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The data set you requested is hosted on Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS).

WRDS is a data portal that provides access to 55 Duke-subscribed datasets covering company, industry, capital markets, economic data and more.

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Who Can Use WRDS?

» Can I use WRDS during summer break?

  • PhD, faculty, and staff accounts are available year-round. Masters accounts are not available to masters students and undergraduates during the summer unless the student is in a Duke summer school course or working as an RA for Duke faculty. Click to continue if you are a masters student or undergrad enrolled in a summer course or working as an RA.

» Who is eligible for a WRDS account?

  • Current Duke students and faculty, and Duke Staff with some limitations. Staff may be eligible provided that their use is in direct support of academic research and teaching at Duke.

» How can I use the data hosted on WRDS?

  • Data from WRDS is to be used solely for the purpose of non-commercial, academic research in support of classroom assignments, projects, examinations, or scholarly publication while enrolled or employed at the Fuqua School of Business, or Duke University.
  • Some providers of WRDS data consider investment management and the commercialization of research to be prohibited commercial use.

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1st time users click the "Register" tab after connecting.

Do not use your Duke Net ID and password to log in to the WRDS site.

** WRDS account requests submitted after 5pm on weekdays and anytime on weekends will be processed on the following business day.**