Library Guides: Information for Economics Students: Data Resources

Data at UChicago

The Library licenses some data, but there are also many schools, divisions and centers which license data. Much of this is available to all of campus, but that isn't always advertised. Librarians can help you track this down, but your advisor and other faculty might be aware of resources too.

Here are some major data sources to be aware of as you begin your program

Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) This link opens in a new window
WRDS provides access to major finance databases. PhD students get access to the WRDS UNIX server, which allows access through Jupyter Notebooks on a personal computer.
WRDS is a web-based common interface to a collection of financial databases, including CRSP and COMPUSTAT.
ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new window
ICPSR collects and curates large datasets in broad areas of social science.
ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and includes many large time-series datasets. International in scope.