READ ME File For 'Dragosch_PhD_thesis_data.xlsx'

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D2776

ReadMe Author: André Dragosch, University of Southampton, 0000-0002-1231-1469

This dataset supports the thesis entitled 'German Industrialization and Bank Credit with particular consideration of the Disaggregated Credit Model: Three Essays'

AWARDED BY: Univeristy of Southampton
DATE OF AWARD: 2023

DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA
This dataset contains all the relevant data in order to reproduce the results presented in the abovementioned PhD thesis. It geographically covers German macroeconomic national income data as well as financial statistics such as banking data during the period from 1860 to 1913. 
It was collected both from different authors and by means of aggregating primary data sources such as individual bank's ledgers or single company's security issuances.
Economists are encouraged to either reproduce the results presented in the PhD thesis or use this dataset openly for further future research.
In order to view the data, one should use MS Excel or similar software to open the xlsx file. 
  
This dataset contains:
- Table 22: Net National Product Statistics
- Table 23: Total Assets of the Banking System and Sub-Components
- Table 24: Competing Independent Variables
- Table 25: Financial Flows in Germany (1860 - 1913, mn Mark)
- Table 26: Miscellaneous Data, 1860 - 1913
- Table 27: German Credit & National Income Data (1860 - 1913)
- Table 28: Foreign Security Issuances in Germany (1860 - 1913)
- Table 29: German Balance of Payments (1860 - 1913)

Date of data collection: This dataset was collected in the period from 2012 to 2023.

Information about geographic location of data collection: Pre-1913 Germany

Licence:
CC BY

Date that the file was created: September, 2023