download_data_wrds_ccm_links: Download CCM Links from WRDS
Description
This function downloads data from the WRDS CRSP/Compustat Merged (CCM) links
database. It allows users to specify the type of links (linktype) and the
primacy of the link (linkprim).
A data frame with the columns permno, gvkey, linkdt, and
linkenddt, where linkenddt is the end date of the link, and missing end
dates are replaced with today's date.
Arguments
linktype
A character vector indicating the type of link to download.
The default is c("LU", "LC"), where "LU" stands for "Link Up" and "LC"
for "Link CRSP".
linkprim
A character vector indicating the primacy of the link.
Default is c("P", "C"), where "P" indicates primary and "C" indicates
conditional links.