Pollution and Mortality Evidence from the 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic
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. It was authored by Karen Clay and last updated in February 2026. Specific details on rows, columns, and file formats are unavailable.
Use Cases
Analyze the relationship between pollution levels and mortality rates during the 1918 pandemic.
Investigate the interaction between infectious disease spread and environmental factors like pollution.
Replicate econometric models from the published study to validate findings on pandemic-era mortality.
Strengths
Data supports replication of a peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Economic History.
Dataset was last updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
The dataset's structure, including row and column counts, is unknown, limiting immediate usability.
Specific variables and geographic coverage are not detailed, requiring investigation before analysis.
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 2026-02-23.
This is a replication package; users should reference the associated published paper in the Journal of Economic History for context and variable definitions.