Library Guides: ECN 429: Development Economics: Economic Reports and Data

Narrative reports: Start here

OECD Economic Surveys by Country
Each Economic Survey provides a comprehensive analysis of economic developments, with chapters covering key economic challenges and policy recommendations addressing these challenges.

Business Source Premier
Business and economics journals and magazines, as well as company, industry, country, and market research reports. Use the Business Searching Interface to access the reports specifically. Some full text. 1922-

globalEDGE | Get Insights by Country
Information on a country's history, government, economy, and culture. Includes risk assessment, and a list of companies from the Forbes 2000.

AtoZ World Business
Provides country business guides describing how to do business in and with that country, as well as information about global trade topics such as import/export, trade terms, transport methods, and more.

COFACE Economic Studies
Analyst's report on a country's economic strengths and weaknesses, containing an economic and political risk assessment. From the French credit insurance company Compagnie Française d'Assurance pour le Commerce Extérieur.

globalEDGE | Tools and Data | MPI
MPI (Market Potential Index) assembles data from 10 sources covering Market Size, Intensity, Growth Rate and Consumption Capacity; Commercial Infrastructure; Economic Freedom; and Country Risk including political risk.
IMF Data Mapper
Data visualization tool charts macroeconomic data from the IMF World Economic Outlook database for a country or countries vs. emerging, advanced, and/or all economies.
World Bank Open Data
Free and open access to data about development in countries around the globe. Includes World Development Indicators. Scroll below results to see related statistics, and comparison information for other countries.

Statista
Statista provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on 150 countries and over 600 industries.

World Economic Outlook Report
"A Survey by the IMF staff usually published twice a year. It presents IMF staff economists' analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term. Chapters give an overview as well as more detailed analysis of the world economy; consider issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries, and economies in transition to market; and address topics of pressing current interest. Annexes, boxes, charts, and an extensive statistical appendix augment the text." The reports' accompanying macroeconomic data series, with medium-term projections for selected indicators, are available as "World Economic Outlook Databases."