CODEBOOK

data for replication.txt

"reference" 		- legislative dossier code (Legislative Observatory)
"type" 			- type of legal act
"amendment" 		- amendment or not
"codification" 		- codification or not
"repeal" 		- repeal or not
"recast" 		- recast or not
"recitals" 		- number of recitals
"legalbas" 		- number of legal bases
"legal.basis1" 		- first legal base
"legal.basis2" 		- second legal base
"legal.basis3" 		- third legal base
"numbersubjects" 	- number of subjects (topics)
"subject1" 		- subject 1
"subject2" 		- subject 2
"subject3" 		- subject 3
"subject4" 		- subejct 4
"stage" 		- decision making stage reached
"proposal" 		- data of proposal
"EP.com.1st" 		- date of EP committe resolution (1st reading)
"EP.pos.1st" 		- date of EP 1st reading
"Council.compos" 	- date of Council common position
"EP.com.2nd" 		- date of EP committe resolution (second reading) 
"EP.pos.2nd" 		- date of EP second reading
"Conciliation.agreement" - date of Conciliation agreement
"EP.pos.3rd" 		- date of EP third reading
"rapporteur1" 		- rapporteur 1(name)
"rapporteur2" 		- rapporteur 2 (name)
"rapportuer3" 		- rapporteur 3 (name)
"number.of.raports" 	- number of rapporteurs
"political.group.1" 	- political group of rapporteur 1
"political.group.2" 	- political group of rapporteur 2
"political.group.3" 	- political group of rapporteur 3
"numberpol" 		- number of political groups
"committee1" 		- EP responsible committee
"committee2" 		- EP responsible committee 2
"number.of.coms" 	- number of responsible EP committees
"com.dg" 		- responsible Commission DG
"epamend" 		- number of EP amendments proposed
"final.act" 		- date of final act
"comitology" 		- comitology or not
"early"			- early agreement or not (see text for explanation how the variable is constructed)