Title

Name of the database as supplied by the authors or data vendors.

Example:  A search for “growth“ within Title would return, among others, the study    whose title is: "Stabilization and Growth in Transition Economies, 1989 – 1994"
 

Abstract

Short description of the dataset, prepared by DDCN using the documentation supplied by the data provider.

Example:  A search for "growth" within Abstract would return, among others, the study whose abstract is: "Annual macro cross-section data from 1989 to 1994 on transition economies in Eastern Europe that were previously part of the former Soviet Union. The data are a summary of the experience of growth and stabilization in those   economies".  One other study which will appear in results is the one with the following list of variables "Real per capita GDP, real per capita GDP growth, population, growth in population, investment to GDP at PPP, terms of trade shock." The search within Abstract will be performed over both the actual abstract and the list of variables for each dataset.


Country

Countries that are included in a data set.

Example: You might be only interested in data for Russia. Type "Russia" in the search box and select Country from the drop down  menu. All studies who have Russia in the Country field will show in the results page.

Data ID

A unique identification number used for quick reference.
If you already know the DDCN Data ID of a particular study, you can type it in the search field and select Data ID from the drop down menu. Users will select this option if they have previously browsed our site and know the study number. We use a four digits data id, so please make sure you enter all four digits for best results.

Example: The user already knows that the study on "Stabilization and Growth" has ID 0162. Select Data ID from the drop down menu and type "0162" in the search text box. The result would return this study only.

Data Provider

Depending on the individual data set, this field may include:
- name of the researcher who provided the data
- name of the institutions who collected the data
- name of the institution who commissioned the data collection

Use this option if you know the name of a researcher who published using a particular data set. In this way,  you could verify if the data is available either at DDCN or elsewhere. Also, you can use this option if , for example, you know that The World Bank has commissioned a survey and would like to see if the data is available. 

Example: Type " World Bank" and select Data Provider field to see what data is available from the World Bank. 

All Fields

If you select All Fields, the search will be performed over all of the above fields: Title and Abstract (and Variables) and Study ID and Data Provider (Researcher and Data Producer).