U.S. Agricultural Impacts from Nuclear Testing Fallout 1945-1970

A collection of replication files for a study analyzing the adverse effects of radioactive fallout from atmospheric nuclear testing on U.S. crop yields and livestock populations from 1945 to 1970. The data was compiled by author Keith Meyers from a myriad of sources for a dissertation project written in STATA.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between radioactive fallout levels and crop yield data across U.S. agricultural regions.
• Model the impact of nuclear testing events on livestock population data over the 25-year study period.
• Replicate econometric analyses on agricultural production data using the provided STATA .DO files.

Strengths

• Covers a 25-year time range (1945-1970) of U.S. agricultural and nuclear testing history.
• Data was gathered from a myriad of sources for a peer-reviewed Journal of Economic History manuscript.
• Includes complete replication files for verifying the study's econometric findings.

Limitations

• The specific variables, column count, and row count are not documented in the provided metadata.
• Data structure and file formats are unknown, requiring inspection of the archived files.
• The dataset is static replication material for a specific study, not a continuously updated database.

Provenance

Source

Keith Meyers, as part of a dissertation project.

Collection Method

Gathered from a myriad of sources; analysis written in STATA.

Time Range

1945 to 1970

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-02-23, though the underlying historical data is fixed.

Geography

United States