Research databases
News and Media
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IEA Statistics
Database description
IEA Statistics provides a comprehensive selection of consistent, up-to-date and reliable energy data and statistics from the International Energy Agency, including charts and tables on 16 energy topics for more than 170 countries and regions.
The IEA collects, evaluates and disseminates statistics on supply, trade, stocks, transformation and demand in the energy sector. It provides access to energy balances and a range of other key energy-related indicators, including:
- energy prices
- public R&D
- energy efficiency measures.
The platform can be used, for example, for modelling work and tracking both short-term developments and long-term trends in countries’ energy transitions.
(More on IEA's work on data and statistics)
You can edit and export the data according to your needs and create customised graphics.
Keywords:Germany, European Union, Indices and Factors, Statistics, Economics , Energy and Environment
Access information
The licensed data and statistics of the IEA can be accessed via the university network (and via VPN)
Instructions for IP recognition access (PDF)
Any questions? Please write to: lica-data(at)wiso.uni-koeln.de
Notice: Since July 2024, it is no longer be possible to access licensed IEA data via the OECD iLibrary.
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Nexis
Database description
The database contains international press information, company and financial data, information on individuals from business, politics and current affairs, as well as industry data, country reports and legal information in various original languages (including English, French, Arabic, Russian and Chinese).
Nexis Uni contains data from over 17,000 news, company and legal sources:
- Press: Full texts from several thousand journals, magazines and newspapers. Including newsletters, agency reports, blogs, TV and radio transcripts and records from around the world, including archives.
- News: Articles from several thousand journals, magazines and newspapers from around the world, including archives.
- Companies: Various sources offer research options on companies in different countries, company profiles or specific details such as finances, mergers, acquisitions and annual reports.
- Industries & countries: International industry information, economic articles on individual countries and industry news.
- People: Biographical information on figures in business, politics, entertainment and other leading individuals in specific fields.
- Law: Legal information on cases, decisions and laws, particularly for the Anglo-American region.
Through a unified interface, users can search across all sources and personalize their research with alerts, saved searches and other functions. The platform also includes collaboration tools to support teamwork among students.
Keywords: Comapny Info and Financial Statements , Economy , News and Media
Access information
Accessible from the university network (by VPN)
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WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services)
Database description
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) is a web-based platform from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. It integrates data from numerous financial and economic databases into a single interface, allowing users to search, link, and store data uniformly, thereby facilitating comparability and combined data analysis.
The database offerings are divided into two categories:
Databases included with the base WRDS subscription (included datasets & analytics):
- Bank Regulatory
- Blockholders
- CBOE
- DMEF
- Dow Jones
- Fama French
- FDIC
- Federal Reserve Bank Reports
- IRI
- OTC Markets
- Penn World Tables
- Philadelphia Stock Exchange
- SEC Disclosure of Order Execution
- TRACE
Databases accessible via WRDS with an additional licence purchased from the respective data provider (Additional Datasets & Analytics), e.g.
- Amadeus/Orbis
- Audit + Compliance
- COMPUSTAT
- CRSP
- Eventus
- I/B/E/S
- MFLinks
- Ownership
- Worldscope…
Keywords: Banks , Bonds and fixed Income , Company Info and Financial Statements , Currency Exchange Rates , Derivatives / Options , Indices and Factors , Stock Prices / Markets , Statistics, Economy
Access information
How do I get access into WRDS?
To apply for WRDS access, you must meet the following requirements:
- You are a member (student or employee) of the WiSo faculty.
- You have a valid Uni-Köln identifier (Uni-KIM).
1. Faculty internal application procedure
The following groups of people can apply for a WRDS account:
| Group | Account-Type | Registration form |
| Professors, Assistant Professor | Faculty-Account | Download Form (Employee) |
| Scientific staff, PhD student | PhD-Account | Download Form (Employee) |
| Student assistants | Research Assistant-Account | Download Form (Student) |
| Master students | Masters-Account | Download Form (Student) |
- Please fill out the appropriate registration form digitally,
- sign it (for student accounts, the signature of the supervising person is also absolutely necessary) and
- send it to lica-data(at)wiso.uni-koeln(dot)de.
Following this, you can create a personal account at WRDS as described below.
2. Personal registration on the WRDS platform
- Open in the web browser: https://wrds-www.wharton.upenn.edu/register/
- Fill out the online form and select "University of Cologne" in the subscriber field and select your appropriate account type in the User Type field.
- After registration, an email will be sent to the WRDS administrators who will then verify WiSo faculty affiliation.
- Once approved by the WRDS administrators, your personal WRDS account will be created and you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to proceed.
Important notice
If you already have a WRDS account - active or recently inactive - do not request another WRDS account. Use the account-transfer-form to automatically transfer the account or contact the WRDS Support.