EconometricsEco 3137

Linda Hauck

Fall 2010

Literature Search

Literature Search

• Keywords, JEL Subjects• Boolean AND OR• Scholarly Journal Limit• Narrow Publication date• Getting Full text

Statistics & Data Considerations

• Form (print, pdf, xls, SAS, zip, SPSS)• Cross section(moment in time), panel (time

series), condensed panel (averaged)• Harmonized, comparability• Scope, frequency, units• Method/documentation/metadata/crosswalks

Common Statistical Sources

• U.S. Federal Government• State & Local Governments• Foreign Governments • International Organizations/NGO’s (IMF,

World Bank, UN)• Private Associations (NYSE, Conference

Board, Major League Baseball, Think Tanks, Universities, Companies)

Finding Statistics & Data

• Leverage data from literature review• Use abstracts/indices/directories• The Telephone• Keyword and Drill Down

Finding Statistics & Data

Aggregators• Global Financial Data• Statistical Lexis Nexis• IHS Global Insight• ICPSR• WRDS

Free Sources• Data.gov• World Bank• OffStats

Subscription Sources

• OECD• IMF• Economist Intelligence

Unit

Practice

Consumer Spending Food=f(CPI food, DI)

Who publishes Consumer Price Index Food?

Who publishers Disposable Income?

Country Remittances Data?

Consumer Confidence?

Existing Housing Sales/New Home Starts?