British Campaign Spending Data for 160 Years

This dataset supports replication of the paper 'It Takes Money to Make MPs: Evidence from 160 years of British Campaign Spending'. It contains the data and code needed to reproduce all tables, figures, and supplementary material from the Journal of Economic History publication. The specific row count, column count, and file formats are not detailed in the input.

Use Cases

• Replicate analysis of historical campaign spending trends over 160 years using the provided data and code.
• Analyze the relationship between campaign finance and electoral outcomes as defined in the original paper's variables.
• Study the evolution of campaign strategies using the time-series data on British elections.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Economic History.
• Covers a long-term historical period of 160 years of British elections.
• Includes code for full replication of the paper's tables and figures.

Limitations

• The specific data structure, including row count, column names, and file formats, is unknown from the input.
• As a replication package, the data is static and tied to the specific publication date of the paper.

Provenance

Source

Julia Cagé and Edgard Dewitte, authors of the paper 'It Takes Money to Make MPs'.

Collection Method

Archival data compiled for academic research, as part of a replication package.

Time Range

Covers 160 years of British history, specific years not detailed.

Freshness

The replication package was last updated on 2026-02-23.

Geography

United Kingdom (British elections).