Data and Code

Important Notice: Code & data are provided to support academic research. While they are prepared carefully, potential measurement errors cannot be fully ruled out, as is common in empirical research. As such, the materials are shared as-is and may not be accompanied by ongoing user support. By using any portion of the data, you agree to cite the corresponding publications. 

Measuring Misreporting Incentives and Severity

Management Science, forthcoming  (with Yuping Jia and Yachang Zeng)

The dataset below presents the Classification of Misreporting Motives and the Misreporting Severity Score, as developed in Cao, Jia, and Zeng (2025). In addition to the data, we also provide a brief description of the variables in the data. We are making the data available for private academic use. If you use this data in a study, please reference the article.

Excel sheet on AAER misreporting motives and misreporting severity [data].