Hydropower Industrialization Effects on Norwegian Municipalities 1891-1920

This dataset supports a study on the local labor market impacts of hydropower technology adoption in Norway from 1891 to 1920. It provides data for analyzing structural transformation and occupational mobility in municipalities with hydropower facilities.

Use Cases

• Analyze labor market outcomes across municipalities to measure the impact of hydropower adoption on structural transformation.
• Study occupational mobility patterns in hydropower municipalities to assess the skill bias of the technology.
• Compare economic outcomes between municipalities with suitable natural endowments for hydropower and those without.

Strengths

• Data covers a 30-year historical period (1891-1920) for longitudinal analysis.
• Focuses on a quasi-experimental setting based on natural endowments for hydropower.
• Supports replication of a forthcoming study in the Journal of Economic History.

Limitations

• Specific data structure, column names, and row counts are not provided in the input.
• Data is in Stata format, which requires specific software to access and analyze.
• The dataset is an archival replication package, not a primary data collection, limiting direct usability.

Provenance

Source

Replication package for a paper by Stefan Leknes and Jørgen Modalsli.

Collection Method

Archival data compiled for research, likely from historical Norwegian records.

Time Range

1891-1920

Freshness

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Geography

Municipalities in Norway