Microeconomics Data
Macroeconomics Data

 

Research Links (on-campus only):

ECONLIT - this is where you find and in many cases download journal articles that you need to write effective research papers

JSTOR - though the number of journals in this database is smaller than Econlit, all articles here are full-text

 

Microeconomics Data Sources

National and Regional Data

General (if in doubt, start here)

 

Industrial Organization

 

Consumers

 

Labor

 

 

 

 

 

Macroeconomics Time-Series Data Sources

 

Preliminary Notes: 

1)       Please be aware of the frequency of the data you are collecting! Typical Symbols: D = daily, W = weekly, M = monthly, Q = quarterly, A = annual

2)      On a related note, please note whether the variables you collect are seasonally adjusted (SA) or non-seasonally adjusted (NSA). Be consistent when downloading multiples series.

 

 

National and Regional Data

International Data

General (if in doubt, start here)

 

General

National Income Accounts (GDP, SPI, GSP, etc.)

 

 Monetary Variables

  • Central Bank web pages

      1)      Bank of England
2)      European Central Bank (ECB)
3)      Bank of Canada
4)      Reserve Bank of Australia
5)      Bank of Japan

Unemployment (un. Rate, c.l.f., state and local)

Inflation (CPI, PPI, GDP deflator, core p, etc.)

 

Exchange Rate Data

International (Balance of Payments, FDI, FPI, flow of funds etc.)

 

 

Stock Markets (International Indexes)

Consumption (consumer spending, consumer credit, etc.)

Human Development Index (including life expectancy, education rates)

  • World Bank

 

 

Wages, Earnings, Worker Productivity

 

 

Interest Rates (government, corporate, bank CDs)

 

 

Stock Markets (Indices, stock prices, volume)

 

 

Money (monetary base, M2, etc.)

 

 

Banking Data

 

 

Miscellaneous (Population, Velocity, etc.)

 

 

 

Any questions or problems? Email Marc Tomljanovich at mtomljan@drew.edu.

 

Last modified: October 4, 2006