International Studies: Data Sources
UI Libraries Resources
Data Sources
Eurostat yearbook. This title offers good coverage of national and European-wide statistical indicators. Title is available electronically and in print. Narrative in each chapter offers insight into European priorities.
ICPSR. The University of Iowa maintains membership in the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), which is operated by the University of Michigan. This membership enables members of the University community to obtain a vast array of data for secondary data analysis regarding economic, education, health, international, legal, legislative, political, and other areas of social research. At the University of Iowa, ICPSR is housed by the Iowa Social Science Research Center (ISRC).
United Nations Statistics Division - Statistical Databases The United Nations compiles a data from national and international sources. The links from this page might be a useful entry point.
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IMF eLibrary This link opens in a new window Provides access to over 10,400 of the International Monetary Fund’s recent publications, including periodicals, books, analytical papers, and statistical tools. Datasets available at http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/IMFdata
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World Bank Data Catalog This link opens in a new window The World Bank's Open Data initiative is intended to provide all users with access to World Bank data. The data catalog is a listing of available World Bank data sources. This listing will continue to be updated as additional data resources are added. These resources include databases, pre-formatted tables and reports. Each of the listings includes a description of the data source and a direct link to that source. Where possible, the databases are linked directly to a selection screen to allow users to select the countries, indicators, and years they would like to search. Those search results can be exported in different formats. Users can also choose to download the entire database directly from the catalog.
