** ReadMe_BankFailures.txt **

These files contain the data and programs used to generate Figures 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 in Mastering 'Metrics. These figures show a DD analysis of the effect of monetary policy on bank failures in Mississippi. This analysis appears in Richardson and Troost (2009). 

Data: 
* /BankFailures/Data/banks.csv

Code: 
* /BankFailures/Code/master_banks.do

Output: 
* /BankFailures/Output/banks_fig51.png (Figure 5.1)
* /BankFailures/Output/banks_fig52.png (Figure 5.2)
* /BankFailures/Output/banks_fig53.png (Figure 5.3)