Hey everyone. I am relatively new to this forum, and I am hoping you can help me. While this may seem like a rookie issue, I still cannot figure out the error and have tried changing the code multiple times.
My goal is to use a DiD approach with variation in treatment timing using the command flexpaneldid. I am currently getting an invalid syntax error that I can't figure out. The strange part is stata gets through part of the analysis before it spits out the syntax error. It stops just after the matching phase. I have set the trace on, but it is currently just going around in circles. I have also looked at the help material and the original paper for flexpaneldid and have not figured it out.
My commands entered are:
flexpaneldid_preprocessing, id(county) treatment(entry_retail) time(flextime) matchvars(realincome) matchtimerel(-36) prepdataset(store) replace
flexpaneldid log_emp, id(county) treatment(entry_retail) time(flextime) statmatching(con(realincome)) outcometimerelstart(9) outcomedev(-36 -6) prepdataset(store.dta)
The error reads:
invalid syntax
r(198);
Data is monthly over the course of 8 years. I currently do not have a lot of covariates to match on, as I am trying to use this as an alternate approach. I have tried changing both outcometimerelstart and outcomedev as I feel that the error is coming from this part, but of course I may be wrong.
Thank you for your help. I am happy to add further details in case there is something else needed or my details were insufficient.
-Josh
My goal is to use a DiD approach with variation in treatment timing using the command flexpaneldid. I am currently getting an invalid syntax error that I can't figure out. The strange part is stata gets through part of the analysis before it spits out the syntax error. It stops just after the matching phase. I have set the trace on, but it is currently just going around in circles. I have also looked at the help material and the original paper for flexpaneldid and have not figured it out.
My commands entered are:
flexpaneldid_preprocessing, id(county) treatment(entry_retail) time(flextime) matchvars(realincome) matchtimerel(-36) prepdataset(store) replace
flexpaneldid log_emp, id(county) treatment(entry_retail) time(flextime) statmatching(con(realincome)) outcometimerelstart(9) outcomedev(-36 -6) prepdataset(store.dta)
The error reads:
invalid syntax
r(198);
Data is monthly over the course of 8 years. I currently do not have a lot of covariates to match on, as I am trying to use this as an alternate approach. I have tried changing both outcometimerelstart and outcomedev as I feel that the error is coming from this part, but of course I may be wrong.
Thank you for your help. I am happy to add further details in case there is something else needed or my details were insufficient.
-Josh
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