The Belle-Epoque of Portfolios

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Thomas Pastore, Ecole Normale Superieure

Version:  View help for Version V1

Name File Type Size Last Modified
1912-Assets.csv text/csv 3.9 MB 05/21/2024 11:16:AM
actions_dict.csv text/csv 129.1 KB 05/21/2024 11:16:AM
bons_dict.csv text/csv 2.7 KB 05/21/2024 11:16:AM
dividends.csv text/csv 1.7 MB 05/21/2024 11:16:AM
indivDetailsArrondissements_v3.csv text/csv 1 MB 05/21/2024 11:16:AM
mainstocks.csv text/csv 3.8 MB 05/21/2024 11:16:AM
marketCap.csv text/csv 2.7 KB 05/21/2024 11:16:AM
marketcaps.csv text/csv 1.2 MB 05/21/2024 11:16:AM
obligations_dict.csv text/csv 78 KB 05/21/2024 11:16:AM
prices.csv text/csv 460.1 KB 05/21/2024 11:16:AM

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This is the replication package for the paper "The Belle-Epoque of Portfolios? How Returns, Risk, and Diversification Correlated with the Wealth Distribution in Paris in 1912" which contains Python scripts and csv files to replicate tables and charts used in this paper.


Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms portfolios; wealth inequality; belle-epoque
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Paris, France
Universe:  View help for Universe Decedents in Paris in 1912
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Sampling from French archives

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source
- 1912 Parisian probate records 
- the Data for Financial History (DFIH) database

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V1 [2024-05-21]

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