Luciano Cohan

This dataset includes yearly information of Measure of Aggregate Trade Restrictions (MATR), using data from the IMF’s Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions.. MATR is an empirical measure of how restrictive official government policy is towards the international flow of goods and services. MATR is based on the IMF’s AREAER binary variables related to (i) exchange measures; (ii) arrangements for payments and receipts; (iii) imports and imports payments; (iv) exports and exports proceeds, and (v) payment and proceeds from invisible transfers and current transfers. This simplest version of MATR is the unweighted sum of up to 22 possible variables. Each subindicator is scored as 1 if a restriction is present in a particular country for a particular year, and 0 otherwise.

External Sector - Global - Measure of Aggregate Trade Restrictions (MATR)

MATR is an empirical measure of how restrictive official government policy is towards the international flow of goods and services. MATR is simple, ad hoc, plausible, quantitative, easily updated, based solely on policy-relevant measures of trade policy, and covers an unbalanced sample of about 157 countries annually between 1949 and 2020. MATR is also strongly correlated with existing measures of openness and trade policy but more comprehensive than existing measures. We use MATR to show that trade restrictions are harmful for the economy and lead to significant contractions in output.

Measure of Aggregate Trade Restrictions (MATR)

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This dataset includes quarterly information of portfolio investment activity within the financial account of the balance of payments. The data is measured in USD millions and covers multiple countries. The data is sourced from the IFS (International Financial Statistics) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

External Sector - Global - IMF - Portfolio investment

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that was created to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange rate stability, and orderly exchange arrangements, and to provide resources to help countries to address balance of payments difficulties. The IMF provides policy advice, financial assistance, and technical assistance to its member countries.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

This dataset includes quarterly information of revenues and expenses in the public sector, with a breakdown by different types of revenue and expense categories. The data is measured in millions of domestic currency and covers multiple countries .The information is sourced from the IFS (International Financial Statistics) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)."Net operating balance" represents the difference between revenues and expenses.

Fiscal & Debt - Global - IMF - Public Sector Expenses & Revenues

This dataset includes yearly information about the balance of payments of different countries published by World Bank. The balance of payments tracks an economy's transactions with other countries, consisting of the current account (goods, services, income, and transfers) and the capital and financial account (capital transfers, non-produced assets, and financial transactions). The data is avaiable in current USD and as a percentage of GDP.

External Sector - Global - World Bank - Balance of Payments

The World Bank is a global development organization that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for the pursuit of economic development and poverty reduction. It is one of the five institutions that make up the World Bank Group, along with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).

World Bank (WB)

This dataset includes monthly information about the records of the votes cast in the United Nations General Assembly, which is the primary deliberative body of the UN. The data is published in Harvard Dataverse. This dataset includes the vote choice, roll-cad vote id, UN session and UN resolution number.
To access additional information and details regarding the variables, please refer to: https://dataverse.harvard.edu/file.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ/DYNZPA&version=29.0

Miscellaneous - Global - Harvard Dataverse - United Nations Voting

The Harvard University offers Harvard Dataverse, a repository for research data. The Harvard Dataverse Repository is a free data repository open to all researchers from any discipline, both inside and outside of the Harvard community, where you can share, archive, cite, access, and explore research data. 

Harvard Dataverse

This dataset includes monthly information on a range of interest rates, encompassing deposits, loans, money market rates, and monetary policy indicators. The data covers multiple countries and the Euro Area .The information is sourced from the IFS (International Financial Statistics) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Monetary - Global - IMF - Interest Rates

This dataset includes yearly imports and exports of international trade by product category for multiple countries, published by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Data is in USD.

External Sector - Global - UNCTAD - International Trade By Product

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is a body of the United Nations that focuses on issues related to trade, investment, and development. UNCTAD's main goals are to maximize the trade, investment and development opportunities of developing countries, assist them in their efforts to integrate into the global economy, and promote and achieve sustainable economic development.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

This dataset includes annual information about the population characteristics of all countries in the world. The data is sourced from the WB (World Bank).

Demographics - Global - World Bank - Demographics

This dataset includes yearly main data of energy from different countries. Data are measured in quadrillion Btu. Total energy production and consumption includes the production of petroleum (crude oil and natural gas plant liquids), dry natural gas, and coal. It also includes net generation of nuclear, hydroelectric, and non-hydroelectric renewable electricity. Total energy consumption includes the consumption of petroleum, dry natural gas, coal, net nuclear, hydroelectric, and non-hydroelectric renewable electricity. Total energy consumption for each country also includes net electricity imports (electricity imports – electricity exports) and net coke imports (coke imports – coke exports).

Activity & Production - Global - EIA - Total Energy

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is an independent agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. It collects, analyzes, and disseminates energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

This dataset includes yearly information of the Social Unrest Index for multiple countries published in "Measuring Social Unrest Using Media Reports" by Philip Barret, Maximiliano Appendino, Kate Nguyen, and Jorge de Leon Miranda. The Social Unrest Index measures the risk of social conflicts in countries and is used to assess the level of vulnerability of a society to instability. It takes into account a range of factors, including economic inequality, poverty, social exclusion, and lack of effective governance. To access additional information and details regarding the methodology about the index, [read here](https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2020/07/17/Measuring-Social-Unrest-Using-Media-Reports-49573).

Miscellaneous - Global - Social Unrest Index

Global Economic Datasets

This dataset includes the main annual electricity data from different countries. The data are measured in billions of kWh, except for distribution losses and capacity which are expressed in billions of kWh.

Activity & Production - Global - EIA - Electricity

This dataset includes yearly information about interest rates in the banking sector published by the World Bank, for multiple countries. Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator.

Monetary - Global - World Bank - Banking Interest Rates

This dataset includes annual data on oil and other liquids production and consumption disaggregated by type of products and subproducts for different countries. Production and consumption are expressed in millions of barrels per day. Petroleum supply includes the production of crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas plant liquids, and other liquids, and it also includes refinery processing gain for volume (TBPD) only. Other Liquids include biodiesel, ethanol, liquids produced from coal, gas, and oil shale, Orimulsion, blending components, and other hydrocarbons.

Activity & Production - Global - US EIA - Petroleum & Other Liquids by Activities & Subproducts

This dataset includes monthly data on oil and other liquids production and consumption disaggregated by type of products for different countries. Production and consumption are expressed in millions of barrels per day. Petroleum supply includes the production of crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas plant liquids, and other liquids, and it also includes refinery processing gain for volume (TBPD) only. Other Liquids include biodiesel, ethanol, liquids produced from coal, gas, and oil shale, Orimulsion, blending components, and other hydrocarbons.

Activity & Production - Global - US EIA - Petroleum & Other Liquids by Activities & Products

This dataset includes the Meat Price Index. It is computed from average prices of four types of meat, weighted by world average export trade shares for 2014-2016. Quotations include two poultry products, three bovine meat products, three pig meat products, and two ovine meat product. Where more than one quotation exists for a given meat type, they are weighted by assumed fixed trade shares

Inflation - Global - FAO - Meat Food Price Index

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that works to improve global food security, promote sustainable agriculture and eradicate rural poverty. FAO provides a wide range of services to member countries, including technical assistance, research and training to support sustainable food production and better access to food.

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