The Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) was established by the Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) to explore ways of improving the type and quality of household data collected by statistical offices in developing countries.
CSAE applies modern quantitative research methods to improve economic and social conditions for the poorest societies in the world
The PRS Group's International Country Risk Guide provides twenty-nine years (1984-2013) of annual risk ratings for 140 countries. The International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) rating comprises 22 variables in three subcategories of risk: political, financial, and economic.
The World Database of Happiness is an ongoing register of scientific research on the subjective enjoyment of life. It brings together findings that are scattered throughout many studies and provides a basis for synthetic work.
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Topics included: Environment and Energy, Arts and Culture, Rural and North, Driving and Roads, Health and Wellness, Business and Economy Ministries included: Environment, Tourism, Culture and Sport ,Northern Development and Mines, Transportation, Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Finance Files
Worldometers is part of the Real Time Statistics Project, which is managed by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world.
Basic demographic and economic data. Updated monthly.
The Financial Post Corporate Database contains financial and corporate information for approximately 4,627companies consisting of 3,505 active companies and 1,122 companies that are no longer active as a result of mergers, takeovers, privatization or liquidation.