A Practical Guide to Using Panel Data

A Practical Guide to Using Panel Data

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black;">This timely, thoughtful book provides a clear introduction to using panel data in research. <br /> <br /> It describes the different types of panel datasets commonly used for empirical analysis, and how to use them for cross sectional, panel, and event history analysis. Longhi and Nandi then guide the reader through the data management and estimation process, including the interpretation of the results and the preparation of the final output tables. <br /> <br /> Using existing data sets and structured as hands-on exercises, each chapter engages with practical issues associated with using data in research. These include: </span></p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li style="color: black; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Data cleaning </span></li> <li style="color: black; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Data preparation </span></li> <li style="color: black; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Computation of descriptive statistics </span></li> <li style="color: black; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Using sample weights </span></li> <li style="color: black; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Choosing and implementing the right estimator </span></li> <li style="color: black; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Interpreting results </span></li> <li style="color: black; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Preparing final output tables </span></li> <li style="color: black; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Graphical representation</li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black;">Written by experienced authors this exciting textbook provides the practical tools needed to use panel data in research.</span></p>