“10 databases you can use today” by steve doig and evan wyloge
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(More than) 10 Databases You Can Use Today
Steve DoigCronkite School
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FOREIGN TRADE
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MEDICAL DATA
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LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
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CONSUMER PRICES
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WELFARE
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STATE/LOCAL ECONOMY
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SPORTS ECONOMICS
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INTERNATIONAL DATA
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DATA ARCHIVES
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Steve Doig (@sdoig)and
Evan Wyloge (@evanwyloge)
(More than) 10 databases to use in your reporting
right away
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Bureau of Economic Analysishttp://www.bea.gov/
Subagency of the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics
Administration
Provides in-depth analysis of key economic metrics
Slices data by industry and different geographies (national, state, metro area, local
area)
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Bureau of Economic AnalysisCan answer questions like:
What industry has grown/contracted the most in my metro area/state?
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Bureau of Economic AnalysisCan answer questions like:
What kind of change has there been in personal income or personal expenditures
in my metro area/state?
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Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics
Part of the Center for Economic Surveys at the U.S. Census Bureau
Combines federal, state and Census Bureau data on employers and employees,
under the Local Employment Dynamics Partnership, producing more granular and
employment data than what’s collected by any of those agencies alone.
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Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics
Has a nice visual dashboard for exploring the data
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Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics
Provides links to every state’s LED website
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Every state does it differently.
In Arizona, the Arizona Corporation Commission keeps the records, and has a
decent online lookup.
But the larger database is available. It includes things like dates, addresses, names
of principals, etc.
Corporate Filings
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Corporate Filings
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Registration & Licencing
Often untapped resources.
Remember, if there’s any kind of licensing or registration required for an industry,
there’s a database of information where those are maintained.
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Registration & Licencing
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Registration & Licencing
Arizona has some interesting agencies, boards and commissions...
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Political Influence
Most states provide some kind of public lobbying disclosure, but… they’re all
different, so digging into these requires some legwork.
Arizona provides a lobbyist registration lookup online, but not the actual lobbying
disclosures. Requires a request to the Secretary of State’s office.
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Learn how to get it, though, and you
should find some interesting stories.
Political Influence
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Most states provide some kind of campaign finance data, but… again each state is
unique in how it handles the data, so it requires effort to figure out how it’s
maintained and structured.
Arizona’s Secretary of State provides some summary data and PDF reports, but the
good stuff has to be requested.
Political Influence
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Political Influence
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Political Influence