Bloomberg Terminal
Smith provides access to Bloomberg news, industry and company information, data and analytics for industry and financial research.
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Bloomberg Terminal This link opens in a new windowThe Bloomberg Terminal, located in Conway Center Neilson 103, is a research tool for financial, economics and government data. Learn how to use the terminal yourself or book an 1-1 appointment with our peer tutors. Sign up at calendly.com/ciec/bloomberg.
Statistics & Data
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RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet This link opens in a new windowThe most important source of information for practicing economists, including glossaries, links to economists’ websites and a comprehensive list of datasets, conference announcements, job listings, software and teaching resources.
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Bloomberg Terminal This link opens in a new windowThe Bloomberg Terminal, located in Conway Center Neilson 103, is a research tool for financial, economics and government data. Learn how to use the terminal yourself or book an 1-1 appointment with our peer tutors. Sign up at calendly.com/ciec/bloomberg.
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Wall Street Journal: Market DataFree service of the WSJ contains data focussing on the recent transaction activity and performance of leading financial markets and national exchanges around the world.
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FREDData and statistics from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)Data repository of social and political research data. They house data collections from health, to education to criminal justice and more.
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IPUMSCensus and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space.
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NBER Public Use Data ArchivePublic Data Archive from the National Bureau of Economic Research for economic, demographic, and enterprise data.
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OECD Data ExplorerProvides access to all data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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CountryWatch 1993+Up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world including politics, economics, business news and data.
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IMF Data ExplorerAccess economic and financial data around the world from the International Monetary Fund.
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WTO StatsData dashboard for the World Trade Organization (WTO) containing data on trade and tariffs around the world.
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World Bank Data Catalog 1960+ This link opens in a new windowIncludes World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Africa Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor, Education Statistics, etc. Offers over 2,000 indicators, including hundreds that go back to 1960.
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EurostatData from the European Union. Search by topic, indicator, or theme.
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Data.govThe gateway to statistics from U.S. federal agencies.
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U.S. Census DataAccess U.S. Census data, search by topic, or create maps of data on U.S. demographics, economics, etc.
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My Congressional DistrictTool to look up congressional district level statistics from the American Community Survey and County Business Patterns datasets from the US Census Bureau.
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General Social SurveyGSS contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. A source for public opinion data.
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Panel Study of Income DynamicsA longitudinal household survey tracking economic, social, and health factors over time among U.S. families.
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Historical Statistics of the United States 1531-2000 This link opens in a new windowCovers population, work & welfare, the economy, and government. Data may be downloaded and custom tables created. Includes essays, data reliability and references to secondary literature.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States [U.S. Census Bureau] 1878-2012 This link opens in a new windowThe National Data Book, containing a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States and selected international data. Continued by ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States.
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Social Explorer 1790+ This link opens in a new windowEasy access to demographic information about the U.S. Off-campus users: first click in upper right corner - Professional Edition provided by Smith College - and create a personal account for full functionality.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States 2013+ [ProQuest] This link opens in a new windowA collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States and selected international data. Continues Census Bureau title.
Data Repositories
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Smith ScholarWorks This link opens in a new window Smith ScholarWorks is an institutional repository providing online access to the scholarly output of the college. The collection features articles, research, data, performances, open educational resources, events, and journals created by faculty, staff, and students. Smith College theses (2007+), dissertations (2009+), and honors projects (2008+) are also available through Smith ScholarWorks.
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Harvard Dataverse A repository for data from all academic fields.
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ICPSR Data Archive This link opens in a new window ICPSR provides access to a large archive of social science data files for use with statistical software, such as SAS or SPSS. Includes some public opinion polls. Tutorials are available on YouTube.
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Sage Data (formerly Data Planet) This link opens in a new window Provides access to statistical data produced by U.S. Federal agencies, states, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations. Browse contents; search topics & variables; view data in side-by-side tables & charts. Includes interactive maps, trends & rankings. Export results to Excel, XML, etc.
Data Librarian
Sarah Hunter
she/her
Subjects: Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Government, Sociology, Statistical and Data Sciences