Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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If you are an economics student who wants to get started on research, here are some data sets that will help you get started. I cover both trends and microdata.

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Data sets mentioned:
--Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
--Our World in Data
--World Bank Open Data
--IPUMS (Census, ATUS)
--General Social Survey (GSS)
--Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)

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