We look for statistically significant effects of Brexit events in UK data relationships. We find evidence of trade disruption by Brexit departure from the single EU market, much as we would expect. However, with investment, we find no statistically significant effects of Brexit. With GDP,...

The article is focused on issues of the secure operation of official statistics in Ukraine during the application of martial law. It was found that the gaps in conventional sources of statistical data caused by the war needed to be filled with data from alternative sources, including Big Data....

The "Guide to statistics in European Commission development cooperation" provides extensive information on statistics in development cooperation, presenting key international initiatives supporting partner countries in building sustainable statistical systems that produce quality statistics. The...

This second edition manual seeks to serve statistical experts and users alike as a comprehensive reference to the PRODCOM statistics built upon the Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2020/1197 (EBS Regulation). It provides an overview of the production of manufactured goods carried out by...

Die zunehmende Digitalisierung unserer Lebenswelt in den letzten Jahrzehnten hat zu einer Reihe von neuen Datenquellen für die Sozial-, Verhaltens- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften geführt. Hierzu gehören vor allem auch unstrukturierte Daten, die sich dadurch auszeichnen, dass sie nicht in Form...

Economists and policy makers have used the increase in the concentration of return on invested capital (ROIC) in publicly-traded US firms over the last decades as evidence for the decline of competitiveness in the broader economy. Principle support for this claim is a graph presented by the...

This article demonstrates how qualitative data, quantitative data, grading scales and initial structures of statistical data can be organised in a relational way in order to understand the data as a whole, which can overcome the duality that has so far existed between the qualitative and...

Der bislang verfolgte digitalpolitische Ansatz, in legislaturperiodischen Abständen Digitalstrategien in Form von To-do-Listen zu verfassen, hat mit Blick auf tatsächliche Digitalisierungsfortschritte (zu) wenig Wirkung entfaltet. Statt immer mehr vom Selben zu versuchen und weitere,...

This study examines the impact of access to confidential administrative data on the rate, direction, and policy relevance of economics research. To study this question, we exploit the progressive geographic expansion of the U.S. Census Bureau's Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (FSRDCs)....

Der vorliegende Bericht beinhaltet wesentliche Inhalte und Ergebnisse des Projektes „Integrierte Weiterbildungsberichterstattung – Aufbau einer systematischen Berichterstattung zur beruflichen Weiterbildung (iWBBe)“, welches im Zeitraum von August 2020 bis Oktober 2022 im Rahmen eines...

This working paper presents results of an assessment of the representativeness of information collected from online job advertisements (OJA) in establishing the number of labour market vacancies in EU Member States. Two external data sources were used, Labour force survey (LFS) and Job vacancies...

Inflation expectations are central to economics because they affect the effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policy as well as realized inflation. We survey the recent literature with a focus on the inflation expectations of households. We first review standard data sources and discuss their...

Inflation expectations are central to economics because they affect the effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policy as well as realized inflation. We survey the recent literature with a focus on the inflation expectations of households. We first review standard data sources and discuss their...

Economists and policy makers have used the increase in the concentration of return on invested capital (ROIC) in publicly-traded US firms over the last decades as evidence for the decline of competitiveness in the broader economy. Principle support for this claim is a graph presented by the...

Inflation expectations are central to economics because they affect the effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policy as well as realized inflation. We survey the recent literature with a focus on the inflation expectations of households. We first review standard data sources and discuss their...