Indicative sources for writing the research proposal:
Preferably, the proposal should be written in overleaf, but a word document is also acceptable.
Publicly Available Datasets:
EM-DAT: contains data on the occurrence and impacts of over 26,000 mass disasters worldwide from 1900 to the present day. The database includes information on disaster types, dates, locations, and their human and economic impacts.
Global Capital Allocation : Dataset on geoeconomics pressure, global capital allocations, portfolio investment in tax heavens
Robeco: dataset related to research for the topic of factor investing
Federal Reserve of San Francisco: Recurring updates of specific data sets related to inflation, excess savings, productivity, employment, news sentiment, and other areas of research.
Alpha Vantage: Free APIs for real-time and historical market data, including stocks, forex, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. It also offers over 50 technical indicators and supports multiple data formats.
CoinMetrics and CoinGecko: Data on cryptocurrency prices, market caps, and blockchain metrics. These platforms provide insights into the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency markets and their financial implications.
Kenneth French’s Factor Data Library: datasets on financial factors (e.g., size, value, profitability) that form the basis of asset pricing models like the Fama-French Three-Factor Model. It is a cornerstone resource for empirical finance research, particularly in portfolio management and risk analysis.
Credit Ratings History: A comprehensive database tracking credit ratings changes from major agencies like Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch, along with historical trends.
ECB SAFE Survey: data on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe. It examines their financing needs, access to credit, and perceived barriers to obtaining funding, providing critical insights into the business environment for SMEs.
Macro-Financial Data: Long-run macro-financial dataset that covers. 18 advanced economies since 1870 on an annual basis.
Organizational Diversity Database: provides detailed demographic information for 511,382 firms in the U.S. from 2000 to 202
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) system: is the primary way for companies and individuals to submit filings to the SEC in accord with the federal securities laws
Open-source repository of cross-country macroeconomic statistics.