INFO 747 - Social and Economic Data
@ Cornell VirtualRDC

Session 5b: International Statistical Infrastructure

• Lecture Notes (powerpoint) (PDF)

• Assigned Readings and Materials
• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. (2004). Statistical Programs of the OECD.

• Assigned Tasks

• Background Materials
  1. UN Statistics Division, main site
  2. UN Statistics Division, public use products:

     1. Millennium Indicators
        1. Definitions
        2. Sources
     2. Social Indicators

  3. UN Statistics Division, licensed products

     1. Common Database
     2. Cornell documentation
     3. Methods and Classifications

  4. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

     1. Member countries
     2. OECD Statistics Portal
     3. Licensed products available in Economist Intelligence Unit Country Data

  5. World Bank/IMF

     1. International Financial Statistics (IFS) database
     2. General statistics and documentation