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\author{Ole J. Forsberg}
\title{Research Question}
\date{January 8, 2024}









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\section*{Research Question}

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What is the relationship between terrorist activity and the political orientation of the head of government?



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\subsection*{Dependent Variable}
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 \item \textbf{terrorist activity}: the number of attacks on a country by a recognized \emph{domestic} terrorist group. \\
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\subsection*{Research Variable}
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 \item \textbf{political orientation}: the left-right orientation. \\
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\subsection*{Control Variables}
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 \item \textbf{head of government}: the president (in a presidential system) or the prime minister (in a parliamentary or mixed system) [0/1 variable].

 \item \textbf{economic strength}: the change in GDP per capita for the previous year
 
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