The distribution of land in Luxembourg (1766–1872): Family-level wealth persistence in the midst of institutional change

This is the replication package for "The distribution of land in Luxembourg (1766–1872): Family-level wealth persistence in the midst of institutional change". The paper analyses family-level wealth inequality and social mobility in Dudelange (Luxembourg) over five generations between 1766 and 1872, a period that saw the end of feudal social relations. While the integration of Luxembourg into the French revolutionary regime produced a reduction in the Gini coefficient for the ownership of land, the social mobility analysis reveals a relative stability of family positions within the land-wealth distribution throughout the period. This shows that family-level transmission mechanisms limit social mobility and strongly advantage those with ancestors owning property wealth, even when there are significant changes in the organization of property relations.

本数据集为《卢森堡1766–1872年土地分配：制度变革背景下家庭层面的财富持续性》一文的复现包。该文聚焦卢森堡迪德朗日地区1766至1872年间的五代家庭，分析其家庭层面的财富不平等与社会流动——这一时期正是封建社会关系走向终结的历史阶段。尽管卢森堡被纳入法国革命政权后，土地所有权的基尼系数（Gini coefficient）有所下降，但社会流动分析显示，在整个研究时段内，家庭在土地财富分配中的阶层地位相对稳定。这表明，即便财产关系的组织形式发生了重大变革，家庭层面的财富传承机制仍会限制社会流动，并对祖辈拥有财产财富的群体形成显著优势。