PDP Data Sets

The PDP has compiled various datasets for departmental use. Even as some of these datasets are periodically updated, we continue to search for additional data that may be of some research or teaching interest to the department.

If you would like more information about any of these datasets, would like a copy of a dataset or codebook, or need technical assistance with utilizing these data, contact the PDP students.

The PDP currently owns the following OECD Databases:

OECD Historical Statistics: 1970/1999 2000 Edition
This annual publication provides an overview of the economic development of the Member countries of the OECD since 1970. The tables mainly show derived statistics such as growth rates and percentage shares. They include national accounts, population and labor force, prices, domestic finance and foreign trade.

National Accounts of OECD Countries: Detailed Tables 1970-2000, 2002 Edition Volume 2
The 2002 edition of the National Accounts of OECD Countries: Detailed Tables, Volume II covers, in addition to main aggregates, detailed national accounts data for most OECD countries. It includes detailed breakdown by kind of activity for gross value added (current and constant 1995 prices), components of value added, gross fixed capital formation and employment. It also includes final consumption expenditure of households by purpose and simplified accounts for general government.

OECD Social Expenditure Database: 2nd Edition 1980/1997
The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable, up-to-date and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory private social expenditure at program level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analyzing changes in its composition. It covers 28 OECD Countries* for the period 1980-1997. Data are classified under 13 social policy areas: Old age cash benefits; Disability cash benefits; Occupational injury and disease; Sickness benefits; Services for elderly and disabled people; Survivors; Family cash benefits; Family services; Active labor market programs; Unemployment; Public expenditure on health; Housing; Other contingencies.

OECD Revenue Statistics: 1965/1999 2000 Edition
Data on government sector receipts, and on taxes in particular, are basic inputs to most structural economic descriptions and economic analyses and are increasingly used in international comparisons. This annual publication provides a conceptual framework to define which government receipts should be regarded as taxes and to classify different types of taxes. It presents a unique set of detailed and internationally comparable tax data in a common format for all OECD countries from 1965 onwards. This year's edition presents three special features. The first one reviews current reporting of non-wastable (i.e. refundable) tax credits. The second special feature highlights the church tax, a levy imposed by six OECD countries. The third feature discusses the impact of revised GDP figures on reported tax levels.

Health Data, OECD Health Data 2002
OECD Health Data 2002 offers the most comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health systems across OECD countries. It is an essential tool for health researchers and policy advisors in governments, the private sector and the academic community, to carry out comparative analyses and draw lessons from international comparisons of diverse health care systems.

If you would like to use any of these datasets please contact  James Nell (jnell@uic.edu).