Factory Inspection and Regulatory Capture in MA, NJ, and PA, 1879-1912
by Anderson, Elisabeth / Harvard Dataverse·Updated 4mo ago
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Description
Elisabeth Anderson compiled this historical dataset covering factory inspection records in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania from 1879 to 1912. It contains the underlying data for Figures 2-12 of the associated study, including specific records on the political affiliations of inspectors and their appointing governors.
Use Cases
Analyze the relationship between inspector political affiliation and gubernatorial party to identify regulatory capture
Replicate Figures 2 through 12 from the original publication
Compare institutional changes in factory inspection across Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
Strengths
Covers a 33-year historical span from 1879 to 1912
Includes rare data on political affiliations of 19th-century civil servants
Spans three major industrial states: Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
Limitations
Small sample size for specific subsets, such as the 20 inspectors cited for Massachusetts
Column names and file formats are not specified in the source metadata
Provenance
Source
Elisabeth Anderson, Harvard Dataverse
Collection Method
Historical archival research
Time Range
1879-1912
Geography
Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, USA
This is replication data for a specific academic paper; users should refer to the original publication for context on the figures and claims.