This dataset supports replication of a study on the U.S. economy during the 1918-19 Spanish Influenza pandemic, published in the Journal of Economic History in March 2022. It was authored by Francois R. Velde and is hosted by ICPSR Harvested Dataverse.
Use Cases
- Analyze high-frequency economic indicators to assess the pandemic's impact on U.S. economic activity.
- Replicate the econometric analysis from the associated Journal of Economic History article.
- Study the relationship between public health crises and economic outcomes using historical data.
Strengths
- Dataset is directly linked to a peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Economic History.
- The associated study utilizes high-frequency data for economic analysis.
- The dataset was last updated in February 2026, indicating platform maintenance.
Limitations
- Specific data structure, column names, and row counts are not provided in the input.
- The dataset's size, file formats, and license information are unknown.
- The temporal coverage is implied but not explicitly stated as a data field.
Provenance
- Source
- ICPSR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Replication package for a published academic article.
- Time Range
- Covers the period of the 1918-19 Spanish Influenza pandemic.
- Freshness
- Last updated on the platform: 2026-02-23.
- Geography
- United States