Replication Data for: The Impact of Local Government Information Disclosure on County-Seat Development in an Authoritarian Context: Evidence from a Pilot Policy in China

A collection of county-level panel data from China covering the years 2015 to 2022, used to study the impact of a local government information disclosure pilot policy on county-seat development. The analysis employs a difference-in-differences approach to examine effects on land allocation for economic and public service purposes.

Use Cases

• Analyze the impact of the information disclosure policy on land allocation for economic purposes using county-level panel data.
• Conduct heterogeneity analysis to examine policy effects in counties with varying levels of citizen responsiveness.
• Study the relationship between local government fiscal capacity and county-seat development outcomes using the panel data.
• Apply a difference-in-differences model to assess the policy's effect on breaking the cycle between public service provision and economic stagnation.

Strengths

• County-level panel data provides longitudinal coverage from 2015 to 2022.
• Data is used in a published study employing a quasi-natural experiment and difference-in-differences methodology.
• The dataset supports analysis of heterogeneity based on citizen responsiveness and fiscal capacity.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and file size are unknown.
• Sample data and file formats are unavailable, limiting initial inspection.
• The dataset's scope is specific to a pilot policy in China, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Journal of Public Policy Dataverse

Collection Method

County-level panel data used for a quasi-natural experiment analysis.

Time Range

2015 to 2022

Freshness

The dataset was last updated on 2026-02-17.

Geography

China, at the county level