European Union Legislative Files and National Leader Influence

This dataset supports replication of models and figures for a study on national leaders' influence on EU everyday law-making. It contains the do file and datasets used in the associated article and online appendices. The author is Edoardo Bressanelli, and the data was last updated in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Replicate statistical models from the article using the provided do file and datasets.
• Analyze the relationship between European Council activity and legislative progress using the study's variables.
• Examine the temporal patterns of national leader influence on EU legislative files.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed academic publication, ensuring research relevance.
• Includes a do file for Stata, facilitating direct replication of the study's analysis.
• Last updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Specific data structure, column names, and row counts are unknown, hindering preliminary assessment.
• The scope is limited to the specific research question of the associated article, which may restrict broader applicability.
• Without sample data or a data dictionary, understanding variable definitions and formats is difficult.

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse, authored by Edoardo Bressanelli.

Collection Method

Created for replicating the analysis in a specific academic article on EU law-making.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-02-23.

Geography

European Union.