How to build and analyze a panel data QCA model? A methodological demonstration of Garcia-Castro and Arino’s panel data QCA model

Abstract

There are many different ways of analyzing panel data in QCA. In this article, I have demonstrated one of these ways, that is, how to build a panel data QCA model, following Garcia-Castro and Arino (2016). I have applied my own research data, and analyzed it through the packages, “QCA” and “Set Methods”, software R. I have particularly focused on two main steps in panel data QCA analysis, first, how to test for necessary and sufficient conditions, and second, how to interpret panel data QCA results. By demonstrating these steps, I hope to help future scholars in their own work on panel data QCA.