CSDN Host Institutions:
lChina Center for Economic Research at Peking University www.ccer.edu.cn
The China Center for Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University was founded in August 1994 and is an experiment in new methods of research and education in China. CCER has combined its domestic and international resources in order to bring together a group of well-trained scholars in the fields of economics and management to make contributions to education and research at Peking University, foster economic reform and development in China, and contribute to the development of modern economic and management theory.
lChina Data Center at University of michigan www.chinadatacenter.org
An interdisciplinary center of University of Michigan for China data development , GIS researches and spatial studies.
Data on the web: International
lUN data http://data.un.org
UNdata is an internet-based data service allowing users to search and download a variety of statistical resources from the United Nations System.
l International Labour Organization (ILO) http://www.ilo.org
Providing technical assistance for labor statistics lies within the mandate of the ILO, which is the specialized agency of the United Nations seeking to promote social justice and internationally recognized human and labor rights. The Statistics link on the Quick Access menu offers some data sources. Statistics on a specific subject can also be found by using the ILO search engine, pairing the word "statistics" or "table" with the subject of interest. (A word of warning: the phrase "table of contents" in a document will also match a search using the word "table.") One useful and easy-to-use page is the Cost of Social Security 1990-1996 (http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/socsec/publ/css/cssindex.htm). The links to social security costs and expenditures worldwide, for at least one of the inclusive years, are listed alphabetically by country.
l Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) and the Luxembourg Employment Study (LES) http://www.ceps.lu/
Since its beginning in 1983, the LIS Project has grown into a cooperative research project with a membership that includes countries in Europe, North America, the Far East and Australia. The database now contains information on more than 25 countries for one or more years. The social and economic data are collected from household surveys. The LIS databank has a total of over 60 datasets covering the period 1968 to 1997. Since 1994, a new project associated with LIS was set up: the Luxembourg Employment Study, in which micro data from 13 national labor force surveys have been standardized and made available for comparative research. Additional country files became available during 1998. The aim of the LES project is to construct a databank from countries with quite different labor market structures. These surveys provide detailed information on areas like job search, employment characteristics, comparable occupations, investment in education, and migration. Academic researchers may submit requests for data from the databank by using SAS, SPSS or STATA statistical packages, incorporating the job into the body of the e-mail request.
l Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) http://www.oecd.org/
The OECD promotes the economic and social welfare of its member nations by assisting in the design and coordination of national policies. Information on various topics is available by clicking the topic on the left-hand side. The Statistics link leads to a variety of data files in Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Excel format. The Statistics Portal link classifies data by topics. The Frequently Requested Statistics link includes a useful list of data. Documentation offers a snapshot of OECD economics by country.
l Eurostat http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/
Eurostat’s mission includes providing the European Union with "a high-quality statistical information service for devising, managing and assessing common policies; setting up a European statistical system using a common language linking the national statistical systems; ... and supplying the general public with statistical information, including the use of new electronic media." One result is the development of the home page of the Statistical Office of the European Communities with a variety of useful links.
lICPSR http://icpsr.umich.edu/
The Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) provides access to an extensive collection of downloadable data.
l Center for the study of aging and human development at duke university http://www.geri.duke.edu/china_study/
Studying successful aging and applying the results of its research. Serves also as a training ground for future researchers, teachers, practitioners.