Rich database of U.S. economic and financial data.
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Links to sources of data of interest to economists. Sponsored by the American Economic Association.
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Create and save maps illustrating over 60 socioeconomic indicators on people, jobs, agriculture and other county data. Sources include the American Community Survey, economic reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the latest Census of Agriculture. You may also download your data into a spreadsheet for use in Excel or other statistical software.
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GDP and economic accounts data and publications. Includes historical and current National Income & Product Accounts (NIPA) tables, state and county personal income data, and full text of Survey of Current Business.
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Employment, price, and productivity data plus regional economic reports.
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Includes data on baseball salaries and payrolls, franchise values, and attendance and documents on ballparks and proposed expansions, plus articles and interviews on the business of baseball.
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Information on programs, governance, and finances of charitable organizations. From the Better Business Bureau.
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Annual reports of state and county-level economic data (business establishments, employees, and payroll) by industry.
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Quick source of information on latest key economic indicators with links to some time-series data.
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Includes the "Health Insurance Literature Database," working papers, and links to datasets on the uninsured in the United States. From the University of Michigan.
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Data on U.S. federal contract spending and assistance to states. Includes breakdowns by congressional districts, contractors, types of assistance, etc.
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Create and save maps illustrating 168 indicators on the food environment covering food choices, health and well-being, and community characteristics in U.S. states or counties. Indicators include store/restaurant proximity, food prices, and food and nutrition assistance programs. Data is drawn from numerous sources including the Decennial Census, County Business Patterns, and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
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Detailed financial and operating data for U.S. affiliates of foreign multinational companies. From the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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State and industry-level data on U.S. affiliates of foreign-owned companies. Published every five years.
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Database of scanned images of publications with historical economic statistics. Designed to provide access to older data heretofore only available in print publications. From the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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Demographic, economic, and social statistics of the United States from colonial times to the end of the 20th century. Data can be searched, downloaded, and graphed.
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Social science datasets available for download and analysis in statistical software. Datasets are made available through the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. Note: ICPSR data downloads from off-campus are currently not possible. If you would like to access ICPSR from off-campus for searching only, use this link instead of the one above.
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Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of minerals and materials essential to the U.S. economy. Includes some pricing information.
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Coverage: 1970-two years into future
Extensive macroeconomic time series data for OECD countries and non-OECD zones. Includes historical statistics as well as projections extending two years beyond the current date.
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Data on savings and investments, insurance, banking, mortgages, and other parts of the financial services industry in the U.S.
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Collection of historical and current state-level data covering health care, crime, education and more.
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Guides to learning and using Stata, SAS, and SPSS. From UCLA.
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Detailed data from individual and business tax filings. From the Statistics of Income Division of the IRS.
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Contains year-by-year listings of salaries for NBA, MLB, NFL, and NHL players. Search options offer salaries for specific players plus median and total salaries for each team.
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Reports and datasets from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Includes production and prices of crops and food. Some international coverage.
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Coverage: 1960-present
Country-level, time series data from the World Bank. Topics covered include demographics, the economy, the environment, health, and education. Data may be saved as Excel or ASCII files.
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Current television ratings. Includes top prime time network programs, cable programs, syndicated series, and sports events for current week. See also the TV by the Numbers section of Zap2it.
