Data Links Econometric Links

Data Links

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  This site provides many years of data on the banking industry in the U.S. at both the national and state level. There is also an on-line periodical which discusses current trends in the banking sector, as well as regulatory information.


Bureau of Labor Statistics
  This web site provides primarily wage and employment data for the U.S. at both the national and state level. Their query selection makes the data easy to obtain.


St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank FRED Database
  This site is practically a one-stop shopping site for U.S. macro data. Data is available for interest rates, various price indices, and gross domestic product, as well as many other series. A complete listing is far too long, so check this one out.


NBER Data
  The National Bureau of Economic Research's macro data archive. Most of their macro data can be obtained through FRED, but they do offer very old time-series of several variables that I have yet to see elsewhere.


Bureau of the Census
  This site provides data obtained from the decennial census at both the national and regional level. Many data series offered by the Bureau of the Census is more current than the decennial Census, but the Census is their bread and butter.


Commerce Department Data
  Various data series are available here.


Bureau of Economic Analysis
  This site contains national, international, and regional income accounting data. There is not a whole lot of data available here, but many of their series can be obtained at the county and MSA level.


Congressional Budget Office
  The CBO's web site contains information on federal tax liabilities and the federal budget, as well as providing budget outlooks for future fiscal years.


UVA Data Center
  This is the University of Virginia's Geospatial and statistical data center.


Stock Prices from the New York Stock Exchange
  Many stock prices are available here free of charge.


Current Population Survey
  This site contains detailed and current data on the population in the U.S. as well as providing projections for the future.


Panel Study of Income Dynamics
  University of Michigan's data set examining individual income and characteristics over time.


Statistical Abstract of the United States
  The Statistical Abstract contains a plethora of historical data. The older hard-copy versions are also avaiable in electronic format.


National Center for Education Statistics
  This site contains a plethora of data on secondary and post-secondary education characteristics. Several surveys undertaken by NCES are also available here.


Limdep Manual
  Link to the on-line manual for Limdep 7.0.


Gauss
  The official Gauss homepage with sample programs.


SAS
  SAS Homepage


Econometric Views
  Product information and sample programs for EViews.


Econometric Resources on the Internet (John Kane)
  This is the undoubtedly the best sites out there. If John Kane does not have the information on his site then he has a link to it. A must see.

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