This dataset supports a study on the average and heterogeneous effects of railway access on parish-level population, income, and industrialization in Württemberg during the Industrial Revolution. It contains the data and code for replicating the paper's tables and figures.
Use Cases
- Analyze the effect of railway access on parish-level population growth in Württemberg
- Study heterogeneous effects of railway access on parish-level income during the Industrial Revolution
- Replicate econometric models examining railway impacts on parish-level industrialization
Strengths
- Data is structured for replication of a peer-reviewed academic paper
- Focuses on a specific historical region (Württemberg) and period (1829-1910)
Limitations
- The specific variables, column count, and row count are not detailed in the input
- Data scope is limited to the historical German state of Württemberg
Provenance
- Source
- ICPSR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Replication package for an academic paper
- Time Range
- 1829-1910
- Freshness
- Last updated in February 2026.
- Geography
- Württemberg, a historical German state