Data Sources


 
Data Sources
Archival Data Official Development Assistance
Bureau of Economic Analysis   BEA International Data OECD
Bureau of Labor Statistics OECD Main Economic Indicators
Center for International Comparisons OECD International Direct Investment Statistics
Center for International Data OECD unit labor costs
China Customs Database [HS 8-digit]   User Manual OECD GDP per hour worked
China FDI Data Scissors/AEI   alt Penn World Table
CIA Factbook   GDP   GDP Growth   GDP Per Capita (PPP) Polity IV Project
Comtrade (UN) Polity: Systemic Peace
Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (IMF) Productivity and Costs (BLS)
CPI Issues Productivity Data and Analysis
Direction of Trade Statistics, IMF Productivity Data Sources (FRB of NY)
DRI and EViews Productivity in OECD
Economic Complexity Index (ECI) Replication Files (data on trade, globalization, etc.)
Energy Prices Trade Data Resources (Harvard)
ERS International Macroeconomic Dataset Trade in Value Added (TiVA)
Foreign Trade (US Census Bureau) Trade Restrctiveness Index (IMF)
FRED  [highly recommended] Trade Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau
Freedom House Index Transparency International  2018   Juan Cole/US Corruption
Geoplolitical Risk Index, here, and here. Uncertainty Index:  Bloomberg Trade
Global Competitiveness Index Uncertainty Index:  Economic Policy
Growth calculator Uncertainty Index:  Trade Policy
Happiness Report United Nations
Human Development Index (HDI) UN Comtrade Database [HS 4-digit; SITC; BEC]
IMF UNCTAD
Inflation Project, FRB of Atlanta US Credit Conditions (NY Fed)
International Economic Data U.S. Debt Clock
Jobless Pay Around the Globe (05/10/2010) U.S. economy slide show or here
knoema Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
Labor Force Statistics (BLS) Who Gives and Who Gets?
Macroeconomic and financial Data (IMF) WITS import, export, tariff, etc.)
Macro and Regional Data (U.S.), AEA World Bank   GDP Data  GDP Growth Data  Growth Data (2)
Marine Traffic (Kpler) World Input-Output Database
NAICS Data World Risk Index
NationMaster (International Data) World Top Incomes Database
OEC World Values Survey
  Worldwide Governance Indicators  methodology
  Yield Curve Rates (Daily Treasury)
 

 

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