Selected Resources for ECON 390SWR-001 (Latin American Economics)
Fall 2005
Emory's Electronic Data Center
General Social Science Data Resources
Latin America Data Sources
CD-ROM/Non-Web Databases
Emory's Electronic Data Center (217 Woodruff Library)
http://einstein.library.emory.edu - The Data Center home page
http://einstein.library.emory.edu/links.shtml - The Data Freeway, a thematically-organized collection of links to on-line data sources
http://einstein.library.emory.edu/help_index.shtml - Help Pages for databases and data management
http://einstein.library.emory.edu/citation_guide.html - Guide for citation of electronic data sources
http://einstein.library.emory.edu/contact.shtml - Data Center contact information and hours
GENERAL SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA RESOURCES
ICPSR (Inter-University
Consortium for Political and Social Research)
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
The ICPSR is the largest collection of Social Science Data in the world. Topics included in the archive
include: economics, government, health care, crime, education, etc. This resource is also available via
Databases at Emory. The Data Center
also maintains an archive of ready-to-use ICPSR datasets which are accessible via the search engine on the Data
Center home page.
Lexis-Nexis Statistical
Lexis-Nexis Statistical, which is available via Databases at Emory, allows patrons to
search for statistics from the U.S. government and other sources and download them directly into Microsoft
Excel.
LATIN AMERICA DATA SOURCES
Economic Data:
International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Financial Statistics
http://www.imfstatistics.org/imf/imfbrowser.aspx?branch=ROOT
The IFS is a standard source of statistics on various aspects of international
and domestic finance. Please note that this site is restricted to the
Emory community. This resource is also available via
Databases at Emory. There is also a
CD-ROM version of the IFS available in the Data Center.
International Labour Organization
http://www.ilo.org
The ILO is the main international labor-rights advocacy group in the world
and has brought together a variety of information about labor rights and
working conditions internationally. You can access their databases directly
at
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/dblist.htm.
SocioSite
http://www.sociosite.net/databases.php
This site (housed at the University of Amsterdam) offers links to a large number of social and economic data sites around the
world, including links to national statistical agencies.
Statistical Data Locator, NTU Singapore
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/lib/stat/stateuaf.htm
A data archive with links to national and international economic data.
World Bank Research Group
http://econ.worldbank.org/
The World Bank Research Group's site contains both papers and associated datasets from scholars affilated with
the World Bank.
World Bank World Development Indicators
http://devdata.worldbank.org/dataonline/
The World Development Indicators Website provides
convenient access to nearly 600 indicators on over 200 countries. Data is
generally available from 1960 forward. This resource is also available via
Databases at Emory. There is also
a CD version of the WDI available in the Data Center.
Political Data:
Database of Political Institutions
http://go.worldbank.org/2EAGGLRZ40
This database was put together in part by Phillip Keefer at the World Bank and provides data on the political
institutions and structures of different countries in the world from 1975 to 2006. Additional documentation are also available
here. Please note the authors' preferred
format for citing their data.
Political Database of the Americas (PDA)
http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/
The PDA holds numerous election results from most North, Central, and South American countries. Researchers should
note, however, that data are not always extensive for each country and can differ widely in terms of coverage and
detail.
Political Risk Services (PRS) Group Data
http://einstein.library.emory.edu/Risk-Data.html
The Data Center's holdings include data resources from the
PRS Group and other sources that measure
"risk" in the form of political (in)stability and institutional quality (e.g. levels of corruption).
Public Opinion and Survey Data:
Latinobarómetro Data
http://einstein.library.emory.edu/Latinobarometro-Data.shtml
The Latinobarómetro is an annual survey conducted amongst 18 countries in Latin America. The survey, which has been
conducted since 1995, asks respondents about topics such as globalization, democratic governance and political institutions,
"social capital," the environment, and gender issues. The Data Center has microdata files for this survey from 1995 through
2005.
Polling the Nations
http://poll.orspub.com
This website allows you to search a large database of surveys and opinion polls primarily in the United
States, but also in European Union countries as well as in several other countries.
World Values Surveys Series
http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/
The World Values Survey is "a worldwide investigation of sociocultural and political change. It is conducted by a
network of social scientist at leading universities all around world. The survey is performed on nationally
representative samples in almost 80 societies on all six inhabited continents." It is an excellent source for
cross-national survey data and is a widely-referenced resource. The Data Center has all four "waves" of the World
Values Survey available here.
Social Indicators:
Global Education Database
http://qesdb.cdie.org/ged/index.html
The U.S. Agency for International Development's Global Education Database (GED) allows users to search for international
education statistics. Users can search for specific variables and/or countries and save data in Excel files.
Global Market Information Database (GMID)
http://www.portal.euromonitor.com/portal
GMID is produced by Euromonitor International and contains time-series data (1977-present)
on a very wide range of economic and social indicators such as income, GDP, consumer expenditures, and
population demographics. The data are available through both Excel-ready spreadsheets and .pdf
reports. GMID is also accessible via
Databases at Emory.
HNPStats - The World Bank Health, Nutrition, and Population Statistics
Platform
http://devdata.worldbank.org/hnpstats/
HNPStats is a World Bank site with much international/comparative time-series data on health indicators, as well
as on various economic and demographic/population measures. The
Data Query System may be of
particular interest for time-series data and has an interface similar to that of the World Develompent
Indicators below.
PovertyNet: Data on Poverty
http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/data/index.htm
PovertyNet has brought together a variety of datasets pertaining to the study of poverty, along with other resources
relevant for international development and economics. Be warned - the World Bank tends to change addresses for
websites without warning.
Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean
http://websie.eclac.cl/anuario_estadistico/anuario_2006/
This site provides time-series data on social and economic indicators for the countries in the region. Users can
download data tables directly into Excel.
CD-ROM/NON-WEB DATABASES
Banks Cross-National Time-Series (CNTS) Data Archive
The Banks CNTS Data Archive contains time-series data from 1815-2005 on a wide range of political, economic, and
social indicators. An older version of the archive is available here.
Datastream Advance
Datastream Advance is a very good source for data on exchange rates, interest rates, prices, stocks, and various
macroeconomic data. It is available on workstations in both the EDC and the Goizueta Business Library.
World Trade Analyzer
The WTA contains data on bilateral trade flows from 1980 to 1999 in specific products down to the 4-digit SITC
code. The WTA is available on the machines in the Electronic Data Center as well as in the Goizueta business
library. A more recent version of the WTA covers the years 1987-2004 and includes data on post-communist
countries in Eastern Europe. Both versions are available in the Data Center.
A complete list of the Data Center's non-web databases is available here. The databases are accessible via the Data Center's public workstations.
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