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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).

Usage

download_data_wrds_ccm_links(linktype = c("LU", "LC"), linkprim = c("P", "C"))

Value

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.

Examples

Run this code
# \donttest{
  ccm_links <- download_data_wrds_ccm_links(linktype = "LU", linkprim = "P")
# }

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