Compustat
Compustat North America Database
- Specific Type
- Proxy for AI adoption
- Dataset Type
- True panel/Longitudinal
- Institution
- S&P Global
- Institution Type
- Private Data Provider
- Level of Focus
- Firm
- Most Granular Level
- Firm level
- Perspective
- Firm-side
- Time Coverage
- 1962-present
- Frequency
- Quarterly and Annual
- Sample Size
- Thousands of public companies
- Geographic Detail
- National; some international segments
- Occupational Classification
- Not found
- Industrial Classification
- 4-digit NAICS; SIC codes
- Other Classification
- Geographic (headquarters; segments)
Key Papers
Artificial Intelligence and Jobs: Evidence from Online Vacancies
Acemoglu, Autor, Hazell, Restrepo (2020)
Do Recessions Accelerate Routine-Biased Technological Change?
Hershbein, Kahn (2016)
Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality
Acemoglu, Restrepo (2021)
Generative AI and Firm Values
Eisfeldt, Schubert, Zhang (2023)
Artificial Intelligence, Firm Growth, and Product Innovation
Babina, Fedyk, He, Hodson (2023)
AI and the Extended Workday: Productivity, Contracting Efficiency, and Distribution of Rents
Jiang, Park, Xiao, Zhang (2025)
Tasks At Work: Comparative Advantage, Technology and Labor Demand
Acemoglu, Kong, Restrepo (2024)
Acemoglu et al. (2020); Hershbein & Kahn (2016); Acemoglu & Restrepo (2021); Eisfeldt et al. (2023); Babina et al. (2023); Jiang et al. (2025); Acemoglu et al. (2024)