Social Science and Geospatial Data Services

Economics

County Business Patterns Download Page

County Business pattern files in csv (comma-separated values) format from 1988 - 2001. Files from 1988 - 1997 use Standard Industrial Classification (SIC), files from 1998 - 2001 use the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) descriptions.

Economagic: Economic Time Series Page

200,000+ time series for economic research, especially economic forecasting. Core data sets involve US macroeconomic data, but bulk is employment data by local area. Excel" files for all series, customizable charts, XY Plots and Regressions--turn on Advanced Features toolbar.

Economic Report of the President

GPO Access, select Downloadable Reports/Tables

Europa World Yearbook

Provides economic, political and geographic information and statistical data by country. Includes over 250 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

FREDﾮ II, Federal Reserve Economic Data

Time series coverage of building starts, consumer price indexes, employment figures, GDP, interest rates, production and prices. Financial data include foreign exchange rates and selected interest rates.

Global Insight

Economic, financial, and political coverage of countries, regions, and industries. Covers over 200 countries and spans over 170 industries.

Historical Statistics of the United States (HSUS) (UConn Only)

Statistics of the United States, covering population, work and welfare, economics, governance, and international relations. Primary data. Census data starts c1790; some data available from the 1600s; available through 2000 census. 1700s-current.

ICPSR

UConn is a member of of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, allowing students and faculty access to a vast archive of social science datasets for research and instruction.

International Economic Accounts, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Encompass international transactions accounts (balance of payments), international investment positions accounts (accumulated stocks of US-owned assets abroad and foreign-owned assets in the US), estimates of US direct investment abroad, foreign direct investment in the U.S.

National Economic Accounts, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Time series data (some as early as 1929) for GDP, National Income and Product Accounts, chain-type price and quantity indices, personal savings as a percentage of disposable personal income, computer purchases in selected components of GDP.

NBER-CES Manufacturing Industry Database

Joint effort between National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and US Census Bureau's Center for Economic Studies (CES). Contains annual industry-level data on output, employment, payroll and other input costs, investment, capital stocks, TFP, and various industry-specific price indexes. The database covers all 4-digit manufacturing industries from 1958-1996, in two versions: 1987 SIC codes (459 industries) and 1972 SIC codes (448 industries).

Poverty, US Census Bureau

Covers poverty thresholds (1980-1998), poverty data from Current Population Report 1958-1998, materials on methodology of poverty calculation, and links to related sites such as Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), Current Population Survey (CPS), American Community Survey (APS), Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE).

PovertyNet, World Bank Group

Poverty monitoring, including income poverty, social indicators, estimates of inequality, GNP per capita, India Datasets. Links to World Bank's Poverty Monitoring Database, Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS), and Household Expenditure & Income Data for Transitional Economies Web site.

Privatization Link, World Bank Group

Marketing & information service, contains information on current investment opportunities in developing countries and economies in transition. Database of background data features fact sheet summaries of privatization program in key countries and regions, information on institutions involved in privatization, privatization program and progress details to date, and details of relevant laws and bidding procedures (from Web site).

PSID, Panel Study of Income Dynamics

University of Michigan - Longitudinal survey, representative sample of US individuals and their families, ongoing since 1968, data collected annually, full span of information collected over course of the study. Includes data sets, codebook, and questionnaires.

Regional Economic Accounts, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Includes State & Local Personal Income, Gross State Product (GSP), Regional Input-Output Modeling System (RIMS II), BEA's Regional FACT Sheet (BEARFACTS).

SourceOECD (UConn Only)

Coverage includes: agriculture & food; economic outlook; education; health; science & technology, and much more. NOTES: UConn has access to the OECD statistical databases ONLY.

STAT-USA

Current U.S. and international business, economic, and trade statistics from the Department of Commerce.

State of the Nation, Stat-USA

Current and historical economic and financial releases and economic data for the United States. Data includes general economic indicators; housing and construction; manufacturing and industry; monetary statistics; and economic policy.

Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Carribean

Indicators of economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Survey of Economic Expectations, Waves 1-8

Nationwide survey that examines how Americans in the labor force perceive their near-term economic future, asked as a periodic module of the WISCON Survey (ongoing project of the University of Wisconsin Survey Center).

Tax Statistics, Internal Revenue Service

Links include Statistics of Income (SOI), IRS Statistical Overview, Products, Publications and Papers for the study of population, Taxpayer Compliance Research.

U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment, earnings, occupation & consumer spending statistics collected by the U.S. Department of Labor

UNCTAD, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Established in 1964, UNCTAD promotes the development-friendly integration of developing countries into the world economy. This site contains links to data under both the Programmes and Statistics tabs, as well as direct links to papers and reports found under the Digital Library tab.

UNECE, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Links to Trends in Europe & North America Yearbook, Human Settlements Database, Gender Statistics Database, Robotics Index, Gas Centre Database, and Demographic Database.

United Nations statistical databases

Links to: Common Database (UNCDB), Demographic Yearbook system, Distat, the United Nations Disability Statistics Database, Good practices database, InfoNation, Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI), Millennium Indicators Database, National Accounts Main Aggregates Database, Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants, Population and housing censuses: census dates, Population and Vital Statistics on Internet, Social Indicators, Statistics and indicators on women and men.

UNU/WIDER - UNDP World Income Inequality Database

United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research. Cross-country and time level series of income inequalities on 149 countries, spanning 1950 to 1998 (currently being updated, 2004).

World Investment Reports - UNCTAD

The World Investment Report has been published annually since 1991, covers latest trends in foreign direct investment around the World and analyses in-depth one selected topic related to foreign direct investment and development.

World Marketing Data and Statistics (UConn Only)

Includes country-level data on agricultural and environmental topics, health, housing, labor, economic, and marketing indicators.

WRDS

Wharton Data Research Service provides access to the following databases: * Audit Analytics * COMPUSTAT North America * CRSP * EVENTUS * First Call * Global Insight * I/B/E/S