Labour Relations in Venice for 1500, 1650, and 1800

Labour relations data for Venice from the Global Collaboratory on the History of Labour Relations project. The dataset, created by Andrea Caracausi and updated by Daan Jansen and Joris Kok of the IISH, includes records for the years 1500, 1650, and 1800. This version, updated in October 2020, contains only labour relations data, with population data removed, and underwent cleaning, gender separation, and deduplication.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the composition of the labour force based on the separation of male and female individuals mentioned in the description.
• Studying long-term changes in labour relations across three historical snapshots (1500, 1650, 1800).
• Investigating data quality and record duplication issues in historical demographic sources based on the described cleaning process.

Strengths

• Data cleaning and removal of duplicate records was performed, as stated in the description.
• Male and female individuals are separated, allowing for gender-based analysis.
• Focuses specifically on labour relations, excluding broader population data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description lacks specifics on the original sources or sampling methodology.

Provenance

Source

Global Collaboratory on the History of Labour Relations 1500-2000 Dataset, via DataverseNL.

Collection Method

Historical records compiled and cleaned by researchers at the International Institute of Social History (IISH).

Time Range

1500, 1650, 1800

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 06:10:36; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Venice