Nineteenth-Century British Parliament Railway Logrolling Data

A source of replication materials for a study on private benefits and logrolling in the 19th-century British Parliament, specifically concerning railways. The data supports the replication of figures and tables from the associated academic paper. The author is Rui Esteves, and the repository was last updated in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze logrolling patterns in the 19th-century British Parliament using variables described in the paper's appendix.
• Replicate the study's econometric models on railway-related political behavior using the provided coding schemes.
• Examine the relationship between private benefits and public vices as defined by the study's key variables.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed academic publication, providing methodological context.
• Repository includes a detailed online appendix describing variables and coding procedures.
• Last update recorded in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Specific data structure (rows, columns, file formats) is not described in the provided input.
• The dataset's scope is narrowly focused on a specific historical period and political context.
• Data completeness and sample size are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Replication package for an academic paper on political economy and economic history.

Time Range

Nineteenth century

Freshness

2026-02-23

Geography

British Parliament