How do you access LSE Indian States Data data?

LSE Indian States Data is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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LSE EOPP Indian States Data (Besley–Burgess panels)

Name: LSE EOPP Indian States Data (Besley–Burgess panels)
Creator: Economic Organisation and Public Policy Programme (EOPP), LSE

LSE EOPP Indian States Data are used for classic 16-state panels on land reform, media, labour regulation, and public finance.

Open downloadCore referenceMediumGood starting dataset

Timothy Besley; Robin Burgess (and collaborators) · 2004 · STICERD LSE

macroeconomy governance labor agriculture

Host / institution

STICERD / LSE · Economic Organisation and Public Policy Programme (EOPP), LSE

Geography

India, state (16 major states)

Time coverage

Primarily 1958–1992 state-year panels

Update frequency

Historical research panels (1958–1992 core window)

What this is best for

Canonical 16-state political-economy panels used in land reform, media, and labor-regulation papers

Main limitations

Ends in early 1990s; state composition is the classic major-state set—not all UTs

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is LSE Indian States Data used for?: Canonical 16-state political-economy panels used in land reform, media, and labor-regulation papers
How do you access LSE Indian States Data data?: LSE Indian States Data is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does LSE Indian States Data cover?: Geography: India, state (16 major states). Time coverage: Primarily 1958–1992 state-year panels.
What are the main limitations of LSE Indian States Data?: Ends in early 1990s; state composition is the classic major-state set—not all UTs

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

2 links

Variables6

Representative fields from STICERD / LSE materials (confirm full dictionary on the official portal). Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Name / code	Description	Group
land reform legislation indicators	Land reform legislation indicators	Representative fields
poverty and inequality series	Poverty and inequality series	Representative fields
public finance	Public finance	Representative fields
newspaper / media measures	Newspaper / media measures	Representative fields
labor regulation / IDA amendments	Labor regulation / IDA amendments	Representative fields
industry and socio-economic covariates	Industry and socio economic covariates	Representative fields

Formats

Stata · PDF documentation · zip

Technical tags

state panelopen downloadclassic academic

Example uses

State labor law, land reform, and government responsiveness replications

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
Halving Global Poverty
Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess · Journal of Economic Perspectives · 2003
Analyzes LSE Indian States Data data in the context of: "Halving Global Poverty".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Land Reform, Poverty Reduction, and Growth: Evidence from India
T. Besley, R. Burgess · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2000
Analyzes LSE Indian States Data data in the context of: "Land Reform, Poverty Reduction, and Growth: Evidence from India".
ReportAnalyzes data
Political Competition and Economic Performance: Theory and Evidence from the United States
Timothy Besley, Torsten Persson, Daniel Sturm · 2005
Analyzes LSE Indian States Data data in the context of: "Political Competition and Economic Performance: Theory and Evidence from the United States".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
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Open access portal Documentation

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.