Hi

I have a matched treated-control firm-year panel dataset which I matched on different variables using the -rangejoin- command. The matching went well from looking at descriptive statistics for each group. The treated-control firms are differentiated in the dataset by virtue of the 'treated' dummy variable (1= treated, 0=control). Each treated firm was matched to up to 5 control firms, so some have 1control firm, others may have 5.

The pair_num variable showed the number of the treated-control pair, but when I reshaped the data after the matching process, I only kept one observation for each firm-year (so if treated firm A had 4 matches, I only kept one observation for each firm-year row of treated firm A (not all 4)).

What I am looking for is a way to identify each treated firm and all of its corresponding matched control firms. So for example, Group 1 equals target firms 1 and all of its correpsonding controls; Group 2 equals target firms 2 and all of its corresponding controls, and so on.

When I sort using the following code:

Code:
sort pair_num id Year
I can generally see where each group of target plus control(s) finishes and ends as the industry code variable sic2 was used in the matching process and treated and controls operate in the same sic2 group. However, I am aware that there will be instances where the same sic2 may come after another and it may be more awkward to identify where each treated-control(s) ends and the next one begins (The other matching variables included TotalAssets being within a 50% bracket of the targets).


I'm not sure whether what I am looking to do is possible, or whether I need to do something differently when I run the matching or reshaping code.


Any advice is greatly appreciated,
Paul



Please see below for an example of the data:

Code:
* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex
clear
input long pair_num str136 Companyname str9 Registerednumber str15 BvDIDnumber float(DealYear treated) long p_status int Year double(FixedAssets TangibleAssets IntangibleAssets Investments OtherFixedAssets CurrentAssets)
1 "SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED"                               "00525037" "GB00525037" 2004 0 3 2001      2850      2465         .      384       .      40421
1 "SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED"                               "00525037" "GB00525037" 2004 0 3 2002  4088.014  3703.597         .  384.417       .  33792.998
1 "SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED"                               "00525037" "GB00525037" 2004 0 3 2003  4849.128  4464.711         .  384.417       .  52603.411
1 "SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED"                               "00525037" "GB00525037" 2004 0 3 2004  5609.843  5268.825         .  341.018       .  59359.373
1 "SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED"                               "00525037" "GB00525037" 2004 0 3 2005  6793.554  6452.536         .  341.018       .  64947.815
1 "SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED"                               "00525037" "GB00525037" 2004 0 3 2006  2958.092  2617.074         .  341.018       .  87492.936
1 "SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED"                               "00525037" "GB00525037" 2004 0 3 2007  1999.354  1658.336         .  341.018       . 141324.627
1 "SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED"                               "00525037" "GB00525037" 2004 0 3 2008  1198.472   857.454         .  341.018       . 191080.617
1 "SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED"                               "00525037" "GB00525037" 2004 0 3 2009   521.467   478.068         .   43.399       . 209791.526
1 "SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED"                               "00525037" "GB00525037" 2004 0 3 2010   417.514   417.514         .        . 165.679 240329.465
2 "CARISBROOKE SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED"                                                  "03783705" "GB03783705" 2004 0 3 2001     35707     34336        23     1349       .      11852
2 "CARISBROOKE SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED"                                                  "03783705" "GB03783705" 2004 0 3 2002 31720.372 30004.018     18.09 1698.264       .  16206.858
2 "CARISBROOKE SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED"                                                  "03783705" "GB03783705" 2004 0 3 2003 37079.622 37799.772 -4012.149 3291.999       .  17046.216
2 "CARISBROOKE SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED"                                                  "03783705" "GB03783705" 2004 0 3 2004     33069     28066      -313     5316       .      26038
2 "CARISBROOKE SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED"                                                  "03783705" "GB03783705" 2004 0 3 2005     44939     39211       259     5469       .      21806
2 "CARISBROOKE SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED"                                                  "03783705" "GB03783705" 2004 0 3 2006     40296     32500         .     7796       .      34154
2 "CARISBROOKE SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED"                                                  "03783705" "GB03783705" 2004 0 3 2007     66002     53168         .    12835       .      40940
2 "CARISBROOKE SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED"                                                  "03783705" "GB03783705" 2004 0 3 2008     88003     55123         .    32880       .      65469
2 "CARISBROOKE SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED"                                                  "03783705" "GB03783705" 2004 0 3 2009     82786     52107         .    30680       .      59307
2 "CARISBROOKE SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED"                                                  "03783705" "GB03783705" 2004 0 3 2010     82165     44676         .    37490       .      53379
3 "SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED" "00002404" "GB00002404" 2004 1 4 2001     31223     31075         .      148       .      48959
3 "SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED" "00002404" "GB00002404" 2004 1 4 2002     30359     30211         .      148       .      46479
3 "SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED" "00002404" "GB00002404" 2004 1 4 2003     36882     36734         .      148       .      40210
3 "SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED" "00002404" "GB00002404" 2004 1 4 2004   38717.4   38569.4         .      148       .    33016.7
3 "SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED" "00002404" "GB00002404" 2004 1 4 2005   38271.9   38123.9         .      148       .    28900.8
3 "SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED" "00002404" "GB00002404" 2004 1 4 2006   36584.9   36436.9         .      148       .    26811.1
3 "SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED" "00002404" "GB00002404" 2004 1 4 2007   34666.6   34518.6         .      148       .    31530.8
3 "SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED" "00002404" "GB00002404" 2004 1 4 2008     32485     32337         .      148       .      37596
3 "SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED" "00002404" "GB00002404" 2004 1 4 2009     32389     32241         .      148       .      41520
3 "SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED" "00002404" "GB00002404" 2004 1 4 2010     30954     30806         .      148       .      50503
3 "GLOBAL LNG UK LTD"                                                                      "03971528" "GB03971528" 2004 0 3 2001     17424       114         .    17310       .       1324
3 "GLOBAL LNG UK LTD"                                                                      "03971528" "GB03971528" 2004 0 3 2002 17461.307   163.587         . 17297.72       .   5382.401
3 "GLOBAL LNG UK LTD"                                                                      "03971528" "GB03971528" 2004 0 3 2003 16450.499  1212.929 15237.571        .       .  31977.203
3 "GLOBAL LNG UK LTD"                                                                      "03971528" "GB03971528" 2004 0 3 2004 15290.808   687.116 14603.692        .       .  15513.862
3 "GLOBAL LNG UK LTD"                                                                      "03971528" "GB03971528" 2004 0 3 2005 16022.078   133.929 15888.148        .       .  13674.957
3 "GLOBAL LNG UK LTD"                                                                      "03971528" "GB03971528" 2004 0 3 2006    78.544    78.392         .     .152       .    9710.64
3 "GLOBAL LNG UK LTD"                                                                      "03971528" "GB03971528" 2004 0 3 2007   138.495   138.345         .      .15       .  23183.767
3 "GLOBAL LNG UK LTD"                                                                      "03971528" "GB03971528" 2004 0 3 2008   189.195   188.989         .     .205       .  38029.286
3 "GLOBAL LNG UK LTD"                                                                      "03971528" "GB03971528" 2004 0 3 2009   118.592   111.456         .    7.136 111.456  19526.875
3 "GLOBAL LNG UK LTD"                                                                      "03971528" "GB03971528" 2004 0 3 2010   103.424    73.071         .   30.353  73.071  19973.668
4 "GREGGS PLC"                                                                             "00502851" "GB00502851" 2004 0 3 2001    127686    124123         .     3563       .      48708
4 "GREGGS PLC"                                                                             "00502851" "GB00502851" 2004 0 3 2002    151745    148184         .     3561       .      46705
4 "GREGGS PLC"                                                                             "00502851" "GB00502851" 2004 0 3 2003    165750    160704         .     5046       .      56521
4 "GREGGS PLC"                                                                             "00502851" "GB00502851" 2004 0 3 2004         .         .         .        .       .          .
4 "GREGGS PLC"                                                                             "00502851" "GB00502851" 2004 0 3 2005    180826    180826         .        .   10969      89176
4 "GREGGS PLC"                                                                             "00502851" "GB00502851" 2004 0 3 2006    184325    184325         .        .    3638      44315
4 "GREGGS PLC"                                                                             "00502851" "GB00502851" 2004 0 3 2007    196783    196783         .        .       .      41423
4 "GREGGS PLC"                                                                             "00502851" "GB00502851" 2004 0 3 2008    211141    210455       686        .   13891      39283
4 "GREGGS PLC"                                                                             "00502851" "GB00502851" 2004 0 3 2009         .         .         .        .       .          .
4 "GREGGS PLC"                                                                             "00502851" "GB00502851" 2004 0 3 2010    211734    211155       579        .       .      67711
5 "WARBURTONS LIMITED"                                                                     "00178711" "GB00178711" 2004 0 3 2001     97299     92351         .     4948       .      45771
5 "WARBURTONS LIMITED"                                                                     "00178711" "GB00178711" 2004 0 3 2002    112814    109136         .     3678       .      58247
5 "WARBURTONS LIMITED"                                                                     "00178711" "GB00178711" 2004 0 3 2003    139732    136054         .     3678       .      56811
5 "WARBURTONS LIMITED"                                                                     "00178711" "GB00178711" 2004 0 3 2004    153674    149996         .     3678       .      88875
5 "WARBURTONS LIMITED"                                                                     "00178711" "GB00178711" 2004 0 3 2005    195612    191934         .     3678       .      68173
5 "WARBURTONS LIMITED"                                                                     "00178711" "GB00178711" 2004 0 3 2006    209356    209355         .        1       .      75703
5 "WARBURTONS LIMITED"                                                                     "00178711" "GB00178711" 2004 0 3 2007    231506    231505         .        1       .      98635
5 "WARBURTONS LIMITED"                                                                     "00178711" "GB00178711" 2004 0 3 2008    213971    213970         .        1       .     209444
5 "WARBURTONS LIMITED"                                                                     "00178711" "GB00178711" 2004 0 3 2009    270446    270445         .        1       .     129577
5 "WARBURTONS LIMITED"                                                                     "00178711" "GB00178711" 2004 0 3 2010    214805    210804         .     4001       .     208072
5 "WEETABIX LIMITED"                                                                       "00267687" "GB00267687" 2004 1 4 2001    200655    192946      2792     4917       .     124412
5 "WEETABIX LIMITED"                                                                       "00267687" "GB00267687" 2004 1 4 2002    199206    191652      2324     5230       .     131805
5 "WEETABIX LIMITED"                                                                       "00267687" "GB00267687" 2004 1 4 2003    193673    186040      2232     5401       .     165142
5 "WEETABIX LIMITED"                                                                       "00267687" "GB00267687" 2004 1 4 2004    161817    120722         .    41095       .     207269
5 "WEETABIX LIMITED"                                                                       "00267687" "GB00267687" 2004 1 4 2005    153395    113661         .    39734       .     215055
5 "WEETABIX LIMITED"                                                                       "00267687" "GB00267687" 2004 1 4 2006    143800    106970       854    35976       .     268110
5 "WEETABIX LIMITED"                                                                       "00267687" "GB00267687" 2004 1 4 2007    138055    105239       811    32005       .     348264
5 "WEETABIX LIMITED"                                                                       "00267687" "GB00267687" 2004 1 4 2008    136830    104375       767    31688       .     401375
5 "WEETABIX LIMITED"                                                                       "00267687" "GB00267687" 2004 1 4 2009    138762    105900       724    32138       .     487165
5 "WEETABIX LIMITED"                                                                       "00267687" "GB00267687" 2004 1 4 2010         .         .         .        .       .          .
6 "SWIFT GROUP LIMITED"                                                                    "00832994" "GB00832994" 2004 0 3 2001      4431      4431         .        .       .      18745
6 "SWIFT GROUP LIMITED"                                                                    "00832994" "GB00832994" 2004 0 3 2002      3892      3892         .        .       .      24149
6 "SWIFT GROUP LIMITED"                                                                    "00832994" "GB00832994" 2004 0 3 2003      4116      4116         .        .       .      31733
6 "SWIFT GROUP LIMITED"                                                                    "00832994" "GB00832994" 2004 0 3 2004      5360      5360         .        .       .      40587
6 "SWIFT GROUP LIMITED"                                                                    "00832994" "GB00832994" 2004 0 3 2005      4866      4866         .        .       .      42916
6 "SWIFT GROUP LIMITED"                                                                    "00832994" "GB00832994" 2004 0 3 2006      5001      5001         .        .       .      41939
6 "SWIFT GROUP LIMITED"                                                                    "00832994" "GB00832994" 2004 0 3 2007      4282      4282         .        .       .      51727
6 "SWIFT GROUP LIMITED"                                                                    "00832994" "GB00832994" 2004 0 3 2008      4190      4190         .        .       .      51526
6 "SWIFT GROUP LIMITED"                                                                    "00832994" "GB00832994" 2004 0 3 2009      3875      3875         .        .       .      38315
6 "SWIFT GROUP LIMITED"                                                                    "00832994" "GB00832994" 2004 0 3 2010      3497      3497         .        .       .      45897
7 "WILLERBY LIMITED"                                                                       "00387583" "GB00387583" 2004 1 4 2001      2789      2789         .        .       .      28656
7 "WILLERBY LIMITED"                                                                       "00387583" "GB00387583" 2004 1 4 2002      3008      3008         .        .       .      35736
7 "WILLERBY LIMITED"                                                                       "00387583" "GB00387583" 2004 1 4 2003      3028      3028         .        .       .      42709
7 "WILLERBY LIMITED"                                                                       "00387583" "GB00387583" 2004 1 4 2004      3618      3618         .        .       .      37889
7 "WILLERBY LIMITED"                                                                       "00387583" "GB00387583" 2004 1 4 2005  3957.785  3957.785         .        .       .  39611.471
7 "WILLERBY LIMITED"                                                                       "00387583" "GB00387583" 2004 1 4 2006  3297.866  3297.866         .        .       .  51623.437
7 "WILLERBY LIMITED"                                                                       "00387583" "GB00387583" 2004 1 4 2007  2781.356  2781.356         .        .       .  70023.456
7 "WILLERBY LIMITED"                                                                       "00387583" "GB00387583" 2004 1 4 2008  2598.189  2598.189         .        .       .  62710.047
7 "WILLERBY LIMITED"                                                                       "00387583" "GB00387583" 2004 1 4 2009  2463.659  2463.659         .        .       .  77259.845
7 "WILLERBY LIMITED"                                                                       "00387583" "GB00387583" 2004 1 4 2010  2069.418  2069.418         .        .       .  88325.396
7 "SOGEFI FILTRATION LIMITED"                                                              "00693949" "GB00693949" 2004 0 3 2001     16661     14361         .     2300       .      17702
7 "SOGEFI FILTRATION LIMITED"                                                              "00693949" "GB00693949" 2004 0 3 2002     15344     13044         .     2300       .      15800
7 "SOGEFI FILTRATION LIMITED"                                                              "00693949" "GB00693949" 2004 0 3 2003     13535     11235         .     2300       .      18198
7 "SOGEFI FILTRATION LIMITED"                                                              "00693949" "GB00693949" 2004 0 3 2004     27182     13596         .    13586       .      33358
7 "SOGEFI FILTRATION LIMITED"                                                              "00693949" "GB00693949" 2004 0 3 2005     28150     14564         .    13586       .      27833
7 "SOGEFI FILTRATION LIMITED"                                                              "00693949" "GB00693949" 2004 0 3 2006     27616     14030         .    13586       .      34891
7 "SOGEFI FILTRATION LIMITED"                                                              "00693949" "GB00693949" 2004 0 3 2007     12820     12820         .        .       .      38169
7 "SOGEFI FILTRATION LIMITED"                                                              "00693949" "GB00693949" 2004 0 3 2008     15070     14899       171        .       .      33870
7 "SOGEFI FILTRATION LIMITED"                                                              "00693949" "GB00693949" 2004 0 3 2009     16402     16264       138        .       .      20023
7 "SOGEFI FILTRATION LIMITED"                                                              "00693949" "GB00693949" 2004 0 3 2010     17479     15338       408     1733       .      20790
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