dear,

I have 2 panel datasets which I want to merge. One dataset contains values from 2009 to 2015 and the other dataset contains values from 2016 to 2018 from variables that were already in the first dataset, in addition to new variables from 2010 to 2018. I am struggling to merge both, since I think I cannot simply append, because there are variables in my second dataset which are not in the first dataset. I was wondering of the merge 1:1 was a correct way to do this? I also had to force because turnover was string in the first, and double in the second. Does this incur problems?

kind regards,
Timea De Wispelaere