GVKEY as-is from COMPUSTAT in WRDS comes as a string variable. To destring it in STATA, type
To destring it in SAS, a ghetto way is to multiply it by 1.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
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GVKEY as-is from COMPUSTAT in WRDS comes as a string variable. To destring it in STATA, type
To destring it in SAS, a ghetto way is to multiply it by 1.