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WAGE2

WAGE2

WAGE2 installed course data for Module 8 robust wage inference with demographic controls.

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Structure

cross-sectional

File type

DTA

Module

Course catalog

Visibility

public

Preview table

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No local preview table is installed for this dataset. Use the download/source link, then load it with the Python example below.

Python loading code

import pandas as pd

# Download WAGE2 from the dataset link first.
data = pd.read_stata("WAGE2.DTA")
print(data.head())

Check the variable dictionary and source documentation before dropping or recoding missing values.

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Variables dictionary

wagenumeric

wage used for Module 8 robust wage inference with demographic controls.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

lwagenumeric

lwage used for Module 8 robust wage inference with demographic controls.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

educnumeric

educ used for Module 8 robust wage inference with demographic controls.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

expernumeric

exper used for Module 8 robust wage inference with demographic controls.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

tenurenumeric

tenure used for Module 8 robust wage inference with demographic controls.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

marriednumeric

married used for Module 8 robust wage inference with demographic controls.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

blacknumeric

black used for Module 8 robust wage inference with demographic controls.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

southnumeric

south used for Module 8 robust wage inference with demographic controls.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

urbannumeric

urban used for Module 8 robust wage inference with demographic controls.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

Practice tasks

  1. 1.WAGE2 is catalogued for Module 8 robust wage inference with demographic controls. Installed data file; synthetic files are original practice data, and course files require license verification before public download.
  2. 2.Create one summary table and one graph that support an econometric question.
  3. 3.Write one limitation about measurement, missing data, or omitted variables.