Panel Data Analysis with Stata Part 1

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4 Nomenclature A cross sectional variable is denoted by x i, where i is a given case (household or industry or nation; i = 1, 2, …, N), and a time series variable by x t, where t is a given time point (t = 1, 2, …, T).Hence a panel variable can be written as x it, for a given case at a particular time.A typical panel data set is given in Table 1 below, which describes the personal ...