Recent advances in information technology and statistical methods are greatly expanding capabilities for data collection, analysis, display, and dissemination in support of regional economic development. This regularly updated website provides an organized listing of innovative data sources and tools of value to regional economic researchers and practitioners.
Recent Additions (as of 10/17/12)
Jobs and Income
- General
- Regional Economic Statistics for Coastal Areas, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Workforce
- Longitudinal Student/ Worker Databases
- Virginia Longitudinal Data System, State Higher Education Council of Virginia
- Education
- Federal Education Budget Project, New America Foundation
Businesses
- Business Exports and Imports
- LFTTD - Linked/ Longitudinal Firm Trade Transaction Database, Duke University
- USA Trade® Online, Foreign Trade Division, Census Bureau
Data Intermediaries and Integrators
The website is one outcome of the May 2012 conference, “Innovative Data Sources for Regional Economic Analysis,” co-hosted by GWIPP and the University of North Carolina’s Department of Public Policy. It is funded by a grant from the E.M. Kauffman Foundation.
Innovative Data Sources by Category
Topics
- R&D and Innovation
General • Federally-funded R&D Projects (Grants and Contracts) • Business R&D and Innovation Activities • Researchers and Their Work • Intellectual Property • New Product Introductions • Performance and Impact Assessment
- Jobs and Income
General • Occupational Characteristics • Employment Dynamics • Longitudinal Business Databases • Labor Market Demand and Supply • Green Jobs
- Workforce
Workforce Characteristics • Longitudinal Student/ Worker Databases • Education
- Businesses
General • Business Exports and Imports • Business Spin-offs from Universities • IPOs, Venture and Private Equity—(Deals, Firms Backed, Investors)
- Prices and Costs
- Networks and Relationships
Businesses and Investors • Research
Tools
- Data Intermediaries and Integrators
- Analysis and Visualization Tools
General Visualizations/ Infographics • Interactive Visualizations • Mapping and Geospatial Analysis
- Big Data, Open Data Platforms, Web Services
R&D and Innovation
General
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 State Data Tool, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation
Innovation Economy360, Decision Data Resources
Innovation in American Regions, Indiana Business Research Center, Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business
Federally-funded R&D Projects (Grants and Contracts)
USASpending.gov, Office of Management and Budget
R&D Dashboard, Federal Networking and Information Technology R&D (NITRD) Program
STAR METRICS Portfolio Explorer, Federal Networking and Information Technology R&D (NITRD) Program
Business R&D and Innovation Activities
Business R&D and Innovation Survey, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF) and Census Bureau(additional site)
Rural Establishment Innovation Survey, Economic Research Service, USDA
Researchers and Their Work
SciVal, Elsevier
Research Analytics, Thomson Reuters
Dataverse Network, The Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University
VIVO
Mendeley
Zotero, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
COMETS, UCLA
Science Experts Network & Curriculum Vitae (SciENCV), Electronic Research Administration Committee, Federal Demonstration Partnership
STAR METRICS Portfolio Explorer/Expertise, Federal Networking and Information Technology R&D (NITRD) Program
Intellectual Property
Google Patents, Google
Patent and Trademark Bulk Downloads, Google
Research Datasets (in process), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Network Dataverse, Harvard University
Statistics Access for Tech Transfer (STATT), Association of University Technology Managers
Federal Laboratory (Interagency) Technology Transfer Summary Reports, National Institute of Standards and Technology
R&D Dashboard, Federal Networking and Information Technology R&D (NITRD) Program
STAR METRICS Portfolio Explorer/Patents, Federal Networking and Information Technology R&D (NITRD) Program
New Product Introductions
ThomasNet, Thomas Publishing Company
Performance and Impact Assessment
SciVal, Elsevier
Research Analytics, Thomson Reuters
ImpactStory, an altmetrics project
ReaderMeter, an altmetrics project
The Evidence Network
COMETS, UCLA
STAR METRICS, National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Institutional Economic Engagement Index (proposed), Association of University Technology Managers
University Economic Impact Metrics, Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness, and Economic Prosperity, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
Jobs and Income
General
Regional Economic Statistics for Coastal Areas, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Occupational Characteristics
O*NET Data Collection Program, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment and Training Administration
Employment Dynamics
Quarterly Workforce Indicators and Job-to-Job Flows, Local Employment Dynamics Partnership, Center for Economic Studies, Census Bureau
Business Employment Dynamics, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Business Dynamic Statistics, Center for Economic Studies, Census Bureau
YourEconomy.org, Edward Lowe Foundation
Longitudinal Business Databases
Longitudinal Business Database, Center for Economic Studies, Census Bureau
National Establishment Time-Series (NETS) Database, Walls & Associates
Labor Market Demand and Supply
Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. (EMSI)
Real-Time Labor Market Information – information on the demand and requirements for and characteristics of occupations, from electronic job boards; information on characteristics of job applicants, from resumes submitted to public and private employment services
- LMI Smart Tools, Workforce Strategy Center
- Help Wanted On-Line, Conference Board
- WANTED Analytics, WANTED Technologies
- Real-Time Labor Market Intelligence, Burning Glass
- Real-Time Labor Intelligence, Monster Government Solutions
Green Jobs
Green Goods and Services Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Workforce
Workforce Characteristics
Local Employment Dynamics, Center for Economic Studies, Census Bureau
American Community Survey (3- and 5-year estimates for small areas), Census Bureau
Federal Data Employment Exchange System, The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore
Longitudinal Student/Worker Databases – Student/Worker Records Linked Over Time
Virginia Longitudinal Data System, State Higher Education Council of Virginia
Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems, funded through National Center for Education Statistics
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
Education
Federal Education Budget Project, New America Foundation
Businesses
General
Enterprise Statistics, Census Bureau
Survey of Business Owners, Census Bureau
- Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)
- Ownership Characteristics of Exporting Firms
Firm and Establishment Information, Research Data Centers Program, Center for Economic Studies, Census Bureau
Cornell VirtualRDC
National Establishment Time-Series (NETS) Database, Walls & Associates
Data.gov Communities, Office of Management and Budget
- Business
- Manufacturing
- Sustainable Supply Chains
Salesforce.com
S&P Capital IQ
Report Bulk Download Tool (proposed), Securities and Exchange Commission
-See Recommendation B
Bill Little Company Database (for Research Triangle, NC), Maryann Feldman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Business Exports and Imports
International Trade Data System, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Export Nation 2012, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution
LFTTD - Linked/ Longitudinal Firm Trade Transaction Database, Duke University
USA Trade® Online, U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division
Business Spin-offs from Universities
Statistics Access for Tech Transfer (STATT), Association of University Technology Managers
IPOs, Venture and Private Equity—(Deals, Firms Backed, Investors)
Firm Database of Initial Public Offerings, Martin Kenney and Donald Patton, University of California, Davis
MoneyTree Report, PricewaterhouseCoopers and National Venture Capital Association
CB Insights
VentureDeal
GrowThink Research
Dow Jones VentureSource
Private Equity Info
Prices and Costs
PriceStats
Core Logic (real estate)
Regional Price Parities, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Regional Cost of Living and Regional Cost of Doing Business, Economy.com, Moody’s Analytics
Cost of Living Adjustment to Supplemental Poverty Measure, Census Bureau
H&T Affordability Index, Center for Neighborhood Technology
Networks and Relationships
Businesses and Investors
S&P Capital IQ
Report Bulk Download Tool (proposed), Securities and Exchange Commission
- See Recommendation B
Research
COMETS, UCLA
Research Analytics, Thomson Reuters
Web of Knowledge, Thomson Reuters
MPACT, Indiana University and University of North Carolina
Data Intermediaries and Integrators
Economy.com, Moody’s Analytics
DataFerrett, Census Bureau
NORC Data Enclave
STATS America, Indiana Business Research Center, Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business
City Benchmarking Data, 2thinknow
DecisionData.Net, Innovation Economy360, and Research360, Decision Data Resources
Regional Innovation Index, Innovation Ecologies
U.S. Cluster Mapping, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School
Local Indicators Database for Economic Analysis (IDEAs), David Wolfe, University of Toronto
Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. (EMSI)
Geographic Solutions
Core Logic (real estate)
Social Explorer
Analysis and Visualization Tools
General Visualizations/ Infographics
Column Five Media
Data-Driven Documents (D3)
Impure
Science of Science (Sci2) Tool, Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center, Indiana University
Splunk
Tableau Software
TouchGraph Navigator
Visualizing Economics
Visual.ly
Interactive Visualizations
FlowingData
Google
- Public Data Explorer
- DSPL Dataset Publishing Language
- Fusion Tables
Gephi
Many Eyes, IBM
Periscopic
Mapping and Geospatial Analysis
Azavea
CartoDB
Geo IQ
Google Maps API
PolicyMap
Polymaps, SimpleGeo and Stamen
Urban Mapping
Big Data, Open Data Platforms, Web Services
Data.gov, Office of Management and Budget
- Note Communities
- Business
- Cities
- Education
- Energy
- Health
- Manufacturing
- Oceans
- Sustainable Supply Chains
- Developers
- Semantic Web
Metamarkets
Infochimps Data Marketplace
Windows Azure Marketplace, Microsoft
Amazon Web Services
Factual
Big Data Senior Steering Group, Networking and Information Technology R&D Program