Top Downloaded Papers Using CRSP Data – 2024

We are excited to share that CRSP’s research datasets were used in ~2,100 research papers published in 2024. Some of the most impactful include:

  • Which U.S. Stocks Generated the Highest Long-Term Returns? by Hendrik Bessembinder (W.P. Carey School of Business)
  • Scaling Core Earnings Measurement with Large Language Models by Matthew Shaffer (University of Southern California; University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business) and Charles C. Y. Wang; (Harvard University – Business School (HBS); Harvard University – Accounting & Control Unit; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI))
  • Long-Run Asset Returns by David Chambers (University of Cambridge – Judge Business School), Elroy Dimson (CEPR, University of Cambridge – Judge Business School), Antti Ilmanen (European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)) and Paul Rintamäki (AQR Capital Management, Aalto University
  • Watching the Watchdogs: Tracking SEC Inquiries using Geolocation Data by William Christopher Gerken (University of Kentucky – Finance), Steven Irlbeck (University of New Hampshire – Department of Accounting & Finance), Marcus Painter (Saint Louis University – Department of Finance) and Guangli Zhang (Washington University in St. Louis; Saint Louis University – Sinquefield Center for Applied Economic Research)
  • The Power Of Price Action Reading by Carlo Zarattini (Concretum Group) and Marios Stamatoudis (Independent)

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We are excited to share that CRSP’s research datasets were used in ~2,100 research papers published in 2024. [...]
We are excited to share that CRSP’s research datasets were used in ~2,100 research papers published in 2024. [...]
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