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Re: st: How do I define this data as a panel?


From   mameezah <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: How do I define this data as a panel?
Date   Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:15:29 +1000

One possible explanation could be you have defined company B twice in
country 1 and country 2.

On 11/17/08, Shahzad, Muhammad <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My data has the following "shape":
>
> Country           Year     Company         Industry        Variables
> Country1        2000    CompanyA        IndX            V1      V2      VN
> Country1        2000    CompanyB        IndY            V1      V2      VN
> Country1        2001    CompanyA        IndX            V1      V2      VN
> ...
> Country1        2006    CompanyD        IndZ            V1      V2      VN
> .
> Country2        2000    CompanyB        IndY            V1      V2      VN
> ..
> Country2        2006    CompanyJ        IndX            V1      V2      VN
> ...
> CountryN        2006    CompanyN        IndN            V1      V2      VN
>
>
> When I try to define it as a panel using country and year as the panel and
> time variables respectively, I get the error message " repeated time values
> in sample". Obviously the combination of country and year is not uniquely
> defining each observation. What should I do in this case to define this data
> as a panel in order to utilize the --xt-- family of commands?
>
> Your help and suggestions are appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
> Ali Shahzad
> [email protected]
>
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