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auctions
Auction data

Data on eBay auctions, based upon the paper “Econometrics of Auctions by Least Squares” by Leonardo Rezende, Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2008, 23:925-948. The dataset consists of eBay auctions for Apple iPod mini devices in June and July 2006, limited to only auctions for the 4GB models.

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babynames
Popular names data

Data on the names of all babies born in the United States in 2022, as provided by the Social Security Administration. Each observation corresponds to a specific name and gender, with a count of that name provided. For confidentiality reasons, the minimum count for any name is 5. All other names (with fewer than 5 occurrences in the U.S.) are included within the observation having “OTHER” as the name. There are two “OTHER” observations, one for female babies and one for male babies. Data are sorted alphabetically by name.

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baseball
Baseball attendance data

Data on 2022 attendance for Major League Baseball teams

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births
Birth outcome data

Data on birth outcomes in the United States for December 2021 births where mother’s age is between 25 and 35 (inclusive), limited to singleton births, mother’s first child, and having non-missing values for relevant variables

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bitcoin
Bitcoin price and returns data

Data on daily prices and returns for Bitcoin during 2020 and 2021

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brands
Brand data

Data on the purchase behavior of customers at a specific market. The dataset consists of customers who purchased one of five candy-bar brands in their previous visit to the market and records whether or not they make a purchase during this visit and, if so, which brand they purchase. The dataset is adapted from the full dataset that is referenced in the source citation.

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cigdata
State-level cigarette price and tax data

Data on cigarette prices and taxes in 2019 for the 50 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia

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congress
Congressional election data

Data on congressional election outcomes in the United States between 1948 and 1990, based upon the paper “Do Voters Affect or Elect Policies? Evidence from the U.S. House” by David S. Lee, Enrico Moretti, Matthew J. Butler, 2004, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 119: 807-859. This sample is restricted to elections where (i) the incumbent is running for re-election and (ii) are not running unopposed. There are 9,788 observations available, and demographic variables are available for 6,774 of the observations.

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cps
Current Population Survey (CPS) data

A subsample of the 2019 Current Population Survey (CPS) consisting of data on individuals aged 30 to 59 (inclusive)

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dictator
Dictator-game data

Data on the results from “dictator games” played in an experimental study, based on the paper “Giving and taking in dictator games – differences by gender? A replication study of Chowdhury et al.”, Journal of Comments and Replications in Economics, 2023. Each observation corresponds to one play of the game. Earnings are for the dictator. Two game variants are the “giving game” (dictator starts with endowment) and “taking game” (recipient starts with endowment).

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exams
Exam data

Data on two exam scores for 77 university students

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houseprices
Housing price data

Data on house sales in Ames, Iowa between 2006 and 2010. The dataset is limited to one-family homes with public utilities and excludes new home sales.

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hrs
Health-expenditure data

Data on healthcare utilization and expenditures for adults 50 years and older in the United States, taken from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD). Data was originally used in the paper “On the distribution and dynamics of health care costs” by Eric French and John Bailey Jones, 2004, Journal of Applied Econometrics, 19: 705-721. This dataset is restricted to non-married individuals in the year 2000.

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inflation
Inflation data

Data on inflation rates for 45 countries for a ten-year period (2010-2019).

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inflation_expectations
Inflation expectations data

Data on individual inflation expectations, based on the paper: “Measuring consumer uncertainty about future inflation,” by Wandi Bruine de Bruin, Charles F. Manski, Giorgio Topa, Wilbert van der Klaauw, 2011, Journal of Applied Econometrics, 26: 454-478. This dataset has only the observations with point estimates of inflation for individuals between 30 and 70 years of age. The survey took place in 2007 and 2008. The actual inflation, for benchmark, was 3.2% in 2006, 2.9% in 2007, and 3.8% in 2008.

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married
Married-couple data

Data on married couples in the United States from the 2003 Community Tracking Study (CTS) Household Survey.

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metricsgrades
Econometrics course data

Data on performance in a graduate econometrics course, with GRE test information and domestic/international status available.

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mutualfunds
Mutual-fund performance data

Data on mutual funds categorized as “Large Blend Equity” funds by Morningstar, limited to funds in existence for more than 10 years. Data captured 2/28/2023.

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premier
Premier League soccer data

Data on all game results for the 2020 Premier League soccer season. The Premier League consists of 20 teams. Each team plays every other team twice (home and away) during the season, so there are a total of 38 rounds in the season and 380 total games.

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resume
Resume response data

Data on responses to hypothetical resumes that were created for an experimental study, based upon “Ban the Box, Criminal Records, and Racial Discrimination: A Field Experiment” by Amanda Agan and Sonja Starr, 2018, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 133: 191-235. This dataset considers only the subsample from before the ban-the-box initiative.

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sp500
Monthly returns data for S&P 500 companies

Data on monthly returns for S&P 500 companies between Jan 1991 and Apr 2021

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strikes
Strike duration data

Data on the length of worker contract strikes within U.S. manufacturing for the period 1968-1976, based upon “The Duration of Contract strikes in U.S. Manufacturing” by John Kennan, 1985, Journal of Econometrics, 28: 5-28.

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website
Website visitor arrival data

Data on the arrival time of website visitors during a specific hour for a hypothetical website.

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widgets
Hypothetical data for widgets.com website

Data on purchases for an e-mail experiment run by widgets.com

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