CartelStability

Weekly observations on prices and other factors from 1880--1886, for a total of 326 weeks.

datasets

Functions, data sets, examples, demos, and vignettes for the book
Christian Kleiber and Achim Zeileis (2008),
Applied Econometrics with R, Springer-Verlag, New York.
ISBN 978-0-387-77316-2. <doi:10.1007/978-0-387-77318-6>
(See the vignette "AER" for a package overview.)

Achim Zeileis

Applied Econometrics with R

Christian Kleiber

CartelStability function

A data frame containing 328 observations on 5 variables.<dl>
 <dt>price</dt>
<dd>weekly index of price of shipping a ton of grain by rail.</dd> <dt>cartel</dt>
<dd>factor. Is a railroad cartel operative?</dd> <dt>quantity</dt>
<dd>total tonnage of grain shipped in the week.</dd> <dt>season</dt>
<dd>factor indicating season of year. To match the weekly data,
 the calendar has been divided into 13 periods, each approximately 4 weeks long.</dd> <dt>ice</dt>
<dd>factor. Are the Great Lakes innavigable because of ice?</dd>
</dl>

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CartelStability — CartelStability

A data frame containing 328 observations on 5 variables.<dl>
 <dt>price</dt>
<dd>weekly index of price of shipping a ton of grain by rail.</dd>

 <dt>cartel</dt>
<dd>factor. Is a railroad cartel operative?</dd>

 <dt>quantity</dt>
<dd>total tonnage of grain shipped in the week.</dd>

 <dt>season</dt>
<dd>factor indicating season of year. To match the weekly data,
 the calendar has been divided into 13 periods, each approximately 4 weeks long.</dd>

 <dt>ice</dt>
<dd>factor. Are the Great Lakes innavigable because of ice?</dd>


</dl>

CartelStability: CartelStability

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