- Library
- LibGuides
- Economics and Business
- Secondary Data
Overview of licensed databases
| Database | URL | More information |
|---|---|---|
| AuditAnalytics | WRDS | This LibGuide on Auditing data |
| BankFocus (Moody's) | BankFocus | This LibGuide on Derivatives |
| BoardEx | WRDS | This LibGuide on Corporate Governance |
| Compustat | WRDS | This LibGuide on Securities -Prices, Returns & Volume |
| CRSP Center for Research in Security Prices | WRDS | This LibGuide on Securities -Prices, Returns & Volume |
| FactSet | WRDS | This LibGuide on Securities, Companies, Industries |
| IBES Historical Detail Estimates Global | WRDS | This LibGuide on Analysts' forecasts & Recommendations |
| ISS Institutional Shareholder Services | WRDS | This LibGuide on Corporate Governance |
| LSEG Workspace for Eikon, SDC Platinum and Datastream | LSEG Workspace | This LibGuide on LSEG Workspace and the self-registration procedure |
| Orbis (Moody's) | Orbis | This LibGuide on Securities, Companies, Industries |
| RavenPack | WRDS | This LibGuide on News analytics |
| Zephyr (Moody's) | Zephyr | This LibGuide on Corporate Finance |
Macro economic data - International organizations
- IMF e-LIBRARY This link opens in a new window Portal for all electronic publications of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- OECD Data Explorer Open Access data explorer of the OECD
- Eurostat European statistics / European Commission
- European Central Bank Statistics ECB Statistics and indicators
Other economic data resources
- GGDC: Databases This link opens in a new window 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)
- National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) This link opens in a new window Access to the data collection of the NBER (mostly US)
- Total Economy Database. The Conference Board This link opens in a new window 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.
- World Input-Output Database (WIOD) dBase to analyze effects of globalization and trade patterns, environmental pressures and socio-economic development across 27 EU countries and 13 major countries in the world
Economic and Geographical data
- Basisregistratie Adressen en Gebouwen (BAG) This link opens in a new window Basic information on municipal buildings and addresses in the Netherlands. In Dutch.
- Global Data Lab The Global Data Lab develops instruments for monitoring and analyzing the status and progress of societies. Instruments include indicators, specialized databases, and web-based tools. By the Radboud University
- UNDP: Country Profiles and Human Development Indicators This link opens in a new window
Open data portals
- Dataregister van de Nederlandse overheid This link opens in a new window The Open Data Portal of Dutch governmental organizations.
- U.S. Government’s open data This link opens in a new window The Open Data Portal of the United States Government.
- European Union Open Data Portal This link opens in a new window Datasets in the field of economics, finance, population, etc. etc. produced by among other things Eurostat, European Banking Authority.
Theses Economics and Business
- Student Theses Economics and Business You can use the theses by former students as an example for your datacollection (dataresources and analysis).
LSEG Refinitiv Workspace for Eikon
Eikon is a financial database that includes company data, market data, news, country and economic data, analytics and tools. It is available within the LSEG Refinitiv data-platform Workspace. 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 a Workspace account. For instructions on how to obtain a temporary license: please follow the steps described in the document below (self registration procedure LSEG Workspace). Please note that a TEMPORARY license will be assigned to you for 7 DAYS. If this period of 7 days has not been sufficient to you, send an email to have the license re-assigned to your account (do not start the self-registration procedure again, as you already have an account). In this document you will find some instructions to start working in Workspace within the University Workplace (UWP) or on your own machine. Contact information is given here also.
Please note that Workspace comes with a DATA LIMIT of 5 million data points. It is advisable to calculate beforehand how many data points you wish to extract, to avoid the situation that you'll reach this limit and will be denied access to Workspace for a month. You can calculate the estimated number of data points as the multiplication of the following components:
- the number of downloads
- for each download: the number of companies, securities etc.
- for each download: the number of variables
- for each download: the number of time intervals (hours, days, months, quarters, years)
- LSEG Learning centre for EikonTutorials, videos and learning materials for Eikon
- LSEG Learning centre for DatastreamTutorials, videos and learning materials for Datastream
- LSEG Learning centre for WorkspaceTutorials, videos and learning materials for Workspace
- Thomson Reuters Eikon : ManualPlease be aware this is the full manual. For the access you should first check the short manual.
- Online Support and TrainingSupport and training for LSEG products (including Eikon)
LSEG Refinitiv Workspace for SDC Platinum
SDC Platinum offers the dealmaking community 25+ years of comprehensive data in the industry with deals information on everything from M&A to private equity to project finance. SDC Platinum is provided by LSEG Workspace that contains the following sub-modules: Global New Issues, Mergers & Acquisitions, Municipal Bonds, Corporate Governance, Infrastructure, and Private Equity.
Access to SDC is provided via a Workspace account. For instructions on how to obtain a temporary account: please follow the steps described in the document below (self registration procedure LSEG Workspace). In this document you will find some instructions to start working in Workspace within the University Workplace (UWP) or on your own machine. Contact information is given here also.
The SDC Platinum database can be found in the app library (APPLIB) of Workspace, by typing 'SDC' in the search bar of applib. In the LSEG Workspace Excel add-in, SDC can be found with the Menu-item 'Deals'.
Company info
- Orbis - a world of company information This link opens in a new window Company information on 125 million companies globally
- Orbis historical Data ('Flat files') The dataset consists of 'flat files' . The files are downloadable, but there is no query functionality or interface.
- BoardEx (Raw Data Files)Please note that these are 'raw data' files. For query functionality check BoardEx available in WRDS.
- WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services This link opens in a new windowTo 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) This link opens in a new window Profiles of worldwide companies With the use of Ticker Symbol you can get data from other sources like ORBIS.
- European Banking Authority This link opens in a new window Aggregate statistical data on Member state level.
Statistical info
- CBS Historische Collectie This link opens in a new window Historical collection of the CBS (only in Dutch).
- Eurostat (European Union) Key to European Statistics
- Stats.oecd.orgData subset OECD Library
- Statistical websites on the internet (by US Bureau of labor Statistics) Links to websites of US Federal Statistical Agencies, US State Labor market agencies, International Statistical Organizations, National Statistical Agencies of other countries
Ethics and Behavior
- Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index This link opens in a new window 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 impact of corruption on economic and commercial development.
- Worldwide Governance Indicators This link opens in a new window The Worldwide Governance Indicators report on six broad dimensions of governance for over 200 countries over the period from 1996.
- Polity IV Project Governance indicators on country level.
APIs
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Get started with Economic DataStarting point for the phase of data collection. Document gives insight in data topic, resources, geographical coverage and time frame.