The dataset for the Fractionalization article cited below can be downloaded in Excel format from Romain Wacziarg’s web site (scroll down the page — it’s listed under the journal articles). Alesina, Alberto et. al. “Fractionalization.” Journal of Economic Growth, vol. 8, no. 2, June 2003, pp. 155-194. What: measures of ethnic, linguistic, and religious fractionalization…
Modernization, Cultural Change, and Democracy: The Human Development Sequence Primary Investigators: Inglehart, Ronald & Christian Welzel, 2005 Sources: Most of the variables in the second half come from the World Values Survey. Other sources include the World Bank, UNDP, Encyclopedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook, Human Development Report, Polity IV, Freedom House, and the Global Civic…
Some of the best places to start when you don’t know where to start (e.g., you find yourself asking, who collects international education statistics?). Word of Caution: In general, I don’t recommend using these as a final source. Rather, use these as a way to identify the “standard” source of a particular measure, then go…
The following are five different ways to find statistics published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Statistics Portal This portal provides free access to seven OECD databases and selections from all others to the public. Browse statistics by topic or by country. OECD Factbook 2006 This compendium of statistics collected by the…
NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research NBER is a privite nonprofit research organization focusing on economic research. Their goal is to support and disseminate research to decision makers of all kinds, whether public, private or academic. The page linked above lists data sources associated with NBER research. These data come from individual researchers, government…
The Russell Sage Foundation has published a series of books of social science research that utilize Census data. The following are books from the series held in the Carleton or St. Olaf libraries. View the complete list at the Russell Sage Foundation web site. The Politics of Numbers. 1987. By William Alonso. CC Books HA37.U55…
American Community Survey Data Iterated by Race, Hispanic origin, Ancestry and Age Read the press release. The American Community Survey (ACS) now provides detailed population profiles for about 200 groups at the state and national levels. Some profiles are available for cities and metropolitan areas, but are limited. Groups must have a population of over…
Minority Data Resource Center Announced today, this new special archive of ICPSR “provides data resources for the comparative analysis of issues affecting racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States.” (quoted from front page). The data listed here is a subset of the ICPSR collection. Carleton faculty, students, and staff can sign up for…
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) A key statistical publication of the Asian Development Bank, this annual publication features annual economic reports on the developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank. From the web site: an assessment of economic trends and prospects for the world and for the developing economies of Asia and the Pacific…