Ensuring reproducibility in Stata: Insights from the World Bank's Reproducible Research Repository

Luis Eduardo San Martin
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Luis Eduardo San Martin: World Bank

Oceania Stata Conference 2025 from Stata Users Group

Abstract: The challenge of reproducing economics research has gained increased attention with the growing advocacy for open science in the field. Economics journals and research institutions are quickly adopting reproducibility guidelines, requiring authors to provide code and data for reproducing results and ensuring the trustworthiness of their findings. This presentation delves into the intricacies of achieving reproducibility in Stata works. Since the launch of the World Bank's Reproducible Research Repository, the team has conducted reproducibility verifications and curated reproducibility packages for almost 200 working papers and reports from diverse research teams in the organization, building up a valuable and novel experience into addressing common issues that break reproducibility in Stata analyses. I will present an overview of the workflows and tools the team has developed in response to identified reproducibility challenges in typical Stata works, covering key topics such as controlling the versions of external dependencies and appropriately handling randomness in Stata code. The presentation will include practical strategies for enhancing the transparency and reliability of Stata-based research.

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