Spanish Influenza Pandemic Mortality and Pollution Evidence
by Karen Clay / ICPSR Harvested Dataverse·Updated 3mo ago
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Description
Serving as the replication package for a study on pollution, infectious disease, and mortality during the 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic, published in the Journal of Economic History. The author is Karen Clay, and the data was last updated in February 2026. Specific details on rows, columns, and file formats are unknown.
Use Cases
Analyze the relationship between pollution levels and mortality rates during the 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic.
Investigate the interaction between infectious disease spread and environmental factors in historical mortality data.
Replicate econometric analyses from the published study on the pandemic's impact.
Strengths
Data is associated with a peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Economic History.
The dataset was updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
The data is intended for replication, suggesting a structured format.
Limitations
The dataset's structure, including the number of rows and columns, is unknown.
The specific variables, geographic coverage, and temporal granularity are not detailed.
The data's file formats and size are unspecified, complicating assessment of usability.
Provenance
Source
ICPSR Harvested Dataverse.
Collection Method
Replication package for a published academic study.
Time Range
Covers the period of the 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic.
Freshness
Last updated on 2026-02-27.
This is an archival replication package; users should be familiar with the associated published study to understand the data's context and intended use. Specific license terms are unknown.