Subject Guides: Social Sciences Data: Business

Company & Finance

Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) This link opens in a new window
Access company financials, stock data, and more.

Bloomberg Terminal
Real-time and historical market data for stocks, bonds, currencies, etc. You can reserve the library's terminal, which is near the Social Sciences desk on the first floor.

Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Mergent offers a wealth of detail on US and International public companies including data on company financials, competitors, and supply chain.
Preqin This link opens in a new window
Includes data and reports on VC, PE, M&A, and hedge funds. Also includes league tables for rankings.
GuideStar This link opens in a new window
Provides data on every IRS registered non-profit organization including legitimacy, impact, finances, and governance.

MIX Market
Data on microfinance in developing countries. Available from 1999 on, provided by the World Bank.
Yahoo Finance
User-friendly source for basic, historical company and stock data.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Data and trends on consumer credit in the US.

Ivory-Boyer Construction Database
Dataset on the amount, type, and value of construction in Utah since 1994.
Zillow Data
Export home purchase, inventory, and rental data from Zillow.
Business and Industry Trends
Find data on trends in the US economy, businesses, consumers, and housing since 1959.

General

IBIS World This link opens in a new window
Reports on over 1,000 industries: size, revenue, segmentation, financial ratios, etc.
For educational use only. Content may not be disclosed or resold to outside companies.
MarketLine This link opens in a new window
Provides data on companies, industries, and demographics by geographic region.
Simmons Insight This link opens in a new window
Detailed consumer survey data with cross-tab features to compare factors. Watch a tutorial
May NOT be used for commercial use, consulting, or outside research projects.

International

Euromonitor International Passport This link opens in a new window
Provides access to international industry, economic, and consumer data. After connecting, create account with user icon to download larger amounts of data.
For research or private study for academic purposes only. Only students, faculty, and staff may access.
Europa World Plus This link opens in a new window
Under "Comparative Statistics" find options to export country data on topics such as, the economy, education, health, and industry.

globalEDGE This internation business and country studies information portal, from the Center for International Business Education and Research, Michigan State Unviersity, provides access to more than five thousand Internet resources with annotations. Also pulls together economic, trade, and industry information from a number of sources and produces a Market Potential Index (MPI) for Emerging Markets.
NationMaster
Compare production, import, and export data on various industries in countries throughout the world.

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