Fiscal Rule Index (with Leonel Muinelo and Martin Olivera). Last update: June 2024. [link]
Fiscal Council Index. Last update: October 2024. [link]
Link: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/datasets/FR_FC
The Technical Manual "Fiscal Rules at a Glance: An Update 1985-2021” by Hamid Davoodi, Paul Elger, Alexandra Fotiou, Daniel Garcia-Macia, Andresa Lagerborg, W. Raphael Lam, and Sharanya Pillai (2022) provides the list and definition of variables included in the dataset.
Cite as: Davoodi, Hamid, Paul Elger, Alexandra Fotiou, Daniel Garcia-Macia, Andresa Lagerborg, Raphael Lam, and Sharanya Pillai. 2022. "Fiscal Rules Dataset: 1985-2021", International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.
Fiscal Councils
The Technical Manual The Fiscal Council Dataset: The 2021 Update" by Hamid Davoodi, Paul Elger, Alexandra Fotiou, Daniel Garcia-Macia, Andresa Lagerborg, Raphael Lam, and Sharanya Pillai (2022) provides the list and definition of variables included in the dataset.
Cite as: Davoodi, Hamid, Paul Elger, Alexandra Fotiou, Daniel Garcia-Macia, Andresa Lagerborg, Raphael Lam, and Sharanya Pillai. 2022. "Fiscal Council Dataset: The 2021 Update", International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.
Link: https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Fiscal-Policies-Database-in-Response-to-COVID-19
A Cross-Country Database of Fiscal Space.
Cite as: Kose, M. Ayhan, Sergio Kurlat, Franziska Ohnsorge, and Naotaka Sugawara. 2022. "A Cross-Country Database of Fiscal Space." Journal of International Money and Finance 128 (November): 102682.
Link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/brief/fiscal-space
National Elections Database.
Cite as: Marx, B., Pons, V., and Rollet, V. (2024). National Elections Database (Version 1.0). Accessible at www.nationalelectionsdatabase.com
Election Guide.
International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). Accessible at https://www.electionguide.org
A Global Database of Inflation.
Cite as: Ha, Jongrim, M. Ayhan Kose, and Franziska Ohnsorge (2023). "One-Stop Source: A Global Database of Inflation." Journal of International Money and Finance 137(October): 102896.
Link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/brief/inflation-database
The World Bank’s Prospects Group has constructed a global database of inflation. The database covers up to 209 countries over the period 1970-2023, and includes six measures of inflation in three frequencies (annual, quarterly, and monthly):
Headline consumer price index (CPI) inflation
Food CPI inflation
Energy CPI inflation
Core CPI inflation
Producer price index inflation
Gross domestic product deflator
The database also provides aggregate inflation for global, advanced-economy, and emerging market and developing economies as well as measures of global commodity prices.
Worldwide Governance Indicators.
Cite as: Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2024 Update, World Bank (www.govindicators.org), Accessed on 10/30/2024.
Link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators
The WGI provide indicators of six dimensions of governance for over 200 economies over the period 1996–2023: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law and Control of Corruption.
Standardized World Income Inequality Database.
Link: https://fsolt.org/swiid/
Fiscal Monitor - International Monetary Fund.
World Economic Outlook - International Monetary Fund.
World Inequality Database.
Link: https://wid.world/
Global Macro Database.