Re: st: Creating new variable from existing observations

[Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com>]

I don't think I understand all of this, but these calculations may be
suggestive

 egen lastM = max(YEAR / (M_Treat == 0)), by(Xcode Mcode)
 egen lastX = max(YEAR / (X_Treat == 0)), by(Xcode Mcode)
 egen valueM = min(M_imp / (YEAR  == lastM)), by(Xcode Mcode)
 egen valueX = min(M_imp / (YEAR  == lastX)), by(Xcode Mcode)

On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 1:00 AM, Suryadipta Roy <sroy2138@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Statalisters,
>
> I am trying to create the last column (i.e. the variable M_imp_new)
> where the data take the following form:
>
> Xcode   Mcode   YEAR    X_exp   M_imp   X_Treat M_Treat M_imp_new
> CAN     MEX     1990    2       8       1       0       8
> CAN     MEX     2000    3       9       1       1       8
> CAN     MEX     2010    4       9       1       1       8
> MEX     CAN     1990    8       2       0       1       2
> MEX     CAN     2000    9       3       1       1       2
> MEX     CAN     2010    9       4       1       1       2
> US      CAN     1990    2       2       0       1       2
> US      CAN     2000    1       3       0       1       2
> US      CAN     2010    3       4       1       1       2
> US      MEX     1990    2       8       0       0       8
> US      MEX     2000    1       9       0       1       8
> US      MEX     2010    3       9       1       1       8
> MEX     US      1990    8       2       0       0       1
> MEX     US      2000    9       1       1       0       1
> MEX     US      2010    9       3       1       1       1
> CAN     US      1990    2       2       1       0       1
> CAN     US      2000    3       1       1       0       1
> CAN     US      2010    4       3       1       1       1
>
> The M_imp_new is supposed to take the value of M_imp before M-treat
> changes from 0 to 1 for each country. E.g. for MEX, M-imp = 8 in
> year==1990 (M-treat=0) and then MEX experienced the treatment such
> that M_Treat = 1 in year==2000. Thus, M_imp_new= 8 for MEX.

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