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onlyuseful: A package that automagically keeps only variables used in the do-file

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  • Luca Fumarco

    (Masaryk University)

  • Jaroslav Groero

    (Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education—Economics Institute)

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onlyuseful is a command that automates dataset reduction by retain- ing only the variables explicitly used in a Stata script. By leveraging PowerShell, it enhances reproducibility and efficiency in data management for large datasets and supports research replicability.

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  • Luca Fumarco & Jaroslav Groero, 2026. "onlyuseful: A package that automagically keeps only variables used in the do-file," Stata Journal, StataCorp LLC, vol. 26(2), pages 203-212, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:tsj:stataj:v:26:y:2026:i:2:p:203-212
    DOI: 10.1177/1536867X261449933
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