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Re: st: Adding a variable to a panel dataset
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Christopher Baum <[email protected]>
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Re: st: Adding a variable to a panel dataset
Date
Mon, 1 Oct 2012 11:04:19 +0000
On Oct 1, 2012, at 2:33 AM, Jason wrote:
> I have constructed a panel dataset containing data on +14,000 firms
> from 1998 to 2008. I created a dummy variable that identifies the
> country where each firm is located (i.e., China, France, Germany,
> Japan, India, UK, or US).
>
> I now want to add the unemployment rate for each country that would
> map into each firm's panel. That is, I would like a single column that
> would match the country's unemployment rate to the panel of the
> individual firm.
>
> Is there a relatively easy way to do this?
This is a FAQ:
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data-management/group-characteristics-for-subsets/
Kit
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