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Variable Name firstyear
Label (synthetic) First Year Establishment is Observed
Codebook Synthetic Longitudinal Business Database
Concept
Type numeric
Direct Link firstyear

Summary Statistics

vald   all
invd   0
min   1975
max   2000

Full Description

Indicator for the first year the establishment is observed in the data (birth year). This variable is left censored at 1976. In conjunction with LASTYEAR, allows users to quickly determine the tenure of an establishment from any point in the data series.