Data Matching for Corporate Governance Research
13 Pages Posted: 16 Oct 2017
Date Written: October 6, 2017
Abstract
Matching observations across multiple datasets for corporate governance research carries with it some well-known and other less known challenges. This paper highlights best practices for carrying out merging the widely used BoardEx, CRSP and Compustat databases accessed via Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), utilizing their respective company and security identifiers. A companion Github repository of the associated SAS code is made available to assist researchers in consistently applying the discussed matching techniques.
Keywords: Dataset Matching, Corporate Governance, BoardEx, CRSP, Compustat
JEL Classification: M41, G30, G32
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