3. Literature Search Keywords, JEL Subjects Boolean AND OR Scholarly Journal Limit Narrow Publication date Getting Full text
4. Statistics & Data Considerations Form (print, pdf, xls, SAS, zip, SPSS) Cross section(moment in time), panel (time series), condensed panel (averaged) Harmonized, comparability Scope, frequency, units Method/documentation/metadata/crosswalks
5. Common Statistical Sources U.S. Federal Government State & Local Governments Foreign Governments International Organizations/NGO’s (IMF, World Bank, UN) Private Associations (NYSE, Conference Board, Major League Baseball, Think Tanks, Universities, Companies)
6. Finding Statistics & Data Leverage data from literature review Use abstracts/indices/directories The Telephone Keyword and Drill Down
7. Finding Statistics & Data Aggregators Subscription Sources Global Financial Data Statistical Lexis Nexis IHS Global Insight ICPSR WRDS Free Sources Data.gov World Bank OffStats OECD IMF Economist Intelligence Unit
8. Practice Consumer Spending Food=f(CPI food, DI) Who publishes Consumer Price Index Food? Who publishers Disposable Income? Country Remittances Data? Consumer Confidence? Existing Housing Sales/New Home Starts?