U.S. Municipal Reform and Economic Effects: Historical Replication Data

Historical economic and political records for U.S. cities comprise this replication package authored by Maria Carreri for the Journal of Historical Political Economy. While the exact record count is unspecified, it includes the data and code required to evaluate the impact of Progressive Era municipal reforms on urban economic outcomes. The data was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the impact of municipal reform types on city-level economic growth
• Replicating regression models for Progressive Era political shifts
• Comparing historical economic outcomes across different U.S. municipal structures

Strengths

• Replication package for a peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Historical Political Economy
• Includes original code for transparency and analysis replication

Limitations

• Unknown record count and specific column names in the metadata
• Scope is limited to the variables required for the specific research paper
• Geographically restricted to U.S. cities

Provenance

Source

Journal of Historical Political Economy Dataverse

Collection Method

Archival research and data compilation for academic publication

Time Range

Progressive Era

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

United States