Freely available publications and datasets

 I have compiled a list of freely available websites containing publications, research and datasets which you may find useful when completing assignments and projects:

 

Bank of England

The Bank compiles and publishes a range of monetary and financial statistics and research.

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/Pages/home.aspx

 

Bank for International Settlements

Publications and data on the global financial system and central bank community

http://www.bis.org/forum/research.htm

 

City of London Research Publications

The City of London publishes free economic research publications covering City issues.

http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/business/economic-research-and-information/research-publications/Pages/default.aspx

 

CORDIS

CORDIS is the European Commission’s contains information on all EU-funded research projects

http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html

 

EDGAR

US company filings

http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

 

Eurostat

Detailed statistics on the EU.

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home/

 

Government Publications

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications

 

International Monetary Fund

Publications and data from the International Monetary fund

http://www.imf.org

 

London Stock Exchange

Statistics from the London Stock Exchange

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/statistics/home/statistics.htm

 

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics is the recognised national statistical institute for the UK.

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/index.html

 

Principal Global Indicators

The PGL dataset provides internationally comparable data for the Group of 20 economies (G-20) and economies with systemically important financial sectors that are not members of the G-20. 

http://www.principalglobalindicators.org/default.aspx

 

Quandl

Quandl offers free access to datasets

http://www.quandl.com/

 

UK National Statistics

Data on economy, population and society at national and local level. Summaries and detailed data releases are published free of charge.

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/index.html

 

United Nations Development Programme

Research and publications from the UNDP

http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home.html

 

UNCTAD

Statistics and publications from UNCTAD; the United Nations body responsible for dealing with international trade

http://unctad.org/en/Pages/Home.aspx

 

Warwick Industrial Relations Research Unit

Publications and research from the IRRU at Warwick Business School http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/research/irru/publications/

 

World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products.

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/

 

World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum publishes reports which examine global issues

http://www.weforum.org/reports

 

Library

City Business Library (CBL) – London

The City Business Library (CBL) is a public library providing business information which is free to access.

http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/business/economic-research-and-information/city-business-library/Pages/default.aspx