Update of PSID-Tools

[Ulrich Kohler]

Thanks to Kit Baum, a new version of the package psidtools have become available on SSC. The new version includes the most recent data delivery of the PSID. Type

. adoupdate psidtools, update

to update a previously installed package, or

. ssc install psidtools

for a fresh install.

Extract from the help file:

    psid is an interface to the "Panel Study of Income Dynamics" (PSID) and
    to the American branch of the "Cross National Equivalence File" (CNEF).
    It performs the following tasks:


       command        task
       --------------------------------------------------------------
       psid install  Create Stata datasets from the zip-files
                     downloadable at
                     http://simba.isr.umich.edu/Zips/ZipMain.aspx
                     without any user intervention.
       psid use      Load items from several waves of the PSID or
                     CNEF into memory
       psid add      Merges items from several waves of the PSID/CNEF
                     to a PSID/CNEF file in memory
       psid long     Make data long (and keep the labels)
       psid vardoc   Displays "official" Online variable description
                     in a browser window
       --------------------------------------------------------------

    The order in the table above reflects the order of typical use and the
    order of the descriptions in this help file.