Business FAQ
Competitiveness and Governance
- EIU Country CommerceA practical reference guide to the specific operating conditions, commercial laws and business regulations in over 60 countries. Reports are issued annually and supplemented with "updaters".
- ITA Country Commercial GuidesFrom the U.S. International Trade Administration. Country profiles.
- Political Constraint Index DatasetEndeavors to identify underlying political structures and measure their ability to support credible policy commitments. Produced by Professor Henisz.
- Startup GenomeOpen platform for collecting and analyzing data about the startups, entrepreneurs and investors in a wide range of communities
- World Values SurveyCross-national survey, 1981 to present, on basic values and beliefs of national societies. Downloadable in SPSS, Stata, or SAS file formats.
- Worldwide Governance IndicatorsAggregate and individual governance indicators for 213 economies from 1996 to present.
From the World Bank
- Investing Across BordersCompares foreign direct investment regulation in 87 countries.
- Enterprise SurveysFirm-level surveys covering a broad range of business environment topics including access to finance, corruption, infrastructure, crime, competition, and performance measures.
From the United Nations Conference on Trade & Development
- World Investment ReportTrends in foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide, at the regional and country levels.
Business Research Librarian
Marcella Barnhart
Contact:
Lippincott Library
Van Pelt/Dietrich Library Center
3420 Walnut Street
2nd floor, room 256
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Van Pelt/Dietrich Library Center
3420 Walnut Street
2nd floor, room 256
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-8755
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