Existing datasets
Collection of data sources:
Data platforms¶
International organizations¶
World Bank
OECD
Data providers¶
WRDS¶
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Servers
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WRDS data is organized by vendor (such as
crsp) and referred to as a library. Each library contains a number of database tables or datasets (such asdsf), which contain the actual data in tabular format with column headers called variables.
query <- "
select distinct table_schema
from information_schema.tables
where table_type ='VIEW'
or table_type ='FOREIGN TABLE'
order by table_schema
"
res <- dbSendQuery(wrds, query)
data <- dbFetch(res, n=-1)
dbClearResult(res)
data
query <- "
select distinct table_name
from information_schema.columns
where table_schema='comp'
order by table_name
"
res <- dbSendQuery(wrds, query)
data <- dbFetch(res, n=-1)
dbClearResult(res)
data
query <- "
select column_name
from information_schema.columns
where table_schema='crsp'
and table_name='dsf'
order by column_name
"
res <- dbSendQuery(wrds, query)
data <- dbFetch(res, n=-1)
dbClearResult(res)
data
Dewey¶
Macroeconomic data¶
FRED
CBO
Price indices¶
Industry data¶
Financial market¶
S&P 500 Index
Firms¶
Compustat
ExecuComp
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Introduction:
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WRDS Overview of Compustat Execucomp
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Execucomp provides executive compensation data collected directly from each company's annual proxy.
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Data is available since 1992. Accounting rules change over time, especially in 2006 with FAS 123R, causing some variables to be discontinued and others to appear. The main compensation items do have continuity.
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Patents¶
USPTO:
Patent values:
General-purpose surveys¶
ACS¶
PUMS
CPS¶
Specialized surveys¶
Time use surveys¶
Education surveys¶
Spatial data¶
Administrative data¶
LODES: LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics
Transportation surveys¶
Places data¶
SafeGraph
Smartphone mobility data¶
Veraset
- Veraset
- Documentation | Veraset
- Access through Dewey
- Food for thought:
Others