This dataset provides two measures of social unrest derived from media reports. One is the “A” index from the paper, and the “events” series.
Suggested citation: "Barrett, P., Appendino, M., Nguyen, K., & de Leon Miranda, J. (2022). Measuring social unrest using media reports. Journal of Development Economics, 158, 102924."
Note: some sources mis-label China and Hong Kong SAR. Series which explicitly adjust for this are available on request from the authors.