At the end of a project

• Verify everything works
  • Delete internal comments
  • Run Master do-file, preferably in a separate directory
  • Ensure no identifying information is left
  • Ensure data has unique identifiers
  • Ensure results stayed the same
  • Log user-written Stata commands
  • Check Read-Me is up-to-date
• Publishing
• Check rights & permissions
• Check FAIR principles : Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reuse of digital assets
• Decide on a repository, e.g., Göttingen Research Online (GRO) (possible to restrict access)
• Write down/submit metadata
• Consider to add de-identified raw data & code to create analyses data (next to replication data & code)
• Add a data availability statement, permanent identifiers & links to your paper(s) and website
• Consider publishing a data descriptor (e.g., with Scientific Data or Data in Brief )

AEA Guide for submitting data: https://aeadataeditor.github.io/aea-de-guidance/