st: Combining two variables

["Hans J. Baumgartner" <hbaumgartner@diw.de>]

Hi:
I have one variable with quarters q (1-4) and one variable with years y 
(1950-2004), which I would like to combine into one single variable 
newvar that has the values 1999Q2 if y==2 and y==1999.

Is there any straight forward command for this?

Thanks in advance

Hans

--
Hans J. Baumgartner DIW Berlin
German Institute for Economic Research
Dept. Public Economics
K�nigin-Luise-Str. 5; 14195 Berlin; Germany  
Tel.: +49/30/89789-307 
Fax.: +49/30/89789-114
http://www.diw.de
http://www.hansbaumgartner.de




--
Hans J. Baumgartner DIW Berlin
German Institute for Economic Research
Dept. Public Economics
K�nigin-Luise-Str. 5; 14195 Berlin; Germany  
Tel.: +49/30/89789-307 
Fax.: +49/30/89789-114
http://www.diw.de
http://www.hansbaumgartner.de


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