Data Sources for Business and Economic Statistics Hyun-Duck Chung, MISt Librarian for Management & Entrepreneurship Research & Information Services NCSU Libraries, DH Hill [email_address] BUS 350: Business Statistics Sept 10, 2009 NCSU Libraries

1. Wharton Research and Data Service (WRDS) CRSP: Financial market data Compustat: Company financials Corporate Library: Executive compensation

CRSP: Financial market data

Compustat: Company financials

Corporate Library: Executive compensation

2. World Development Indicators (WDI) Economic, Finanical, etc. data Country level

Economic, Finanical, etc. data

Country level

3. OECD.Stat (SourceOECD) Monthly Economic Indicators Country level

Monthly Economic Indicators

Country level

Basic Process for Using All Databases Access the database from the library website http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/searchcollection/databases 2. Select variables (a few more than you need) & check correct formatting of variables 3. Export or download and save file (excel or .csv)

Access the database from the library website http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/searchcollection/databases

2. Select variables (a few more than you need) & check correct formatting of variables

3. Export or download and save file (excel or .csv)

Example: WRDS

WRDS: CRSP Demo Monthly Date: beg -> end (50+ months) Company Use ticker code look up Variables (6+): Company Name Price Ask or High Bid or Low Closing Bid Closing Ask Share volume Etc. Exporting – wait for it...

Monthly

Date: beg -> end (50+ months)

Company

Use ticker code look up

Variables (6+):

Company Name

Price

Ask or High

Bid or Low

Closing Bid

Closing Ask

Share volume

Etc.

Exporting – wait for it...

WRDS: Compustat Demo Date: single year Companies (50+) Use .txt file Sales Variables (6+): Current assets total Current liabilities total Costs of goods sold Income taxes total State Industry

Date: single year

Companies (50+)

Use .txt file

Sales

Variables (6+):

Current assets total

Current liabilities total

Costs of goods sold

Income taxes total

State

Industry

WRDS: Corporate Library Demo Date: single year Companies (50+) Use .txt file CEO Total compensation Variables (6+): Age Hire year Base salary Annual bonus Share holdings Company name

Date: single year

Companies (50+)

Use .txt file

CEO Total compensation

Variables (6+):

Age

Hire year

Base salary

Annual bonus

Share holdings

Company name

Example: World Development Indicators

WDI Demo Country: USA Variables: (6+) GDP Exports Domestic credit etc. Time: Years (all) Format: row = time Col = series Export: .csv or excel

Country: USA

Variables: (6+)

GDP

Exports

Domestic credit

etc.

Time: Years (all)

Format:

row = time

Col = series

Export: .csv or excel

Example: OECD.Stat (via SourceOECD)

OECD.Stat Demo SourceOECD to OECD.Stat Themes: Monthly Economic Indicators GDP, total & expenditure Pivot Dimensions (arrange data layout) Country: USA Note frequency (quarterly) Current data selection: Time & Frequency -> 70 or 80 quarters Edition (latest) Export (excel icon)

SourceOECD to OECD.Stat

Themes: Monthly Economic Indicators

GDP, total & expenditure

Pivot Dimensions (arrange data layout)

Country: USA

Note frequency (quarterly)

Current data selection: Time & Frequency -> 70 or 80 quarters

Edition (latest)

Export (excel icon)

Find more data sources: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/data/getdata-ssh.html