Landholding Inequality and Democratic Consolidation in 19th-Century France

This replication package contains files and code to reproduce the analysis from the article 'Landholding Inequality and the Consolidation of Democracy: Evidence from Nineteenth-Century France'. It is associated with census data, agricultural surveys, and general election records. The author is Adrien Montalbo, and the dataset was last updated in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Replicate statistical tables analyzing the relationship between landholding inequality and democratic consolidation using the provided code and data files.
• Conduct historical analysis of 19th-century French democracy using the integrated census data and agricultural survey records.
• Study electoral outcomes from the general elections data in the context of landholding patterns.

Strengths

• Dataset is a formal replication package for a peer-reviewed academic article, ensuring methodological transparency.
• Last updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The specific data structure, including column names, row counts, and file formats, is not described.
• The dataset's primary purpose is replication, which may limit its utility for novel analysis without significant data extraction.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Replication package for an academic article.

Time Range

Nineteenth century.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-02-23.

Geography

France.