Regdata 3.0 User's Guide

McLaughlin, Patrick A.; Sherouse, Oliver; Francis, Daniel; Gasvoda, Michael; Nelson, Jonathan; Strosko, Stephen; Richards, Tyler

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3044802

Regdata 3.0 User's Guide

8 Pages Posted: 5 Oct 2017

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Patrick A. McLaughlin

Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Oliver Sherouse

Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy

Stephen Strosko

Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Tyler Richards

George Mason University - Mercatus Center

Date Written: August 31, 2017

Abstract

We describe RegData 3.0, a database released by the RegData Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University on August 31, 2017, for the purpose of facilitating third-party usage. We explain the primary features of the database, describe the methodology used to build it, and list the pre-made datasets available for download from the RegData 3.0 database.

Keywords: regulation, industry, machine learning

JEL Classification: K2, L5, N4, Y1

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

McLaughlin, Patrick A. and Sherouse, Oliver and Francis, Daniel and Gasvoda, Michael and Nelson, Jonathan and Strosko, Stephen and Richards, Tyler, Regdata 3.0 User's Guide (August 31, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3044802 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3044802