The General Population Survey of the Social Sciences (ALLBUS) collects current data on attitudes, behaviour and social structure of the population in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Keywords: Statistics , Germany , Social and Societal Research

freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)

The Case Centre offers case studies that are published by Harvard Business Publishing, Ivey Publishing, Darden Business Publishing, INSEAD, IBS Hyderabad, IMD, London Business School and other international managementschools.

The WiSo-Faculty is member of „The Case Centre“. Staff at the WiSo Faculty get lower prices. To accomplish an order, you need to order at least 5 copies of each case study. (Prices)

Industry and Market Analyses

 How to order case studies:

• approved staff at the WiSo Faculty receive case studies at discounted prices as a member of The Case Centre (prices)
• the minimum order quantity is five copies of each case study (one copy must be ordered per student on the course)
• academics must independently place an order at "The Case Centre" when they need cases
• staff should ensure they select the University of Cologne when they register to receive the membership discount once they are approved
• cases should be paid for from their own departmental funds (specify your cost centre (Kostenstelle))

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email.

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CESSDA (Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives): The database is a collection of social data, in particular on the countries Germany, USA, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Great Britain, Netherlands and Hungary.

Keywords: Statistics , Social and Societal Research

freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)

Compustat provides balance sheet and market data of active and non-active listed companies in a standardized form. (Acces via WRDS)

Keywords: Banks , Company Info and Financial Statements , Indices and Factors , Stock Prices / Market

Access only possible with a WRDS account.
You can find out how to apply for an account here.

CRSP US Stock contains the current status of market and corporate action data for securities listed on NYSE, MKT, NASDAQ and Arca.

(Access via WRDS)

Keywords:  Stock Prices / Markets

Access only possible with a WRDS account.
You can find out how to apply for an account here.

Identify trends, generate and test hypotheses, and develop viewpoints and research. Loaded with 120 years of information, Datastream is the world’s most comprehensive financial time series database.

Keywords: Stock Prices / Markets , Currency Exchange Rates

Only for members of the WiSo factual database agreement

For further information please contact us.

Learning Centre:

• https://www.lseg.com/en/training/learning-centre

Statistical key figures on the development of the economy and society in Germany. The data range from labour market, purchasing power to balance of payments. In addition to regional and national statistics, there is also a lot of information on Germany in an international comparison.

Keywords: Statistics , Germany , Economy

freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)

Eikon is a service mainly for financial experts with information on commodities, equities, fixed-income securities and hedge funds, on the foreign exchange & money market and on wealth management.

Various services are available via the Eikon platform, in particular the Datastream database and the Worldscope database. The database contains tools for navigating news including videos of live and on-demand equity news broadcasts. It provides key market data, charts, time series analysis and streaming news from Reuters and other financial institutions and market research firms for price analysis and global indices of individual stocks. It also includes charts and fundamentals, proprietary data and analysis to provide actionable insights into the global equity market.

Keywords: Bonds and fixed Income , Company Info and Financial Statements , Currency Exchange Rates , Deriatives / Options , Indices and Factors , Stock Prices / Markets

Only for members of the WiSo factual database agreement

Access to Datastream and LSEG Eikon is provided via a terminal. During the coronavirus pandemic, access is handled remotely via AnyDesk software.

Please contact us for further information.

Learning Centre:

• https://www.lseg.com/en/training/learning-centre

The European Social Survey is a current social science survey that examines the social and political attitudes of citizens from more than 30 European countries.

Keywords: European Union , Social and Societal Research

freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)

EUR-Lex is a comprehensive service of the Publications Office of the European Union. The database offers inter alia access to the daily published Official Journal of the European Union. It consists of the two series L (legal regulations) and C (notifications and announcements). Moreover, there is a collection about the sources of the EU law and its lifecycles. For example, treaties, EU legal regulations, parliamentary questions and international agreements. Another service are information about the interaction of European and national law. EUR-Lex presents national jurisdiction and implementation measures. The respective national laws are accessible in the linked N-Lex.
The website also contains searchable documents about European legal procedures. With this, you can follow the development of legal acts from its proposition to its enactment.
EUR-Lex also offers assistance for the research, for example directories, summaries of the EU legislation and a document search via the bodies and institutions of the EU.

Keywords: European Union

freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)

Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union, based in Luxembourg. Its mission is to provide the Union with European statistics that allow comparisons between countries and regions. 

Eurostat also provides micro-data.

Microdata are the data units on the basis of which aggregated statistics are compiled. They consist of data sets containing information about individuals or individual companies. Access to microdata from the European Commission is restricted in order to protect the anonymity of the individuals and organisations surveyed.

Keywords: Statistics , European Union

freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)

The WiSo faculty is recognised by the European Commission as a research institution.

If you would like to apply for microdata access authorization, please contact WiSo Library and Campus Service.

Gallup Analytics provides the following information via an online portal and access to microdata:

• Data on thoughts, opinions, feelings and behaviours of people in more than 160 countries,
• Data on topics such as trust in the economy, trust in leadership, external and internal security, religion, nutrition, health, the environment, migration, media freedom, corruption, happiness and much more. (Link to full list of topics),
• more than a decade of international data from more than 160 countries and regions, and nearly a century of U.S. national data.

In Gallup Analytics you can

• perform detailed searches on hundreds of U.S. and global metrics,
• view and export data in easy-to-use formats,
• explore data by demographic and socio-economic groups - including income, education, age and gender,
• compare data across regions.

Our licence includes 4 personalised accesses to microdata (raw data) for the following surveys

• World Poll
• US Daily Poll/Tracking
• Gallup Poll Social Series (GPSS)
• Gallup Panel COVID-19 Survey

Keywords: Statistics , Economy , Social and Societal Research ,  News and Media

Accessible from the university network (also by VPN)

Our licence includes 4 personalised accesses to microdata (raw data) for the following surveys

• World Poll
• US Daily Poll/Tracking
• Gallup Poll Social Series (GPSS)
• Gallup Panel COVID-19 Survey

Please contact us by email if you are interested or have any questions.

Help Center

• User Guide, videos, FAQ and more (access via university network or VPN)

GENESIS (Joint New Statistical Information System) is a metadata-based statistical information system developed jointly by the Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany. It opens up the wide range of data offered by official statistics through metadata-based research.

Subjects: Areas of expertise: Areas, Population, Employment, Elections / Education, Social Services, Health, Health, Law / Housing, Environment / Economic activities / Foreign trade, Enterprises, Craft trades / Prices, Earnings, Income and Consumption / Public finances / Total accounts.

Keywords: Statistics , Germany

freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)

Global Industry Classification Standard is a classification scheme developed by Standard & Poor's and MSCI for the financial world for various industries.
(Access via WRDS)

Keywords: Industries und Market Analyses , Indices and Factors

Access only possible with a WRDS account.
You can find out how to apply for an account here.

The IAB Information Platform provides structured information from labour market and career research free of charge. The selected topics contain information on: publications, research projects, institutions and further links.

Keywords: Economy

freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)

The I/B/E/S database contains the earnings estimates (EPS) of banks and individual analysts. The estimates are offered to American companies (HSEPSUS) and international companies (HSEPSINT). Explore I/B/E/S on WRDS to access summary and individual analyst forecasts of company earnings, estimates and recommendations. Enhance your research using I/B/E/S, I/B/E/S Global Aggregates, I/B/E/S Key Performance Indicators (KPI), and I/B/E/S Guidance.

Within I/B/E/S, access:

• I/B/E/S Global Aggregates Extract earnings forecasts plus related data for 87 countries and major international indices — global asset allocation, cross-border valuation, sector and industry aggregation and derivatives.
• I/B/E/S Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Effectively evaluate a business and how likely it is to perform in the medium and long terms. KPIs allow researchers to effectively evaluate a business and how likely it is to perform in the medium and long terms.
• I/B/E/S Guidance Directly compare analyst and management expectations on company performance for over 8,200 companies, safe in the knowledge that they are using the same accounting basis for consistent analysis.

(Access via WRDS)

Keywords: Banks , Company Info and Financial Statements

Access only possible with a WRDS account.
You can find out how to apply for an account here.

IEA Statistics gives you access to the most comprehensive range of consistent, up-to-date and reliable energy data and statistics from the International Energy Agency - with charts and tables on 16 energy topics for over 170 countries and regions.

The IEA collects, assesses and disseminates statistics on supply, trade, stocks, transformation and demand in the energy sector. You can access energy balances and a range of other key energy-related indicators, including energy prices, public R&D and energy efficiency measures. Use this unique platform, for example, for modelling work and tracking both short-term changes and long-term trends in countries' energy transitions. (About the 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

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: As of July 2024, it will no longer be possible to access licensed IEA data via the OECD iLibrary.

Manuals:

• https://www.iea.org/about/data-and-statistics/manuals
• https://www.iea.org/about/data-and-statistics/questionnaires

Training:

• https://www.iea.org/about/data-and-statistics/training

International Statistical Yearbook (or AllThatStats)

National and international economic databases of official institutions; Eurostatistics: foreign trade, country tables, total trade, trade balance, national accounts, national accounts, economic surveys, energy, agriculture, tourism, retail trade, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, industrial development organisation, Deutsche Bundesbank, German Federal Statistical Office, German Institute for Economic Research, OECD.

Contains over 1.8 million quarterly, half-yearly and annual time series since 1960.

Keywords: Statistics

Accessible from the university network (by VPN)

MarketLine Advantage is a database in which international market, industry and company research can be carried out. The data is prepared according to the following types of information:

• Industry profiles for searches by industries and markets in different countries. These provide a concise overview of the market situation
• Company profiles with data on company history, business activity, competitor companies, partly with SWOT analyses, etc.
• Case studies
• Country information with macroeconomic framework data and indicators, as well as a political overview (PEST / PESTLE)
• News archive for industry-related news (Company News, Financial Deals)
• Social media analytics

Number of data sets: more than 6,000 industry profiles, more than 100,000 company profiles (with more than 12,000 SWOT analyses) more than 18,000 company financial information, more than 450 case studies and about 110 country analyses

Depending on the licence, it is also possible to use the interactive databases to create your own datasets and analyses.

Language: English. Update: daily

Keywords: Economy , Industries and Market Analyses

Accessible from the university network (by VPN)

The MF Links database offers tables that provide a reliable way to link CRSP Mutual Fund data (fund development, costs, further information) to the securities portfolio data of the Mutual Fund Ownership Current and History database of Thomson Reuters. (Access via WRDS)

Keywords: Stock Prices / Markets

Access only possible with a WRDS account.
You can find out how to apply for an account here.

Morningstar Direct provides comprehensive data on investments worldwide. The database contains data points on portfolios, performance, risk and master data.

Keywords: Company Info and Financial Statements

Access only for members of the WiSo factual database agreement.

For further information please contact us.

The database provides information on securities holdings for all registered investment funds that report their holdings to the SEC. The securities include all NYSE/AMEX/NASDAQ, Toronto, and Montreal ordinary shares. (Access via WRDS)

Keywords: Stock Prices / Markets

Access only possible with a WRDS account.
You can find out how to apply for an account here.

(formerly LexisNexis/Economy)

The database contains international press releases, company and financial information, information on people from business, politics and current affairs, sector data, country reports and legal information.

Keywords: Comapny Info and Financial Statements , Economy , News and Media

Accessible from the university network (by VPN)

OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). It provides access to all OECD studies and statistics and can be considered one of the largest online libraries for data and analysis on economics, social issues and the environment. Depending on the licence, access is available to

• electronic books, about 300 new e-books per year
• electronic journals, containing a large part of the publications by the OECD since 1998
• working papers
• statistic databases of the OECD

Since 1.3.2022, the IEA statistics module is included in the licence of the University of Cologne.

Keywords: Statistics

Accessible from the university network (by VPN)

Orbis Europe contains information from European companies, banks and insurance companies. Company and shareholding data as well as financial figures for listed and unlisted companies from the last 10 years are available.

With Orbis you can analyse individual companies, search for companies with certain characteristics and carry out a wide range of evaluations and comparisons.
The following information is contained in the data records:

• Standardised financial statement data (consolidated and non-consolidated)  
• Financial ratios, ratings and creditworthiness indicators
• Board members, managing directors and managers
• Share prices of listed companies
• Detailed information on company networks
• Industry reports
• M&A transactionen from the BvD Zephyr database (on a company basis)
• Patent data (on a company basis)
• ESG ratings
• and much more

Keywords: Company Info and Financial Statements , Stock Prices / Markets 

Access only possible with a WRDS account.
You can find out how to apply for an account here.

PreLex, the database of interinstitutional procedures, allows you to follow the various stages of the Community legislative process between the Commission and the legislative bodies (the Council and Parliament) or other institutions. They will be informed about the status of the procedure, the decisions taken by the institutions, the names of the persons and the services responsible. You will also be given bibliographical information and an insight into the work of the various institutions (European Parliament, Council, Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions, European Central Bank, Court of Justice, etc.).    

Keywords: European Union

freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)

Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

SHARE contains data on the health, social and economic status and social and family ties of people over the age of 50, collected in 2004 in eleven European countries (Denmark, Sweden, Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Greece). Other data come from Israel (2005/06) and Ireland, Poland and the Czech Republic (2006/07)

Keywords: Statistics , Social and Societal Research

freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)

Statista is a statistics portal that bundles statistical data from various institutes and sources. The database offers:

• Statistics on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 different sources
• Sector information from agriculture to administration and social affairs
• Company information with key figures of over 1000 companies
• Information graphics on current topics

Reports bundle all relevant statistics on a specific topic.

For each statistic, the available metadata such as source, publication date, number of respondents, etc. are published and thus make the data on Statista verifiable. Data sets are prepared according to scientific criteria.

Further more there is an access to the following databases:

• eCommerce Insights : Detailed information for 39,000+ online stores and marketplaces, 70+ KPIs per store, revenue analytics and forecasts

• Consumer Insights (until 2022 called Statista Global Consumer Survey) : Insights on consumer attitudes and behavior worldwide, 2,000,000+ interviews, 15,000+ brands

Keywords: Company Info and Financial Statements , Statistics

Accessible from the university network (by VPN)

The Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) is a representative repeat survey that has been running for 30 years. On behalf of the DIW Berlin, TNS Infratest Social Research is currently interviewing around 30,000 respondents in almost 11,000 households in Germany each year. The data provide information on income, employment, education and health. Because the same people are interviewed every year, long-term social and societal trends can be tracked particularly well.

Keywords: Germany ,  Social and Societal Research

Access is granted only to owners of a data transfer contract or registered SOEP data users.

After the conclusion of a data transfer agreement with DIW Berlin, applicants receive the SOEP data record via a secure personal download link.

Please contact the SOEP-hotline if you have any questions.

If you would like to apply for access to SOEP data, you are welcome to contact us in advance.

Federal and state statistical offices

The statistics portal provides central access to basic statistical information from the 16 Statistical Länder Offices and the Federal Statistical Office and enables a cross-country comparison of this information. The information offered consists of a large number of retrievable data tables with information about the Federal Republic of Germany and all federal states (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia)

Keywords: Statistics , Germany

freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)

Wharton Research Data Service (WRDS) is a web-based retrieval tool of Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. WRDS provides a business intelligence, data analytics, and research platform to global institutions enabling comprehensive thought leadership, historical analysis, and insight into the latest innovations in academic research. Search, combine and save information from various databases and different data providers via a singular search interface or use your own software to connect with the database.

See list of data vendors

WRDS consists of two different kinds of databases:

1. Databases that are included automatically when subscribing to WRDS (included datasets & analytics): Bank Regulatory, Blockholders, CBOE, DMEF, Dow Jones, Fama French, FDIC, Federal Reserve Bank Reports, IRI, OTC Markets, Penn Wold Tables, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, SEC Disclosure of Order Execution, TRACE.
2. Databases that can be included in WRDS search with a separate license with the data providers (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

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:

• 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-datawiso.uni-koeln.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.

• Regulations and explanation for access to WRDS
• Getting Started Guide
• Video Tutorials