LibGuides: Database: WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services): WRDS@Brown

About WRDS

Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) is a web-based business data research service, from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, used by over 290 institutions around the world.

WRDS provides researchers access to financial, economic, and marketing data through a uniform, web-based interface. This hosted data service has become the locus for quantitative data research and is recognized by the academic and financial research community around the world as the leading business intelligence tool.

Select your account type below to register to access WRDS. Account requests are typically approved within 24-48 hours. Submit an eresources help form form if you do not see account approval within that time frame.

Register for an account

Faculty
Faculty may request a WRDS account - choose Brown University from the list of institutions and choose "Faculty" as the account type. You will be emailed a username and password.
Class
Faculty may request accounts for use by students in a specific course. Access is for the term the course is taught and can accommodate up to 15 simultaneous users - choose Brown University from the list of institutions, choose "Class" as the account type, and include the faculty member's name.
Masters/Undergraduate Student
Select the "Masters/Undergraduate Student" affiliation. You will be emailed a username and password. Note: no summer access by default. Email socscilibrarians@brown.edu if you require summer access.
Research Assistant
Research Assistant accounts are available to graduate and undergraduate students preforming research for a faculty member. Students may request a the account - choose Brown University from the list of institutions, choose "Research Assistant" as the account type, and include the faculty supervisor information. The faculty member will be contacted for confirmation and you will be emailed a username and password.
Research Staff
Select the staff user type from the drop down.

Browse by Data Provider

How to view data that Brown subscribes to:

Log in to WRDS
Click Get Data
Brown has access to links in blue. Links in grey are outside of our current subscriptions.

Browse by Concept

To view data by Concept:

Log in to WRDS
Click Get Data in the menu
Click Concepts header

Data is organized by the following concepts. Note: in this area, all links are blue but WRDS will show you content that we don't have access to at Brown. You will need to click in to the datasets to see if we have access.

Company Financials (Financial Statements, Regulatory, Banks, Industry & Segment, Executive Compensation)
Financial Markets, Prices, Returns (Stocks, Analyst Estimates, Indices, Bonds and Fixed Income, Mutual Fund / Hedge Fund, Options, Exchange Rates)
Ownership
Mergers & Acquisitions
Economics
News
Healthcare

There are also sections for Marketing and ESG data but we do not have access to this data. Contact socscilibrarians@brown.edu if you would like information about these data sets.