- Library
- LibGuides
- Economics and Business
- Secondary Data
Macro economic data - International organizations
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IMF e-LIBRARY Portal for all electronic publications of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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OECD iLibrary Publications of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) -new portal
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European Central Bank Central Bank of the Euro Area
Other economic data resources
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GGDC: Databases Platform for research on economic growth and development at the RuG. Gives access to:
Population and GDP data collected by Angus Maddison (Maddison Historical Statistics), World Penn Tables and the World Input-Output Database (WIOD)
Access to research databases on growth and development
- Penn World Table (PWT)
- World Input-Output Database (WIOD)
- Maddison Historical Statistics (MHS)
- Economic Transformation Database (ETD)
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National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) Access to the data collection of the NBER (mostly US)
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Total Economy Database. The Conference Board The Conference Board Total Economy Database™, which includes data for 123 countries from 1950 onwards, consists of 12 series and is annually published every January.
Economic and Geographical data
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Basisregistratie Adressen en Gebouwen (BAG) Basic information on municipal buildings and addresses in the Netherlands. In Dutch.
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UNDP: Country Profiles and Human Development Indicators Description of this database.
Open data portals
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Dataregister van de Nederlandse overheid The Open Data Portal of Dutch governmental organizations.
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U.S. Government’s open data The Open Data Portal of the United States Government.
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European Union Open Data Portal Datasets in the field of economics, finance, population, etc. etc. produced by among other things Eurostat, European Banking Authority.
Theses Economics and Business
Thomson Reuters Eikon [for FEB students only]
Eikon is a financial database that includes company data, market data, news, country and economic data, analytics and tools. The Eikon Excel add-in also grants access to Datastream. Eikon/Datastream contains global coverage of equities, indices, derivatives, commodities, futures, currencies, bonds, financials, ownership data, and economic data.
Access to Eikon is provided via 4 dedicated pc's located at the Zernike Library, with printed manuals nearby.
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Thomson Reuters Eikon : ManualPlease be aware this is the full manual. For the access you should first check the short manual.
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Online Support and TrainingSupport and training for Thomson Reuters products (including Eikon)
SDC Platinum
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SDC Platinum - Joint VenturesThe SDC Joint Ventures database is accessible through your university account. Please see the manual for more information.
The 'SDC Platinum - New Issues' databases is available through WRDS
Company info
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Orbis - a world of company information Company information on 125 million companies globally
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BoardEx (Raw Data Files)Please note that these are 'raw data' files. For query functionality check BoardEx available in WRDS.
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WRDS - Wharton Research Data ServicesTo create an account visit: https://wrds-www.wharton.upenn.edu/register/
Use your RUG e-mailadress and under 'subscriber' select University of Groningen -
Nexis Uni (Company Info) Profiles of worldwide companies With the use of Ticker Symbol you can get data from other sources like ORBIS.
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European Banking Authority Aggregate statistical data on Member state level.
Statistical info
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StatLine (CBS) Statistical database of the Netherlands
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CBS Historische Collectie Historical collection of the CBS (only in Dutch).
Ethics and Behavior
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Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index Transparency International is well-known for it’s work in documenting corruption. The
organization’s Corruption Perceptions Index is often cited in studies that deal with the
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Worldwide Governance Indicators The Worldwide Governance Indicators report on six broad dimensions of governance for over 200 countries over the period from 1996.
APIs
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Alpha Vantage APIAPIs for global equity, forex and economic datasets. The APIs are available in JSON, Excel and Google Sheets.
Get started with Company Data
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Get started with Company dataStarting point for the phase of data collection. Document gives insight in data topics, resources, geographical coverage and time frame.
Get started with Financial Data
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Get started with Financial DataStarting point for the phase of data collection. Document gives insight in data topics, resources, geographical coverage and time frame.
Get started with Economic Data
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Get started with Economic DataStarting point for the phase of data collection. Document gives insight in data topic, resources, geographical coverage and time frame.
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