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devdata-practice Wiki

Welcome to the wiki for realistic practice datasets for development economics.

Getting Started — Installation and generating your first dataset
Generators — Documentation for all 10 data generators
Data Dictionary — Field descriptions, types, and distributions
Customisation — Adjusting generator parameters (sample size, distributions, correlations)
Use Cases — Teaching, workshops, portfolio projects
FAQ — Frequently asked questions

Generator	Domain	Key Variables
`household_survey`	Demographics	Income, education, household composition
`rct_experiment`	Impact evaluation	Treatment/control, outcomes, covariates
`health`	Public health	Mortality, vaccination, nutrition
`education`	Education	Enrollment, scores, school quality
`agriculture`	Rural economics	Yields, inputs, weather, markets
`labor_market`	Employment	Wages, occupation, formal/informal
`microfinance`	Financial inclusion	Loans, repayment, savings
`poverty_targeting`	Social protection	PMT scores, consumption, eligibility
`panel_data`	Longitudinal	Multi-wave household panels
`market_prices`	Markets	Commodity prices, seasonality