Data and Code for: Rebel on the Canal: Rebel on the Canal: Disrupted Trade Access and Social Conflict in China, 1650-1911

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Yiming Cao, Boston University; Shuo Chen, Fudan University

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  Data 12/17/2021 09:37:PM
  Program 03/28/2022 03:15:AM
  Results 03/28/2022 03:16:AM
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Project Citation: 

Cao, Yiming, and Chen, Shuo. Data and Code for: Rebel on the Canal: Rebel on the Canal: Disrupted Trade Access and Social Conflict in China, 1650-1911. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-04-19. https://doi.org/10.3886/E157781V1

Project Description

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This paper examines the effects of the abandonment of China's Grand Canal --- the world's largest and oldest artificial waterway --- which served as a disruption to regional trade access. Using an original dataset covering 575 counties over 262 years, we show that the canal's abandonment contributed to the social turmoil that engulfed North China in the nineteenth century. Counties along the canal experienced an additional 117% increase in rebelliousness after the canal's closure relative to their non-canal counterparts. Our findings highlight the important role that continued access to trade routes plays in reducing conflict.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources National Natural Science Foundation of China (71773021; 71933002); Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (2017-01-07-00-07-E00002); Legendary Project on Humanities and Social Sciences at Fudan University

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms China's Grand Canal; Rebellions
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      D74 Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
      N75 Economic History: Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services: Asia including Middle East
      O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage China
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1650 – 1911
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 2/2015 – 12/2021
Universe:  View help for Universe Counties in Zhili, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu provinces as of 1820
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data; observational data

Methodology

Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation county-by-year
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit county

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