README Ð Refugee Dispersal Policy (RDP) Data Set
Title: Refugee Dispersal Policy (RDP) Data Set
Authors: Walter Bartl & Philipp Lutz
Version: v1.0
Date: [2025-09-24]
License: CC BY 4.0
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/1914118-10
1. Dataset Description
This dataset contains coded policy measures of how 32 European countries allocate asylum-seekers across their territory in the year 2020.
The dataset is intended for research and replication purposes.
2. Files Included
Filename
Description
RDP_dataset.csv
Main dataset in CSV format (variables as columns, observations as rows)
technical_report.pdf
Full documentation with coding instructions, variable definitions, and data sources
code_replication.R
RDP_mds_replication.do
Scripts to reproduce tables/figures/analyses from the associated article
Data_replication.dta
Dataset to reproduce tables/figures/analyses from the associated article
README.md
This file Ð provides basic dataset orientation
3. Data Structure
* Observations (rows): Countries
* Variables (columns): Refugee dispersal policy attributes
* Coding rules and detailed variable descriptions are fully documented in technical_report.pdf.
4. Citation
Please cite the dataset as:
[Bartl, W, and Lutz, P. (2025). Refugee Dispersal Policy (RDP) Data Set. Version 1.0. [SADAR Repository]. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/1914118-10
If using the dataset for research, also cite the associated publication:
Bartl, W., and Lutz, P. (2025) Comparing Refugee Dispersal Policies: Varieties of Responsibility-Sharing in Europe. Governance, forthcoming.