in local 2015 prices and converted to US dollar using the 2015 exchange rate (conversion method given in eq. (2)) |
| cpi_2015 | Worldbank Consumer Price Index with base year 2015 |
| deflator_2015 | Worldbank national GDP deflator with base year 2015 |
| fx | FRED market exchange rate (local currency to one USD) |
| ppp | Purchasing Power Parity exchange rate (local currency to one international dollar) |
| StructChange | Categorical variable indicating the start of a new data source (1), changes in administrative boundaries (2), and when regional time series were extended to a previous version of DOSE (3) |
| T_a | Area-weighted annual mean temperature |
| P_a | Area-weighted annual total precipitation |
List of all variables provided within DOSE (first column) and accompanying description (second column). If available, GRP data are also provided for the different production sectors: agriculture, manufacturing/industry and services, indicated by the prefix ag_, man_ or serv_.