Historical Data on French Administrative Reforms, Local Capitals, and Long-Run Development (1790–1900)
Creators:
Old Administrative Functions, Police Force, Matricules Napoléoniens, Conseil des Bâtiments Civils
Publication Date:
2024/07/22
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Dataset Description:
This dataset includes historical administrative, demographic, and economic data from France between 1790 and 1900. It was used by Cédric Chambru, Emeric Henry, and Benjamin Marx in their 2024 American Economic Review paper to study the long-run effects of administrative reforms enacted during the French Revolution. The data tracks the assignment of departmental capitals, taxation, law enforcement, public good provision, and urban growth across French communes, some of which became capitals through plausibly exogenous decisions by the 1790 Assembly.
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