Econ 128: Poverty and Public Policy

Econ 128: Poverty and Public Policy Course Resources

Datasets for Problem Sets

Small Dataset for Problem Sets – Stata (not working right now, use CSV file)
Small Dataset for Problem Sets – CSV
Codebook for Small Dataset

Datasets for Empirical Papers

Large Dataset for Empirical Papers – Stata
Large Dataset for Empirical Papers – CSV
Codebook for Large Datasets

State-Level Dataset of Social Distancing Policies and Stata Do File for Merging to Large Dataset

State Social Distancing Policies Dataset – Excel

Stata Do File for Merging State-Level Policy Data – DO

** The Stata Version will work with Stata 13 or higher

** The CSV files will work with Stata any version, R, or Excel (in Stata use File, Import, Text Data)

Examples of Research on COVID Impacts

Beland, Louis-Philippe, Abel Brodeur, and Taylor Wright. “COVID-19, stay-at-home orders and employment: Evidence from CPS data.” IZA Working Paper (2020).

Early Evidence of the Impacts of COVID-19 on Minority Unemployment (with Ken Couch and Huanan Xu) Journal of Public Economics

The Impacts of COVID-19 on Racial Inequality in Business Earnings, NBER Working Paper.

Current Population Survey

Subject Summary
Data Dictionary
CPS Webpage
BLS CPS Webpage
Metro Area Codes

Stata Information (Only Need Stata/BE)

Instructional Computing Labs on Campus

Stata/BE for 6-Month Rent, 1-Year Rent, or Purchase to Own (Current Prices and Information)