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st: Adding observations to the beginning of a time-series or panel dataset


From   "Dimitriy V. Masterov" <[email protected]>
To   Statalist <[email protected]>
Subject   st: Adding observations to the beginning of a time-series or panel dataset
Date   Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:02:37 -0400

I am trying to add additional time observations to the beginning of a
panel data set. I am really trying to replicate what -tsappend,
first()- would do if it existed.

Using tsappend works if you want to add data at the end, but not at
the beginning. To simplify things, tsappend1.dta is a time-series data
set that spans 1960m2 to 2000m1. The first tsappend works, while the
second does not:

#delimit;
set more off;
webuse tsappend1, clear;
tsset;

tsappend, last(2005m2) tsfmt(tm);
tsset;

tsappend, last(1955m2) tsfmt(tm);
tsset;

Any suggestions?

Dimitriy
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