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Economics

Begin your research with resources recommended by the economics subject librarians. Here you will find the key databases, indexes, datasets, and reference works in economics.

Trade

Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS)
Aggregate bilateral and multi-lateral trade flow data for countries and world regions. International Monetary Fund.
CEPII-BACI
Harmonized UN Comtrade data which can be easier to use than UN Comtrade and includes more data.
UN Comtrade
Merchandise flow data between countries by detailed commodity. If you are a current Dartmouth student, faculty, or staff member, Dartmouth subscribes to the Premium product for bulk downloads and other features. This requires registering with UN Comtrade using your @dartmouth.edu email address. Click on the document below for instructions.

UN Comtrade = Creating bulk download account.
How to sign up for a UN Comtrade account for the download of bulk data. Requires a premium subscription which Dartmouth has. Use your Dartmouth email (@dartmouth.edu) address.

Harmonized System (HS) Code lookup
International Trade 1870 - 2014
Total national trade and bilateral trade flows between states (countries) from 1870-2014. Correlates of War, Trade (v4.0).