This dataset supports a study evaluating Spanish trade policy during the interwar period. It contains granular data on exports, imports, tariffs, trade agreements, and quotas. The analysis focuses on policy shifts, particularly after the establishment of the Second Republic in 1931.
Use Cases
- Analyze the relationship between tariff levels and export/import volumes for Spain during the interwar years.
- Study the implementation and impact of bilateral trade agreements initiated after 1931.
- Model the effects of quota policies on specific trade flows using country-level information.
- Examine trends in Spanish trade policy in response to external shocks like the Great Depression.
Strengths
- Data is described as granular, containing detailed records on multiple trade policy instruments.
- The dataset is directly linked to a specific academic paper, providing clear research context.
- It covers a historically significant period marked by major political and economic shifts.
Limitations
- The exact size, row count, and column structure of the dataset are unknown.
- Data availability and completeness for all countries and years within the period are unspecified.
- The dataset is an archival replication file, which may lack documentation or be in a raw format.
Provenance
- Source
- Concepción Betrán, via ICPSR Harvested Dataverse.
- Collection Method
- Created as a replication dataset for the paper 'Against the Grain: Spanish Trade Policy in the Interwar Years'.
- Time Range
- Interwar period (likely 1918-1939).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Spain, with country-level information for its trading partners.