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Data Library

This section of the GDN-NA Web site will expand users' access to empirical data on various subjects of interest to development scholars and practitioners.

If you have a data file or a Web link to a data source you would like to share with GDN-NA members, please register as a GDN-NA member and/or send the material to us.

 

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Intellectual Property Digital Library June 25, 2003
The Intellectual Property Digital Library Web site provides access to various intellectual property data collections currently hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization.

These collections include Hague, JOPAL (non-patent reference), Madrid, and PCT data, supporting fully searchable information retrieval and display by users on demand.

Access to the Digital Library is available to the general public free-of-charge. Administrators update the service on a daily, weekly and monthly basis respectively.
Get Dataset: http://ipdl.wipo.int   [1 KB HTML]
WHO Statistical Information System June 25, 2003
The WHO Statistical Information System provides users with a guide to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization.

Most WHO technical programmes make statistical information available, and they will have links to them from this site. Users may also search by keywords within the WHOSIS or throughout the entire WHO site.
Get Dataset: http://www3.who.int/whosis/menu.cfm   [ HTML]
ILO Publications on Labor Statistics June 25, 2003
A catalog of free publications prepared by the International Labor Organization, available online or as hard copy on request. Publications include both empirical research and discussions of different research methods.
Online Handbook for UNCTAD Statistics June 24, 2003
The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics On-line provides users a comprehensive collection of data relevant for the analysis of world trade, investment and development for over 190 countries and territories and 50 economic or trade groups. First-time users must complete an online registration form.
UN University/WIDER World Income Inequality Database June 24, 2003
The UNU/WIDER - UNDP World Income Inequality Database (WIID) collects and stores information on income inequality for developed, developing, and transition countries in an easily retrievable, exportable, and analyzable format. WIDER has made the database available on the internet for browsing and download in order to facilitate further analysis and debate on inequality.
Get Dataset: http://www.wider.unu.edu/wiid/wiid.htm   [0.75 KB HTML]
ILO Statistical Databases June 24, 2003
Statistical resources maintained by International Labor Organization. Includes catalog of labor statistics accessible either online or in machine-readable form on request, with descriptions of different types of information available.
Get Dataset: http://laborsta.ilo.org   [5 KB HTML]
Integrated Data Catalog for Council of European Social Science Data Archives June 23, 2003
Search engine allows user to search some or all data holdings of CESSDA's ten constituent bodies. Materials include practically all social/policy disciplines.
Get Dataset: http://dasun3.essex.ac.uk/Cessda/IDC   [ HTML]
UNDP Human Development Indicators (2002) June 23, 2003
Economic and demographic data compiled for the UN Development Program's 2002 Human Development Report
CARICOM Statistics Page June 10, 2003
Links to a variety of economic databases for states in the region, including trade and national accounts. Also includes links to discussions of statistical methods used in compiling databases; CARICOM meetings and workshops on statistics; and CARICOM statistical publications.
USAID Issues Online Record of Development Assistance June 2, 2003
The US Agency for International Development has published an online version of the "US Overseas Loans and Grants, Obligations and Loan Authorizations July 1, 1945 - September 30, 2001," commonly known at AID as "The Greenbook."
Get Dataset: http://qesdb.cdie.org/gbk/index.html   [6 KB HTML]
Polity IV Data on Regime and Authority Characteristics May 23, 2003
This Web site contains information on and access to the most recent update of the well-known and highly respected Polity data series, originally designed by Ted Robert Gurr.
Get Dataset: http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/inscr/polity   [0.16 KB HTML]
FAO Statistical Databases May 23, 2003
FAOSTAT is an on-line and multilingual databases currently containing over 1 million time-series records covering international statistics.
Get Dataset: http://apps.fao.org/default.htm   [14 KB HTML]
National Bureau of Economic Research (US) -- Data Directory May 23, 2003
Includes links to data from NBER and other sources on macro measurements, industry, international trade, individual/micro observations, patents, and other issues
Get Dataset: http://www.nber.org/data/   [19 KB HTML]
Resources for Economists on the Internet -- Worldwide Economic Data May 21, 2003
An extensive directory of online sources for economic data from governments, multilateral bodies, and academic institutions around the world
Directory of Links to National Statistical Agencies May 19, 2003
A directory of links to national statistical agencies for countries all over the world.
Penn World Tables April 14, 2003
The Penn World Table provides purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 168 countries for some or all of the years 1950-2000. Site also links to research papers prepared from data sets.
Link: http://www.pwt.econ.upenn.edu   [0.63 KB HTML]
Statistics on Latin America and the Caribbean April 14, 2003
Links to ECLAC's annual statistical yearbooks, and to other sources of economic and demographic data.
Link: http://www.eclac.org/estadisticas   [0.15 KB HTML]
Political Science Data Resources April 14, 2003
A collection of links to a wide variety of data on political and economic topics.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics April 14, 2003
Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication.
Link: http://www.uis.unesco.org   [0.26 KB HTML]
International Relations Data Site April 14, 2003
A collection of links to online data on a wide range of topics in international political economy.
Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site February 21, 2003
A collection of readings, information links, and news links compiled by Nouriel Roubini, the former US Treasury official and current professor at New York University's business school.
Get Dataset: http://www.stern.nyu.edu/globalmacro   [ HTML]
World Economic Outlook Databases February 18, 2003
Macroeconomic data from IMF's twice-yearly study for states around the world.
International Development Statistics Online February 14, 2003
Data on ODA by member states of OECD's Development Assistance Committee
Data Sets from Living Standards Measurement Study February 14, 2003
Household survey data, mostly from the past decade, for countries worldwide.
Get Dataset: http://www.worldbank.org/lsms/guide/select.html   [102 KB HTML]
Global Development Network Growth Database February 14, 2003
Economic databases compiled by the World Bank