Dataset for "Return Asymmetry in the Market for Counter-Strike 2 In-Game Items"

Supplementary dataset for the article "Return Asymmetry in the Market for Counter-Strike 2 In-Game Items". The repository contains four Excel files providing the empirical basis for the analysis of the Counter-Strike 2 in-game item market: 1. cs2_market_capitalization_eng.xlsx — market capitalization of 42 CS2 cases.2. cs2_case_vs_drop_returns_eng.xlsx — case returns benchmarked against the returns of their contents (42 cases).3. cs2_skins_by_quality_eng.xlsx — descriptive statistics on skin returns across rarity tiers (39 skins).4. cs2_regression_data_eng.xlsx — regression dataset and estimation output. Methodology, variable definitions, and data sources are documented on the README sheet within each file.Related publications:- Article (Russian version)- Dataset (Russian version)- Article (English version)