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Economic Data Research Guide

Core Resources

Includes annual economic, social, educational, environmental and health data from many of the World Bank's major statistical publications.
Global Financial Data  (Economic data: 1624+ ; Stock Market data: 1693+; Real Estate Data 1830+)
Historical data on bonds, commodities, interest rates, stock markets and indices, futures, exchange rates, GDP, prices, and unemployment.
Provides easy access to a wide variety of economic, social, political, and marketing indicators.
Highlights of the microdata collections at Princeton University.
World's largest archive of digital social science data.
Social, economic, financial, natural resources, infrastructure, governance, partnership, & environmental indicators on Africa.
CPS on Web  (1962+)
Note: Register using your Princeton email address and a username and password of your choice.
Current Population Survey data and documentation. Useful for studying demography, the workplace, education, computer and internet usage, child support and alimony, tobacco usage, immunization, marriage and fertility, voting and registration, food security, veterans, and agricultural workers.
Datastream International (Princeton only)  
Access: Firestone Library, Social Science Reference Center - A Floor or Stokes Library
Current and historical international data on stocks, indices, bonds, commodities, futures, options, earning forecasts, economic conditions, interest rates, exchange rates, and economic forecasts. For more information see http://firestone.princeton.edu/econlib/ds/index.html.
EIU City Data  (1990+)
City by city guide to product prices and business costs worldwide.
EIU Country Data  (1980+)
International economic data and forecasts.
Covers the world's 60 largest economies and provides detailed data and analysis on the political and economic background, the business environment, business costs, foreign investment regulations, trends in foreign investment. Plus a detailed database containing flows of investment and mergers & acquisitions by country and by industry.
World Bank tracking of the annual movement of international capital flows to developing countries.
Best source for United States national, state, and metropolitan data. International data includes IMF's International Financial Statistics, Direction of Trade, and Balance of Payments as well as OECD's Main Economic Indicators and National Accounts. Data for interest rates, government bond yields, commodity prices, exchange rates, select futures and options. Limited data coming directly from other countries are also included. Also includes market research on the automotive industry, energy, health care and pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications. Includes subnational forecasts for the United States.
Statistical series on subjects ranging from population and land area to production figures for crops and manufactured products. Detailed documentation provides brief histories of the statistical series and source materials.
Indexes statistical publications issued by (1) the U.S. government (ASI; 2004+ full text); (2) international and intergovernmental sources (IIS; 2007+ select full text); and state governments and private sources (SRI). Most sources are available in microfiche.
Statistics as well as full-text books, periodicals, and working papers published by the OECD and the International Energy Agency.
Indexes and presents tables from industry publications, trade and popular magazines, statistical annuals, brokerage reports, trade association reports, and governmental reports.
Provides selected trade series from 30 specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas recognized by the United Nations.
International trade database which includes 4 U.S. state level export series, U.S. exports and imports by customs district & by individual port, as well as EU, Canadian (by province), Chinese (by province), and Japanese and Taiwanese trade statistics.

Important Resources

Board Analyst  (2001+)  
Annual historical data for each proxy year including corporate board structure and independence , director positions and committee assignments, executive and director compensation, audit fees, corporate ownership, and takeover defenses.
Business Environment Risk Intelligence  (Historical Rating Research Package 1980+; Quality of Workforce Index 2000, 2006)  
Comprehensive ratings, analyses, and forecasts for over 140 countries. Includes Quality of Workforce Index (QWI). QWI for 1985, 1990-1999, 2005-2008 are on the DSS server.
Index to Canadian federal, provincial, & territorial documents. The collections for Statistics (1988-1995), Social Sciences (1996-2006) and Telecommunications (1996-2000) are available on Microfiche (Cabinet 42). For free, recent federal level Canadian documents, search the Statistics Canada Catalog.
Note: If you do not see "Welcome: Princeton University" on the top banner, click on "Direct Access to Institutional Users". Set the encoding of your browser to Simplified Chinese (GB): this will display bullets and other symbols better. Text is always English.
Comprehensive statistical and economic information of China in English.
Comext  (1976+)  
Covers all transactions in movable goods involving European Union nations.
countrydata.com  (1984+)  
Political and economic risk data from the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG).
Economic, political, and social data covering Canada and its provinces with select data back to 1665.
EIU Country Finance  (1996+)  
Guide to changes in financial services, operating conditions, tax laws and investment opportunities in the world's 45 principal financial markets.
EIU Country Forecast  (1996+)  
Forecasting reports of the regions of the world.
EIU Country Forecast  (1996+)  
Forecasting reports of the regions of the world.
Background reports covering economic, political, and social conditions of countries.
EIU Country Risk Model  (1997+)  
Interactive tool for analysing country credit risk.
EIU Market Indicators and Forecasts  (1990+ with forecasts out to 4 years)  
Guide to international market size and growth potential.
Eurostat    
Wide variety of economic and social indicators, nationally and regionally, for the European Union and its member states from the Statistical Office of the European Communities.
Note: Also available via WRDS. Registration is required.
Use to identify trends within a company or among peers within an industry. Includes more than 80 different compensation, executive, director, and company-related items.
FAO Stat    
Note: Downloads are limited to 4,000 records at a time.
International statistics on production, trade, food balances, forestry, land use, irrigation, fertilizer, pesticides, agriculture, food aid, and fisheries.
Estimates of Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) benchmarked to the year 2005.
IBISWorld    
Note: Subscription includes Industry Market Research section only. Archived editions are separate.
Detailed reports on industries of the United States.
Note: Click on IP Login.
Socio-economic statistical facts and figures for India at the national and state level.
Current international market analysis, country and regional intelligence, risk, and economic forecasting.
Leading authority on socially conscious investment research.
Laborsta  (1950+)  
International Labour Office data for over 200 countries or territories regarding labor and consumer prices.
Statistical series for economic and social indicators covering 20 Latin American countries.
Governance data includes provisions for delays, protection, voting, antigreenmail, pension parachutes, poison pills, silver parachutes, & state laws for 1990, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004. Directors data includes information on the characteristics of Boards of Directors for 1996-2004.
SimplyMap    
Note: Requires each user to register to create a personal work space.
Mapping application that lets users quickly create thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data.
Social Explorer  (1790+)  
Note: Works better with Mozilla Firefox.
Allows user to visually analyze and understand the demography of the United States through the use of interactive maps and data reports.
Sociometrics    
Social science and health data archives plus an online data analysis system.
Statistical publications from Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
World Trade Analyzer  (1980-2003)  
Note: Social Science Reference Center. DSS Study no. 2592
Matrix of international trade flows, created from annual data reported by member countries of the United Nations Statistical Office and broken down by partner country and commodity.
Measures the political, economic policy, economic structure and liquidity risk of activities in emerging markets over a 2-year forecasting horizon. Each report provides crucial insight into the risk of investing in the currency, sovereign debt or banking sector of an emerging market.

Related Resources

Guide to political action committees.
EdStats  (1970+)  
Allows for flexible retrieval of available data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Presents a large number of education indicators for more than 200 countries.
5-year forecasts and news analysis for the international automotive industry.
5-year forecasts and news analysis for the international consumer goods industry.
EIU Energy    
5-year forecasts and news analysis for the international energy industry.
5-year forecasts and news analysis for the international financial services industry.
5-year forecasts and news analysis for the international food and drinks industry.
5-year forecasts and news analysis for the international healthcare industry.
5-year forecasts and news analysis for the international travel and tourism industries.
Global market research coverage of the following sectors: Aerospace & Defense, Automation & Electronics, Chemicals, Environment, Energy, Healthcare, Information & Communication, Materials, Technologies, Transportation. Princeton subscription includes access to market engineering research reports only.
ipoll databank (Roper)  (1935+)  
Note: Registration is required but is free for IPOLL. IPOLL does not include outside the USA. International holdings are kept separately.
Comprehensive, up-to-date source for national public opinion. The database is a full-text retrieval system updated daily and organized at the question-level, providing tools to sift through nearly a half million questions asked on national public opinion surveys since 1935.
Databases of public opinion information about political viewpoints across Latin America. Includes America's Barometer.
Provides global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication. In addition to the rich statistical databases are monographs, articles, surveys, questionnaires, quick facts and much more.
Primary source of data on the newspaper industry world-wide. For each of 233 countries and territories, a broad range of annual data includes elements such as the number of titles and circulation, advertising costs and income, sales revenue, number of journalists and employees, salary costs, and costs for newsprint.

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