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Databases: International

These databases are made available to you by Jackson Library for academic use only.  They are accessible via GSB (or Stanford) Computers. 

Your top choices (in select order)

Database / Access Restrictions Description / Guide
CountryWatch [icon - Stanford Network]

   • Off-campus access instruction

Description: Economic and political information on 192 countries of the world.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

ISI Emerging Markets [icon - Stanford Network]

   • Current Stanford students, faculty, and staff only
   • Off-campus access instruction
 

Description: News, company/industry profiles, macroeconomic analysis for emerging markets.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

EIU CountryData [icon - Stanford Network]

   • Off-campus access instruction

 

Description: Worldwide economic indicators and forecasts.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

Business Monitor Online [icon - Stanford Network]

   • Off-campus access instruction
 

Description: Country risk ratings, macroeconomics analyses and forecasts.
Help:Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

World Competitiveness Online [icon - Stanford Network]

   • Current Stanford students, faculty, and staff only
   • Off-campus access instruction

     Note: Proxy access from off-campus currently unavailable

Description: Describes competitiveness of countries based on their economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

Country Navigator [icon - Password]

    • Current GSB students, faculty, staff only
   
• First time user needs to sign up for an account using
      GSB e-mail address

Description: Culture, leadership styles, and travel Information.

WDI Online [icon - Stanford Network] 

   • Off-campus access instruction

Description: Development indicators by the World Bank.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

SourceOECD [icon - Stanford Network]

   • Off-campus access instruction

Description: Full text publications from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

MarketLine [icon-GSB]

   • Off-campus access instruction

Description: Reports on international companies, industries and countries.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

ORBIS [icon - Stanford Network]

   • Off-campus access instruction
     Note: Proxy access from off-campus currently unavailable

Description: Profiles 33 million companies worldwide. Provides the same data as Mint Global. Orbis offers a traditional BvD interface.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

Thomson Research

   • Off-campus access instruction

Description: SEC filings and historical financial reports. 

Mergent Online [icon-GSB]

   • 4 simultaneous users
   • Off-campus access instruction

Description: Corporate financial histories and profiles. Formerly known as Moody's.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

Amadeus [icon - Stanford Network]

   • Also accessible via WRDS [icon-GSB]
    (click on Bureau van Dijk on the opening screen)
   • Off-campus access instruction
     Note: Proxy access from off-campus currently unavailable

Description: Pan-European financial database.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

Global Financial Data [icon - Stanford Network] [icon - Password]

   • Current Stanford students, faculty, and staff only
      (SUNet ID required)
   • Off-campus access instruction

Description: World economic data on over 150 countries.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

International Financial Statistics [icon-GSB]

   • Off-campus access instruction


Description: Historical financial and economic data for IMF member countries.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

Business Insights [icon - Stanford Network]

   • Off-campus access instruction
     Note: Proxy access from off-campus currently unavailable

Description: Global market research reports in 5 industries: finance, energy, healthcare, consumer goods, and e-commerce and technology. 
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

Datastream [icon - Password]

   • Current Stanford students, faculty, staff only
   • Access in Trader's Pit

 

Description: Easy-to-download historical data on stocks, bonds, commodities, and economic indicators.
Help:Quick Guide[icon - pdf]

SDC [icon - Password]

   • Current Stanford students, faculty, staff, and
      authorized visiting scholars only
   • Access at CD-ROM Workstation in Trader's Pit

 

Description: Data on M&A, IPOs, and VC funding (VentureXpert), from Securities Data Corporation. 
Help: Quick Guide[icon - pdf]

UN Commodity Trade Statistics [icon - Stanford Network]

   • Off-campus access instruction

Description: Import/Export statistics on commodities worldwide.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

BankScope [icon - Stanford Network]

   • Also accessible via WRDS [icon-GSB]
     (click on Bureau van Dijk on the opening screen)
   • Off-campus access instruction
     Note: Proxy access from off-campus currently unavailable

Description: Information on public and private banks. Includes Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s ratings.
HelpQuick Guide [icon - pdf]

China Data Online [icon - Stanford Network]

   • Off-campus access instruction

Description: Economic statistics of China.

Indiastat.com [icon - Password]

   • Current Stanford students, faculty, and staff only
     (SUNet ID required)


Description: Socio-economic statistical data and useful information on India.

International Financial Statistics [icon-GSB]

   • Off-campus access instruction


Description: Historical financial and economic data for IMF member countries.
Help: Quick Guide [icon - pdf]

[icon-GSB] GSB Network     [icon - Stanford Network] Stanford Network    [icon - Password] Login Required

 

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