Resources
Below is a collection of publicly available data used by economists and other professionals. I have compiled these resources while reading academic papers, exploring various data sources, or browsing the internet.
Please note: All data is owned and managed by their respective individuals or organizations.
Data Sources / Fields
India-Specific Data
SHRUG Development Data Lab India High Courts Data Daksh - Judicial data analysis Broadband Internet Data for Indian Villages (BharatNet) Johannes Matzat National Family and Health Survey (NFHS) National Family Health Survey Annual Survey of Industries & National Sample Survey (NSS) MOSPI Indian Judiciary Data NJDG and E-Courts Agriculture Marketing AGMARKNET - Market data on food arrivals and prices. India Microdata Indiamicrodata Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MOSPI) Download Data India Water Data Source India-WRIS India Administrative Atlas Historical Evolution of Districts and States
Judicial, Political, and Social Data
Global Instances of Coups Arrested Dictatorship Mutiny Data in Africa Arrested Dictatorship REIGN Dataset Arrested Dictatorship Varshney-Wilkinson Dataset on Hindu-Muslim Violence in India ICPSR Comparative Constitutions Project CCP Data Download INSCR Data Systemic Peace Authority Characteristics of States PolityProject
Public Sector, Economic, and Environmental Data
Worldwide Bureaucracy Indicators World Bank GDELT Project - Real-time monitoring of global news GDELT Data Digital South Asia Library University of Chicago Collins Bartholomew Mobile Network Coverage Coverage Map Data Google Maps Open Buildings Open Buildings Microsoft Building Footprints Building Footprints Historical Rainfall Data NOAA GHCN
Additional Resources
India Village Boundaries DataMeet Village Dynamics in South Asia (VDSA) ICRISAT Aadhar Centers across India 2023 Bhuvan NGOs in India NGO Darpan Air Quality Data of India (2010-2023) Kaggle