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QJE 2000

Land Reform, Poverty Reduction, and Growth: Evidence from India

Name: Land Reform, Poverty Reduction, and Growth: Evidence from India
Creator: QJE classic archive

This package is used to reproduce Besley & Burgess (2000) on media, politics, and government responsiveness in India.

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Timothy Besley; Robin Burgess · 2000 · Harvard Dataverse

agriculture poverty macroeconomy

Host / institution

Harvard Dataverse · QJE classic archive

Geography

India, state

Time coverage

Post-independence state panel

Update frequency

Historical classic (2000 paper)

What this is best for

Canonical state panel on land reform, poverty, and growth

Main limitations

Variables partly inferred; license/code NR

Quick answers

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What is Besley & Burgess 2000 used for?: Canonical state panel on land reform, poverty, and growth
How do you access Besley & Burgess 2000 data?: Besley & Burgess 2000 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 Besley & Burgess 2000 cover?: Geography: India, state. Time coverage: Post-independence state panel.
What are the main limitations of Besley & Burgess 2000?: Variables partly inferred; license/code NR

Guides for using this data

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

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Variables5

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Name / code	Description	Group
Land-reform measures	State land-reform legislation indicators	Policy
Poverty	State poverty outcomes	Welfare
Growth	State growth outcomes	Macro
State controls	State-level control variables	Controls
State / year	State panel identifiers	IDs

Formats

archived dataset

Technical tags

archived datasetstate-panel

Example uses

Land reform and poverty research

Academic identifiers

Data DOI: 10.7910/DVN/JWRHCK

Paper DOI: 10.1162/003355300554809

Open access portal Data DOI Documentation Open paper

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.