/tags/acled/ Recent content in ACLED on Jack Gregory Hugo -- gohugo.io en © 2026 Jack Gregory Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/itc-instability-indicators/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/itc-instability-indicators/ TL;DR This blog shows how to use Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) event data and geospatial techniques in R to construct location-specific indicators of local instability. Using hypothetical business locations in Ecuador, I demonstrate how nearby adverse events can be aggregated into a simple measure of exposure to insecurity, which can then be used to compare locations or incorporated into analyses of business outcomes. Introduction In the Western world, we can sometimes overlook the benefits derived from operating within stable and peaceful communities. /project/itc-instability-indicators/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /project/itc-instability-indicators/ Objective To build business-specific “instability indicators” based on the International Trade Centre (ITC) Business Fragility Survey and Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED).1 Description The Business Fragility Survey is a national business-level questionnaire aimed at assessing how small and medium enterprises (SME) cope within fragile social and political environments. The Survey contacted around 2,600 businesses from eight developing countries, of which over 1,100 provided complete responses. The Survey was carried out in partnership with domestic business support organizations.