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Introduction to ESDS International

Introduction to ESDS International. Celia Russell Economic and Social Data Service MIMAS April 14 th 2004 University of Manchester. Resources for international comparative analysis. Nicole Baerg Economic and Social Data Service MIMAS ESRC Research Methods Festival

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Introduction to ESDS International

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  1. Introduction to ESDS International Celia Russell Economic and Social Data Service MIMAS April 14th 2004 University of Manchester Resources for international comparative analysis Nicole Baerg Economic and Social Data Service MIMAS ESRC Research Methods Festival St Catherine's College, Oxford 17 - 20 July 2006

  2. is a specialist data service of the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) • provides the UK academic community with free web-based access international databanks produced by organisations such as the United Nations, the OECD and the World Bank • Helps users locate and acquire international micro level datasets such as Eurobarometer and the World Values Survey • promotes the use of international datasets in research and teaching across a range of disciplines • is led by MIMAS at the Manchester University

  3. IEA databases IMF GFS OECD Commodity Statistics World Bank data ILO KILM IMF DOTS and IFS UNIDO data Eurostat New Cronos UN Common Database OECD MEI and NS data available OECD Services IMF BOPS 3 OECD databanks 4 OECD databases

  4. ESDS International data providers • International Monetary Fund (IMF) • Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) • United Nations (UN) • World Bank • Eurostat • International Labour Organisation (ILO) • International Energy Agency • European Social Survey • World Values Survey

  5. Aggregate data portfolio … ESDS International provides free online access to the full versions of the latest releases of these databases to the UK academic community.

  6. Aggregate data portfolio (cont)

  7. Accessing the Data • Freely available to UK FE and HE • Access via Athens authentication and ESDS online registration • Special Conditions may also apply • Delivered over the web via Beyond 20/20 Web Data Server (WDS) • Download formats include *.xls, *.csv and *.ivt

  8. Associated dataset documentation The following supporting documentation is provided for each dataset: • Dataset overview • Comprehensive dataset guide • Software Guide to accessing dataset using Beyond 20/20 WDS • Metadata (MIMAS, UKDA and IESR)

  9. IMF Databases • International Financial Statistics • Government Finance Statistics • Balance of Payments Statistics • Direction of Trade The four major databanks produced by the IMF contain data on national accounts, trade, the balance of payments and government spending for around 190 countries. Collectively, they provide a global picture of economic development, international trade and monetary flows over the last 50 years.

  10. IMF databanks Iraqi exports to the rest of the world 1980-2005 International Monetary Fund (IMF), Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS) July 2006, ESDS International, (MIMAS) University of Manchester

  11. World Bank Databases • Collects data on all aspects of human development worldwide • Annual data, designed for international comparability • World Development Indicators • Global Development Finance

  12. World Development Indicators The World Development Indicators provides a broad picture of poverty trends and social welfare, the use of environmental resources, the performance of the public sector, and the integration of the global economy. • Global database covers all countries (N=190) • Annual data starting 1960

  13. World Development Indicators databank Comparing East Asian and UK Urbanisation (5 total) World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI) April 2006 , ESDS International, (MIMAS) University of Manchester

  14. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) databases Main Economic Indicators International Development International Direct Investment Statistics International Migration Statistics Main Economic Indicators Main Science and Technology Indicators Measuring Globalisation Quarterly Labour Force Statistics Services Statistics International Trade by Commodities Social Expenditure Database National Accounts STAN databases for Structural Analysis .

  15. Eurostat Eurostat New Cronos • is the main database produced by the EU’s statistical office, containing detailed harmonised data on a range of social and economic themes at a national and regional level for EU member countries

  16. Eurostat databank

  17. International Energy Agency • Coal Information • CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion • Electricity information • Energy Prices and Taxes • Energy Technology Research and Development Database • Natural Gas Information • Oil Information • Renewables Information • World Energy Statistics and Balances

  18. Cross tabulations

  19. International Survey Data ESDS International at the UK Data Archive (UKDA) can help users to locate and acquire data from other archives within Europe and worldwide, using a series of reciprocal agreements with the individual institutions. Datasets are: • E-Living : Life in a Digital Europe • Eurobarometer Survey Series • European Election Study • European Quality of Life Survey (Eurofound) • European Social Survey • European Values Study • International Social Survey Programme • World Values Survey

  20. Social capital in EES-15, 2002 Note: The mean level of membership in 12 types of voluntary association and the mean score on the Social Trust scale by nation. Source: European Social Survey 2002 Weighted by dweight.

  21. ESDS International Annual Conference Institute of Materials London, UK November 27th 2006 • Call for presenters • “Measuring the world around us” • the production and dissemination of international databanks • research findings based on the international databanks • issues and methods in international data analysis • international data as a teaching and learning tool in the social sciences • spatial patterns, regional studies and cross-country comparisons

  22. To conclude, ESDS International provides: • Up to date data – the databanks are updated with the latest releases • Data free at point of use (licence costs paid centrally) • Single web interface to all the databanks – users only have to learn it once • Single portal for wide range of international databanks, links to other resources eg freely available data • Consistent and comprehensive documentation • Training, user support, helpful helpdesk on international@esds.ac.uk • See www.esds.ac.uk/international

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