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How to Utilize WRDS and S&P Compustat to Conduct Empirical Research in Finance
Related LibGuide: Accounting and Finance by Mingfei Gong ( Violet )
- Date:
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:45pm
- Location:
- Library 516
- Campus:
- SIP Campus
- Audience:
- Postgraduates Staff Undergraduates
- Categories:
- E-Discovery Week Smart Databases
WRDS is a web-based business data research service from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Provides access to financial, accounting, banking, economics, marketing, and public policy databases through a uniform, web-based interface. S&P Compustat is a standardized database delivering fundamental and market data on over 100, 000 securities to clients through a variety of databases and analytical software products.
Workshop Outline:
* WRDS overview; introduction of commonly used research data in Finance
* Live demonstration of downloading data from WRDS
* S&P Compustat content and data structure overview
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Library 516, SIP Campus
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