class: center, middle # AEA Data and Code Availability Policy Lars Vilhuber, AEA Data Editor 2019-12-11 --- # What the AEA requires Policy (and some guidance) is at [https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/policies/data-code](https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/policies/data-code) ## By default, the data. 1. Always: detailed information about data availability ("meta"data: INFORMATION, ACCESSIBILITY, PERSISTENCE). 2. If not able to provide data: same metadata 3. Data citations! --- # What the AEA requires Policy (and some guidance) is at [https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/policies/data-code](https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/policies/data-code) ## By default, the data. ## Always: the code 1. where to find the information contained in each table, figure, and in-text number 2. all pre-requisites (data, code, programs, software, possibly operating system) 3. where appropriate, random seeds should be fixed. --- # What the AEA requires Policy (and some guidance) is at [https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/policies/data-code](https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/policies/data-code) ## By default, the data. ## Always: the code ## We test **all of it** (data access, functioning code) within reasonable limits --- # Where? ## We allow any "trusted repository" --- # Where? ## We allow any "trusted repository" ## In the absence of prior deposit, use [AEA Data and Code Repository at openICPSR](https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/aea/) - Instructions [here](https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/aea/deposit-instructions) and [here](https://aeadataeditor.github.io/aea-de-guidance/data-deposit-aea-guidance.html) --- # Where? ## We allow any "trusted repository" ## In the absence of prior deposit, use [AEA Data and Code Repository at openICPSR](https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/aea/) ## **If restricted-access data: leave in-place, provide access procedures** --- # What? 1. Code and Data in the structure it is supposed to run 2. Commented, well-structured code 3. Master file (Stata, Matlab, R, Python, make, ...) 4. No prescribed format other that "it must be understandable". - Mostly means Stata and Matlab --- class: center, middle # Software
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--- class: center, middle # Deposits allow for updates
--- class: center, middle # Deposits allow for updates
--- class: center, middle # Deposits allow for updates
--- # Guidance ## Resources - [AEA Data Editor site](https://aeadataeditor.github.io/): Specific to the AEA way of doing things
--- # Guidance ## Resources - [AEA Data Editor site](https://aeadataeditor.github.io/): Specific to the AEA way of doing things - [Social Science Data Editor site](https://social-science-data-editors.github.io/): Generic to "social" sciences
(meant to include statistics) --- class: center, middle # Questions? [dataeditor@aeapubs.org](mailto:dataeditor@aeapubs.org)
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