Friday 12/04/2009

• Two New Happiness Papers

  One more reason you’ll be happier if you remember to look for working papers… As much as I emphasize using the indexes and abstracts of journal literature in the social sciences, it is also important, especially when looking for emerging ... more

Tuesday 04/07/2009

• Living Standards Measurement Survey

  Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) Use the LSMS Survey Finder to find individual survey datasets. “The Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) was established by the Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) to explore ways of improving the type and quality of household data ... more

• Net Aid Transfers Data Set (1960-2005)

  Net Aid Transfers Data Set (1960-2005) A new measure of foreign aid flow Primary Investigator: David Roodman Publishing Organization: Center for Global Development (CDG) Citation: David Roodman, “An Index of Donor Performance,” Working Paper 67, Center for Global Development, August ... more

Monday 07/21/2008

• Introducing undata

  undata Back in February, the UN Statistics Division released  their beta system for providing a single entry point for UN data.  This new system replaces the UN Common Databse (UNCDB), with which many readers will be familiar. Undata allows you ... more

Saturday 02/16/2008

• Data Sources on Flu and Pandemics

  The latest Liber8 newsletter focused on the possible economic impacts of a flu pandemic. The following free data sources were mentioned in the report. “Pandemic Flu and the Potential for U.S. Economic Recession: A State-by-State Analysis.” A 96 page report ... more

Monday 02/04/2008

• ICPSR Online Learning Center

  ICPSR has announced the beta launch of its Online Learning Center (OLC).  The press release is reproduced below.  If you would like to learn more about this, contact Paula or me. ————————– ICPSR is pleased to announce the beta launch ... more

Tuesday 01/29/2008

• Local Chicago Statistical Information

  When looking for neighborhood information, it’s often a good idea to check local city resources such as city government, universities or colleges located in the city, and area associations.  Local institutions of higher education are likely to have guides to ... more

Tuesday 12/11/2007

• CPANDA

  CPANDA, the Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive Search and download policy-relevant data on the arts and cultural policy in the U.S. from this archive at Princeton. CPANDA also includes a “searchable bibliographic database of selected monographs, serials, ... more

Monday 12/10/2007

• State Health Facts

  statehealthfacts.org from the Kaiser Family Foundation This web site provides a remarkably quick and easy way to find and compare health and health care statistics and data on a U.S. state level. Over 500 topics are represented, many of which ... more

Monday 11/26/2007

• International Data Resource Center (IDRC)

  International Data Resource Center (IDRC) New from ICPSR, this special archive “acts as a clearinghouse for international data housed at ICPSR.”  The site makes it easier to find ICPSR data of interest to internationalists.  Browse by subject, data series, or ... more