More than 7,500 data points track 11 categories of manufactures across 41 countries and colonies from 1846 to 1880. The database, created by Felipe Tâmega, reexamines the impact of the 1860 Cobden-Chevalier Treaty on global trade policy. It reveals that trade liberalization was a widespread phenomenon throughout this period.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the global spread of trade liberalization based on the 7,500+ data points covering 1846-1880
- Evaluating the impact of the Cobden-Chevalier Treaty of 1860 based on bilateral trade data before and after its signing
- Comparing trade policy trends across 41 countries and colonies based on the described geographical scope
- Modeling the relationship between bilateralism and broader liberalization processes suggested in the description
Strengths
- More than 7,500 data points provide a substantial quantitative basis for analysis
- Covers a 34-year time range (1846-1880), allowing for longitudinal study
- Includes data for 41 countries and colonies, offering a broad geographical perspective
- Focuses on 11 specific categories of manufactures, enabling detailed sectoral analysis
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Provenance
- Source
- e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from historical trade records and treaties.
- Time Range
- 1846 to 1880
- Freshness
- Last updated 2024-05-05 07:02:49; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- 41 countries and colonies around the world