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…
WBI Governance & Anti-Corruption – Interactive Inventory of Datasets/Empirical Tools So far, this is the closest site I’ve found to a comprehensive listing of datasets on governance. This site is hosted and maintained by the World Bank. The invaluable tools here are: External Governance Datasets. An interactive, alphabetical list of datasets and brief descriptions Internal…
Flash Earth: Satellite and Aerial Imagery of the Earth in Flash View and compare imagery and map layers from Google Maps, Microsoft VE (aerial and labels), Yahoo! Maps, Ask.com (aerial and physical), OpenLayers, and NASA Terra servers — all within your browser. No downloads necessary.
Directory of Development Organizations One of the most comprehensive guides online to NGOs. It lists 47,500 development organizations, not limited to NGOs, but also including governmental agencies, research institutions, private sector and the like.
Ten Things to Know about the American Community Survey(2005 edition) Before using the American Community Survey, read this quick Top 10 list of features. It is a concise description of the strengths and purposes of this Census publication.
Free GIS Data & Imagery GeoBlog If you are a GIS user, this blog is a great way to stay current on data being published and made available to the public.