Frequently Asked Questions

… although some are not frequently asked, but might nevertheless be useful. Below questions and answers in random order.

Data Citation and Reproducibility on WRDS

Data Citation with only a top-level Online Link

Data Citation without Online Link

Do I need to release my entire code history?

How can I ensure that the confidential data is preserved?

I have been told by the Data Editor to remove PSID data from my submitted materials. What do I do?

I use confidential data. I am allowed to provide the data to the Data Editor for the purpose of replication, but you are not allowed to publish the data. How do I proceed?

My repo is complex - I only want to share a portion

Some econometrics papers might be accompanied by (for example) an R or Stata package…

The URL works for me. Why are you complaining that it is not robust/persistent/permanent?