Data for Socio-Economic Research in Transition Countries

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Data for Socio-Economic Research

in Transition Countries

1-3 December 2005, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

Economic Policy Institutes Network Research Capacity Development

Component

Jacek CukrowskiMDG Advisor, UNDP Europe and the CIS Bratislava Regional Centre

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Problems with statistical Problems with statistical data in post-communist data in post-communist countries countries Underdeveloped statistical capacitiesUnderdeveloped statistical capacities

Lack of data, quality, reliability, comparabilityLack of data, quality, reliability, comparability

National definitionsNational definitions

Changing environmentChanging environment

Short time seriesShort time series

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What kind of data?What kind of data?

Macroeconomic dataMacroeconomic data Inflation, GDP, growth rates, public sector deficit, etc.Inflation, GDP, growth rates, public sector deficit, etc.

Household data Living standards, poverty, consumption, etc.Living standards, poverty, consumption, etc.

Enterprise data Ownership structure, employment arrangements, etc.Ownership structure, employment arrangements, etc.

Financial data Stock market dataStock market data

Social sector data Poverty, enrolment, life expectancy, infant mortality, etc.

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Sources of macro dataSources of macro data

World Bank (www.worldbank.org/data)World Bank (www.worldbank.org/data) World Development Indicators databaseWorld Development Indicators database World Bank webpage: World Bank webpage: www.www.worldbankworldbank.org.org Country reportsCountry reports

EBRD Transition Report (and its supplement)

National Statistical Offices Webpages and publications

National Central Banks

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Macro dataMacro data

Statistical Offices and Statistical Offices and Central BanksCentral Banks

Source: Filer R. and Hanousek J. (2002) Data Watch: Research Data from Transition Economies, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 16, No.1

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Sources of household dataSources of household data

Labor force surveys

Household budget survey

Consumer expenditure surveys

Living Standards Measurement Surveys For details see: www.worldbank.org/lsms

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Firms level data and Firms level data and financial datafinancial data National sources

Filer R. and Hanousek J. (2002) Data Watch: Research Data from Transition Economies, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 16, No.1

See also tables in the Annex

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Social sector data/poverty Social sector data/poverty datadata UNDP Human Development Reports (HDR)UNDP Human Development Reports (HDR)

Global (annual reports)Global (annual reports) http://hdr.undp.orghttp://hdr.undp.org

Regional (CA HDR, CIS HDR, MDG Report)Regional (CA HDR, CIS HDR, MDG Report) http://europeandcis.undp.orghttp://europeandcis.undp.org http://mdgr.undp.skhttp://mdgr.undp.sk

National HDRNational HDR http://hdr.undp.org/nhdrhttp://hdr.undp.org/nhdr

World Bank survey dataWorld Bank survey data WB report “Growth, Poverty a Inequality in Eastern WB report “Growth, Poverty a Inequality in Eastern

Europe and the Former Soviet Union” (2005)Europe and the Former Soviet Union” (2005)

Available at http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/

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Other sources of social Other sources of social sector datasector data ChildrenChildren

United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), International Child United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), International Child Development CentreDevelopment Centre

MONEE database: MONEE database: www.unicef-icdc.org/research/www.unicef-icdc.org/research/ Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS): Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS): www.childinfo.org/mics2www.childinfo.org/mics2

Health Health World Health OrganizationWorld Health Organization

Mortality database: Mortality database: www.who.int/whosiswww.who.int/whosis// Health for All database: Health for All database: www.who.dk/hfadbwww.who.dk/hfadb Nutrition anthropometry database: Nutrition anthropometry database: www.who.int/nutgrowthdbwww.who.int/nutgrowthdb

Joint Programme on HIV/AIDSJoint Programme on HIV/AIDS www.unaids.org/hivaidsinfowww.unaids.org/hivaidsinfo

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Other sources of social Other sources of social sector datasector data GenderGender

World Bank World Bank World development indicators (gender statistics)World development indicators (gender statistics)

www.worldbank.orgwww.worldbank.org/data//data/

United Nations Economic Commission for EuropeUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe www.unece.org/stats/data.htmwww.unece.org/stats/data.htm

Ageing Ageing United Nations, Department for Economic and Social Affairs (Policies and United Nations, Department for Economic and Social Affairs (Policies and

Programmes on ageing)Programmes on ageing) www.seniorweb.nl/un/memberstateswww.seniorweb.nl/un/memberstates

CrimeCrime Interpol (International crime statistics) Interpol (International crime statistics)

www.interpol.intwww.interpol.int

See also: Scott Wolf (2004) Tracking Human Development. UNDP, Bratislava

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Reports and working papersReports and working papers International organizationsInternational organizations

World Bank, IMF, UNDP, Asian Development Bank, World Bank, IMF, UNDP, Asian Development Bank, OECD, UNCTAD, etc. OECD, UNCTAD, etc.

Research institutes Research institutes Studies and Analyses CASEStudies and Analyses CASE

http://http://www.case.plwww.case.pl

Center for Economic Research and Graduate Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education (CERGE-EI)Education (CERGE-EI)

http://www.cerge-ei.cz/publications/http://www.cerge-ei.cz/publications/

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Reports and working papers Reports and working papers (Cont.)(Cont.)

EERC (EERC (http://www.eerc.ruhttp://www.eerc.ru)) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

http://www.nber.org/http://www.nber.org/ William Davidson Institute working papersWilliam Davidson Institute working papers

http://www.wdi.umich.edu/Publications/http://www.wdi.umich.edu/Publications/ Center for Economic and Financial Research at New Center for Economic and Financial Research at New

Economic School (CEFIR) Economic School (CEFIR) http://www.cefir.ruhttp://www.cefir.ru

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Research papers databasesResearch papers databases EBSCOEBSCO

Academic Search PremierAcademic Search Premier - The world’s largest academic multi- - The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary databasedisciplinary database

full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journalspeer-reviewed journals

PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journalsjournals

JSTORJSTOR Arts & Sciences IArts & Sciences I

JSTOR's first collection and includes many of the core research and society JSTOR's first collection and includes many of the core research and society published journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as published journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social scienceswell as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences

This collection also includes a selection of titles in the more science-oriented This collection also includes a selection of titles in the more science-oriented fields of ecology, mathematics, and statistics fields of ecology, mathematics, and statistics

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EBSCOEBSCO

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JSTORJSTOR

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Practical remarks (1)Practical remarks (1) Be careful with national dataBe careful with national data

Change in the definitions during transitionChange in the definitions during transition Data in particular countries during transition are not comparableData in particular countries during transition are not comparable

Differences in definitions between countriesDifferences in definitions between countries Limited comparabilityLimited comparability

ExampleExample Infant mortality rateInfant mortality rate

The definition of a live birth in the former Soviet Union differed The definition of a live birth in the former Soviet Union differed from the international WHO definitionfrom the international WHO definition

IN FSU a child was considered not to have a live birth if the IN FSU a child was considered not to have a live birth if the infant was born before 28infant was born before 28thth week of pregnancy with a weight week of pregnancy with a weight of less than 1000 gm or a length below 35 cmof less than 1000 gm or a length below 35 cm

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Practical remarks (2)Practical remarks (2) Be careful with international dataBe careful with international data

Change in the definitions and retrospective updatesChange in the definitions and retrospective updates UNDP HDRUNDP HDR World Bank dataWorld Bank data

Example: Gini Index of consumption inequalityExample: Gini Index of consumption inequality

WDI (2004) WDI (2005) * CorrectionRussia (2000) 45,62 34,8 -23%

Armenia (1998) 37,92 32,08 -15%

Uzbekistan (2000) 26,83 35,49 32%

* WB report “Growth, Poverty a Inequality in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union” (2005)* WB report “Growth, Poverty a Inequality in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union” (2005)

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Thank you…Thank you…

United Nations Development ProgrammeUnited Nations Development Programme

Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States Bratislava Regional CentreBratislava Regional Centre

www.europeandcis.undp.skwww.europeandcis.undp.sk

Regional MDG web pageRegional MDG web page

MDGr.undp.skMDGr.undp.sk

[email protected]@undp.org

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Annex Annex

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Households dataHouseholds data

Labor force surveysLabor force surveys


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Households dataHouseholds data

Household surveysHousehold surveys


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Sources of firm level dataSources of firm level data


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Stock market data Stock market data


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Stock market data (cont.) Stock market data (cont.)


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Data for Socio-Economic Research in Transition Countries