Factorsfinalprep

[andersonfrailey]

This PR adds the script to create put_factors.csv as discussed in TaxCalc PR #1178 using the logic laid out in TaxData issue #60.

I've also added two pieces of code to stage1.py. One which deletes the unnecessary 2008 column from Stage_I_factors and another to label the index YEAR so that Stage_I_factors.csv can be read in factors_finalprep.py without any issue.

@martinholmer

[martinholmer]

@andersonfrailey, Thanks for the quick work in taxdata pull request #63. Just two things:

Does dropping 2008 data in stage1.py leave the stage2/Stage_I_factors.csv OK for Stage 2 work?

I forgot to mention on the phone that the output_filename in the stage1/factors_finalprep.py script should be "grow_factors.csv" (not "puf_factors.csv") because the factors are independent of the sample data (puf or cps). Sorry I forgot to mention that.

[andersonfrailey]

@martinholmer asked:

Does dropping 2008 data in stage1.py leave the stage2/Stage_I_factors.csv OK for Stage 2 work?

Yes. Dropping 2008 will have no effect on stage2.

Latest commit also changes puf_factors.csv to growth_factors.csv

[martinholmer]

@andersonfrailey, Thanks for the work on pull request #63. Please merge #63 now.