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Questions about transcript provenance and academic research use
Hi Kurry,
Thank you for making the sp500_earnings_transcripts dataset publicly available. I am a doctoral researcher in Supply Chain Management in South Korea and am considering using this dataset for non-commercial academic research.
Before using it in my dissertation and potentially in an academic journal article, could you please clarify a few points?
Transcript provenance: What are the original source(s) of the earnings-call transcripts in this dataset?
Capital IQ identifier: Is the company_id field only a Capital IQ company identifier, or were the transcripts themselves obtained from Capital IQ or another transcript provider?
Academic use: Is it appropriate to use the transcripts to construct derived textual measures for a doctoral dissertation and academic publications, provided that I do not redistribute the raw transcripts?
Processing/completeness: Were the transcripts materially cleaned, truncated, summarized, or otherwise transformed, or are they intended to contain the complete management presentation and Q&A?
Timing variables: Does date represent the actual earnings-call date, and do year and quarter refer to the firm’s fiscal period or calendar period?
Any additional attribution or usage requirements beyond those stated in the dataset card would also be very helpful.
Thank you for your time and for sharing the dataset.