Wharton Research Data Services

Connect: http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu/

The UA Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration and its departments subscribe to several data sets which can be searched through the WRDS interface, including CRSP, Compustat, and I/B/E/S.

Faculty and Ph.D. students may request an account by choosing the "account request" link at http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu/.

Local documentation:

• Using the WRDS System.doc
• Getting Started - U of Alabama.doc
• I/B/E/S Glossary
• I/B/E/S Detail History - United States
• I/B/E/S Detail History - International
• I/B/E/S Summary History

More documentation is available on the support page at the WRDS website.

Questions about your local account can be sent to your UA WRDS representative, Karen Chapman, Angelo Bruno Business Library, kchapman@bruno.cba.ua.edu or 348-1096.

Questions about using WRDS should be sent to WRDS-support@wharton.upenn.edu.