A procedure is described for turning an elite cross-sectional survey into a panel study — even when no records exist that link individuals to their original questionnaires — and that also protects the respondents' anonymity. This method is used to add a second wave onto the Foreign Policy Leadership Project's 1988 cross-sectional survey. The procedure allows researchers to gather panel data after an unexpected and momentous event, so that they can document how individuals responded to the event.
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