Railway Access and Parish-Level Development in Württemberg 1829-1910

This replication package contains data for analyzing the effects of railway access on parish-level population, income, and industrialization in Württemberg during the Industrial Revolution. It supports the replication of tables and figures from the associated research paper authored by Sebastian Till Braun.

Use Cases

• Analyze the heterogeneous effects of railway access on parish-level population growth from 1829 to 1910.
• Study the relationship between railway access and parish-level income data to model economic development.
• Investigate the impact of railway infrastructure on parish-level industrialization metrics during the Industrial Revolution.
• Replicate econometric models assessing the average effects of railway access on multiple development outcomes.

Strengths

• Data is directly tied to a specific, peer-reviewed research paper on economic history.
• Focuses on a well-defined historical period (1829-1910) and region (Württemberg).
• Includes variables for key development indicators: population, income, and industrialization.

Limitations

• The dataset's exact structure, including row count, column count, and file formats, is unknown.
• As a historical archival dataset, it may not be directly comparable to modern economic data without contextual adjustment.
• Data coverage is limited to the historical German state of Württemberg, limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Archival data compiled for academic research replication.

Time Range

1829-1910

Freshness

Last updated metadata indicates 2026-02-23.

Geography

Württemberg, a historical German state.