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Pmsc Conflict Intensity Replication

step_count: 5· runtime: —

Replicate the core question: does PMSC presence increase conflict intensity? Tests Petersohn (2017) and Petersohn (2014) findings using UCDP battle deaths as DV and PMSC presence (from PSED or CMAD) as IV, with controls for state capacity, conflict type, and external support.

// pipeline
5 steps
01

step_1_ols_baseline

action step_1_ols_baseline
02

step_2_negative_binomial

action step_2_negative_binomial
03

step_3_logistic_threshold

action step_3_logistic_threshold
04

step_4_service_type_disaggregation

action step_4_service_type_disaggregation
05

step_5_psm_causal

action step_5_psm_causal
// from pax
Private Military and Security Companies
// note
step bodies extracted from the .pax archive at build time. download the parent pax for the full yaml.
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