Wharton Research Data Service

The W. P. Carey School of Business has a subscription to the Wharton Research Data Service. WRDS provides both a web interface and telnet access to a variety of datasets. Accounts are available to faculty, staff, PhD students, and research assistants of the W. P. Carey School of Business. In addition, class accounts can be created for use by students in a particular class.

WRDS can be accessed though the web through the link below and clicking on "members login":

http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu

In addition, WRDS can be accessed through telnet and ftp at the following address:

wrds.wharton.upenn.edu

For an introduction to WRDS, click on the links below:

Requesting a WRDS account

Datasets available through WRDS

Accessing WRDS

NOTE: Our WRDS representative has provided us with the notes from a presentation in Word format. These contain both basic and advanced information plus examples on how to access and take advantage of WRDS. They can be download by right clicking on the links below:

"Using the WRDS System"

"Advanced WRDS Facilities and Techniques"