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The Effects of Sequestration on Economic Statistics

The Effects of Sequestration on Economic Statistics. Surviving the Loss of Public data Suzan Reagan, Sr. Program Mgr. Data Bank November 13, 2013. Government Shutdown October 1, 2013. Short term effect of data loss. Projects put on hold. Local Programs Effected.

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The Effects of Sequestration on Economic Statistics

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  1. The Effects of Sequestrationon Economic Statistics Surviving the Loss of Public data Suzan Reagan, Sr. Program Mgr. Data Bank November 13, 2013

  2. Government Shutdown October 1, 2013

  3. Short term effect of data loss Projects put on hold.

  4. Local Programs Effected

  5. Sequestration – Related Budget Cuts 15 public data sources effected!

  6. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

  7. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  8. International Data Sources • European Union: Eurostat http://ec.europa.eu/ • Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) http://www.fao.org/home/en/ • International Energy Agency (IEA) http://www.iea.org/ • International Labour Organization (ILO) http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm • LABORSTA (ILO) http://laborsta.ilo.org/ • United Nations Statistics Programmeshttp://laborsta.ilo.org/links_E.html • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) http://www.oecd.org/ • United Nations Statistical Division http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm • UN Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Statistical Division http://www.unece.org/ • World Health Organization Statistical Information http://www.who.int/gho/en/

  9. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

  10. US Department of Agriculture

  11. US Census Bureau

  12. Census Data Alternative websites • Missouri Census Data Center http://mcdc.missouri.edu/ • Stats America http://www.statsamerica.org/ • National Historical Geographic Information System https://www.nhgis.org/ • Minnesota Population Center IPUMS https://usa.ipums.org/usa/index.shtml • Census Reporter http://beta.censusreporter.org/

  13. What is the big deal? It’s just data anyway. Why data is important!

  14. Data Sources Issues: Methodology - accepted statistical practices and available for review Data – quality & comparable across geographies Surveys & Census - sample sizes and response rates Cost & Sharing - data collection and access & Available to public programs without additional cost Academic – replicate and verification

  15. Thank You! Suzan Reagan Phone: 277-3038 Email: sreagan@unm.edu University of New Mexico 1919 Las Lomas NE MSC06 3510 Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

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