Where to find quantitative data for empirical research?

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Economic Report of the President - President of the United States' Council of Economic Advisers (free access)

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=ERP
Macrodata
Institut Wallon de l'Evaluation , de la Prospective et de la Statistique (free access)

http://www.iweps.be/themes-categorie/accueil-statistiques
Macrodata
IPUMS International – Minnesota Population Center (restricted access)

https://international.ipums.org/international/index.shtml
Microdata
The Policy Research Centre Work and Social Economy – Steunpunt WSE (free access)

http://www.steunpuntwse.be/view/nl/18767
Macrodata
Federal Public Service Economy of Belgium (free access)

http://statbel.fgov.be/fr/statistiques/chiffres/
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OECD Stat (free access at UCL)

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/statistics
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Eurostat (free access)

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home
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Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission (free access)

http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/db_indicators/index_en.htm
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National Employment Office of Belgium (free access)

http://www.onem.be/Frames/frameset.aspx?Path=D_stat/&Items=1&Language=FR
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Federal Public Service Employment of Belgium (free access)

http://www.emploi.belgique.be/moduleHome.aspx?id=218
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US Patent Database (free access)

http://dvn.iq.harvard.edu/dvn/dv/patent/faces/study/StudyPage.xhtml?studyId=70546&versionNumber=1
Microdata
Financial Development and Structure Dataset – The World Bank (free access)

http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/0,,contentMDK:20696167~pagePK:64214825~piPK:64214943~theSitePK:469382,00.html
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Pen World Table (free access)

https://pwt.sas.upenn.edu/php_site/pwt_index.php
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Barro-Lee Educational Attainment Dataset (free access)

http://www.barrolee.com/
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National Bank of Belgium (free access)

http://www.nbb.be/pub/stats/stats.htm?l=en&tab=Figures
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Amadeus – Bureau van Dijk (free access at UCL)

https://amadeus.bvdinfo.com/version-2013829/home.serv?product=amadeusneo
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Belfirst – Bureau van Dijk (free access at UCL)

https://belfirst.bvdinfo.com/version-201393/Home.serv?product=belfirstneo
Microdata
World Economic Outlook Databases – IMF (free access)

http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28
Macrodata
International Financial Statistics – IMF (free access at UCL)

http://www.imf.org/external/data.htm
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (free access)

http://www.unece.org/stats/stats_h.html
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International Trade and Market Access Data – World Trade Organisation (free access)

http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm
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Industrial Statistics Database – United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (restricted access)

http://www.unido.org/resources/statistics/statistical-databases.html
Macrodata
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis (free access)

http://research.stlouisfed.org/
Macrodata
Randomized Experiments Datasets – Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (free access)

http://www.povertyactionlab.org/evaluations/data
Microdata
Programme for International Student Assesment - OECD (free access)

http://www.oecd.org/pisa/
Microdata
European Values Study (restricted access)

http://www.jdsurvey.net/evs/EVSData.jsp
Microdata
Latin American Migration Project (restricted access)

http://lamp.opr.princeton.edu/home-en.htm
Microdata
Living standards measurement study – The World Bank (restricted access)

http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTLSMS/0,,contentMDK:21610833~pagePK:64168427~piPK:64168435~theSitePK:3358997,00.html
Microdata
Eurobarometer – Gesis (restricted access)

http://www.gesis.org/en/eurobarometer/data-access/
Microdata
Growth and productivity accounts – EU KLEMS (free access)

http://www.euklems.net/index.html
Macrodata
World integrated trade solution – The World Bank (restricted access)

http://wits.worldbank.org/wits/
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Digital Agenda for Europe – European Commission (free access)

http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/download-data
Macrodata
EU Open data – European Commission (free access)

http://open-data.europa.eu/en
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Demographic and health surveys – USAID (restricted access)

http://www.measuredhs.com/
Microdata
European Social Survey (restricted access)

http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/
Microdata
Fertility and family survey – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (restricted access)

http://www.unece.org/pau/ffs/ffs.html
Microdata
Generations and gender programme – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (restricted access)

http://www.unece.org/pau/ggp/Welcome.html
Microdata
International social survey – ISPP (restricted access)

http://www.issp.org/index.php
Microdata
ZACAT – GESIS (restricted access)

http://zacat.gesis.org/webview/
Microdata
Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (restricted access)

http://www.share-project.org/
Microdata
World fertility survey - OPR (free access)

http://opr.princeton.edu/archive/wfs/
Microdata
World Health Survey – WHO (restricted access)

http://www.who.int/healthinfo/survey/en/index.html
Microdata
Bureau fédéral du Plan – (free access)

http://www.plan.be/databases/databases.php?lang=fr&TM=30&IS=60
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RESSOURCES FOR ECONOMISTS

Economic Report of the President - President of the United States' Council of Economic Advisers (free access)

Institut Wallon de l'Evaluation , de la Prospective et de la Statistique (free access)

IPUMS International – Minnesota Population Center (restricted access)

The Policy Research Centre Work and Social Economy – Steunpunt WSE (free access)

Federal Public Service Economy of Belgium (free access)

OECD Stat (free access at UCL)

Eurostat (free access)

Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission (free access)

National Employment Office of Belgium (free access)

Federal Public Service Employment of Belgium (free access)

US Patent Database (free access)

Financial Development and Structure Dataset – The World Bank (free access)

Pen World Table (free access)

Barro-Lee Educational Attainment Dataset (free access)

National Bank of Belgium (free access)

Amadeus – Bureau van Dijk (free access at UCL)

Belfirst – Bureau van Dijk (free access at UCL)

World Economic Outlook Databases – IMF (free access)

International Financial Statistics – IMF (free access at UCL)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (free access)

International Trade and Market Access Data – World Trade Organisation (free access)

Industrial Statistics Database – United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (restricted access)

Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis (free access)

Randomized Experiments Datasets – Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (free access)

Programme for International Student Assesment - OECD (free access)

European Values Study (restricted access)

Latin American Migration Project (restricted access)

Living standards measurement study – The World Bank (restricted access)

Eurobarometer – Gesis (restricted access)

Growth and productivity accounts – EU KLEMS (free access)

World integrated trade solution – The World Bank (restricted access)

Digital Agenda for Europe – European Commission (free access)

EU Open data – European Commission (free access)

Demographic and health surveys – USAID (restricted access)

European Social Survey (restricted access)

Fertility and family survey – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (restricted access)

Generations and gender programme – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (restricted access)

International social survey – ISPP (restricted access)

ZACAT – GESIS (restricted access)

Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (restricted access)

World fertility survey - OPR (free access)

World Health Survey – WHO (restricted access)

Bureau fédéral du Plan – (free access)