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* 3/9/2017 - Find source of error in delisting codes from CRSP versus SQL method of finding delistings
 
* 3/9/2017 - Find source of error in delisting codes from CRSP versus SQL method of finding delistings
 
* 3/21/2017 - Determine source of error in delisting codes
 
* 3/21/2017 - Determine source of error in delisting codes
* 3/9/2017 - Merge CRSP and Compustat data
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* 3/9/2017 - Redo bankruptcy codes and merge CRSP and Compustat data
 
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Revision as of 10:28, 23 March 2017


Will Cleland Work Logs (log page)

First Semester

  • 9/1/2016 - Make Wiki Pages for "Winner's Curse," familiarize self with new wiki and plan with team working on "Winner's Curse" if they are in.
  • 9/6/2016 - Work on Malmendier & Tate variables and finish wiki pages
  • 9/8/2016 - Met with Amir to go over paper and required variables for measuring CEO overconfidence, familiarized myself with Ed's SQL code
  • 9/9/2016 - Talked with Jake and went over Malmendier & Tate paper to find overconfidence measures
  • 9/13/2016 - Absent
  • 9/15/2016 - Met with Amir to see which variables to use as proxies for Malmedier & Tate
  • 9/20/2016 - Work with Jake to build database (experienced technical difficulties, shout out Harsh)
  • 9/22/2016 - Develop data necessary to measure CEO overconfidence
  • 9/23/2016 - Absent
  • 9/27/2016 - Potentially upload to Stata to find which CEOs are overconfident and develop a cutoff point
  • 9/30/2016 - Pull all necessary data and put it in winnerscurse database
  • 10/1/2016 - Came in with Jake to pull data
  • 10/4/2016 - Load data into database
  • 10/6/2016 - Load data
  • 10/11/2016 - Worked with SDC data from Amir
  • 10/13/2016 - Absent
  • 10/14/2016 - Meet with Ed, see what needs doing
  • 10/18/2016 - Upload options DB, determine next steps for joining DBs
  • 10/21/2016 - Create new SDC Table, see what Jake and Amir think are next steps
  • 10/25/2016 - Upload new SDC Table, and create other variables
  • 10/27/2016 - Created flattened return table for all acquisitions
  • 10/28/2016 - Created abnormal return for all acquisitions, database space ran out before turnover could be created
  • 11/1/2016 - Continue creating variables for paper (Turnover & Momentum & public/private + discussion)
  • 11/3/2016 - Update wiki page with tasks and create IT Fixed Effect
  • 11/4/2016 - Continue Variable Creation
  • 11/8/2016 - ABSENT
  • 11/10/2016 - Merge my variables and Malmendier & Tate
  • 11/11/2016 - Narrowed everything down to three tables and narrowed SDC data, all three tables are ready for Join
  • 11/16/2016- Continued focusing in on the three main tables and explained work to Ed
  • 11/18/2016- Ready to Join CRSP data and SDC data, in addition need to work on Malmendier Tate measure which displayed a flaw upon second download
  • 11/19/2016- Submit final data output still missing distance
  • 11/29/2016 - Do 20 whatever's

Second Semester

  • 1/26/2017 - Lit Review for potential project
  • 1/27/2017 - Help Eliza with SDC and continue lit review
  • 1/31/2017 - Lit review/discussion with Ed about topic of paper to be published
  • 2/1/2017 - Came in to discuss paper and recommendation with Ed
  • 2/2/2017 - Begin pulling data from every source 'hard and fast'
  • 2/3/2017 - Created basic IPO birth rate graph, now will create others and pull SDC if time allows
  • 2/7/2017 - Met with Ed to get a better direction for paper
  • 2/14/2017 - Absent
  • 2/16/2017 - Absent
  • 2/17/2017 - Work towards goals established after meeting with Ed and pull more data
  • 2/21/2017 - Work towards goals established after meeting with Ed and pull more data Pt.2
  • 2/24/2017 - Data does not look like what other papers have so I will take a CRSP approach today
  • 2/28/2017 - I will contact Ed and get his view on the CRSP data I have compiled then see how to proceed
  • 3/2/2017 - Rework project page and work on new to do list starting at graph of financial companies
  • 3/3/2017 - Find delisting rates and add delisting code to my work to break out delistings, pull acquisition data from SDC, help others with SQL
  • 3/7/2017 - Track IPOs using CRSP, finish SDC pull from yesterday
  • 3/9/2017 - Find source of error in delisting codes from CRSP versus SQL method of finding delistings
  • 3/21/2017 - Determine source of error in delisting codes
  • 3/9/2017 - Redo bankruptcy codes and merge CRSP and Compustat data
  • 3/10/2017 -