Name:             Data Type:		Subject:

1) caschool.dta   panel				The California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)) dataset contains data on test performance, 
									school characteristics and student demographic backgrounds. The data used here are from all 420 K-6 and K-8 districts in 
									California with data available for 1998 and 1999.

2) cig85_95.dta   Panel 			Annual per capita cigarette sales in packs per fiscal year from 1985-1995.

3) cig_ch10.dta	  Cross-section		Annual per capita cigarette sales in packs per fiscal year in 1985 and 1995, only.

4) cps-ch3.dta	  Time-series		The ÒCurrent Population SurveyÓ (CPS), provides data on labor force characteristics of 
									the population, including the level of employment, unemployment, and earnings.  

5) fatality.dta	  Time-series		Number of state traffic fatalities, 1982-1988.

6) hmda_aer.dta	  Cross-section		Mortgage applications made in 1990 in the greater Boston metropolitan area.

7) hmda_sw.dta	  Cross-section		Mortgage applications made in 1990 in the greater Boston metropolitan area using a subset of the original dataset.

8) journals.dta	  Cross-section		This dataset contains data on 180 economics journals for the year 2000.  

9) mcas.dta	      Cross-section		District-wide averages for public elementary school districts in 1998.

10) star-sw.dta	  Time-series		Contains data on test scores, treatment groups, and student and teacher 
									characteristics for the four years of the experiment, from academic year 1985-86 to academic year 1988-89.  
									The test score data are the sum of the scores on the math and reading portion of the Stanford Achievement Test.

11) webstar.dta	  Time-series		Contains data on test scores, treatment groups, and student and teacher 
									characteristics for the four years of the experiment, from academic year 1985-86 to academic year 1988-89.  
									The test score data are the sum of the scores on the math and reading portion of the Stanford Achievement Test