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Data Sources for Econ 596
Many journals now have an explicit data availability policy; if the journal does not archvie the data, you can usually contact the authors and obtain data.
- American Economic Review - Data for most articles published from 2003-present
- Econometrica - Data for most articles from 2004-present)
- Data Archive for the Journal of Applied Econometrics - Relatvely complete data for articles dating back to 1995
- Dataverse - Project to collected data across variety of fields; include institutional data, specific article data; searchable
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review - Data for most articles back to 1993 except for most recent
- Journal of Statistics Education Data Archive - Variety of data for articles inside and outside economics from American Statistical Association
- International Studies Data Archive - Variety of cross-country, political economy for specific articles
- StatLib Data Archive - Variety of data from articles econ and non-econ: example hedonic house price model data
- FRED - Economic data maintained by St. Louis Fed
- UN Database Links - A wide variety of databases linked
- National Bureau of Economic Research - Macro history database and international focus; some industry, health, and other connected to large data sets and specific articles
- Robert Shiller - Time series on U.S. stock prices, housing pricing, and other variables
- Mark Watson - Time series and macro files
Applied Project Examples
ADHD and The Effect of Private Insurance on Diagnosis
Consumer-Driven Health Plans: Employer Take-Up and Average Contributions
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program: Predicting Enrollment Rates
Education Attainment Measurement "Gaps" and Income for Young Adults
