For researchers who are interested to explore on the area of financial development, Yongfu Huang’s website contains excellent resources including data sets (click here).
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Using Dropbox for Research
I have been using Dropbox for more than a year now, and have nothing but praise for this software. Among the benefits that I reap are: (1) It provides online backup of all files in addition to my iMac Time Machine; (2) I am working using multiple computers- PC (at office), iMac (at home after office hour), and Netbook (while traveling). Dropbox will automatically update the files to the latest version in all computers; (3) I can easily share folders with big files with colleagues, collaborators and my postgraduate students; (4) When I didn’t bring computers with me (especially in conferences), I still can access my files via iPhone.
I have recommended this software even to my undergraduate students, and they found it perfect for group projects. Dropbox also received good reviews from Prof Rob Hyndman (see here, here and here).
Do you still need more time to consider?
If you are using someone else computer, you still can access your files as long as there is internet connection
If you are working at home (iMac), office (PC) or traveling (Netbook), you can sync them via Dropbox
You can share your folders with colleagues, students or collaborators
Dropbox folders in my iMac
Sharing your folders with others via Dropbox
World Bank Research Datasets
The World Bank has provided, free of cost, datasets used in their research projects (click here for the link).
Professor Andrei Shleifer’s Data Sets
Professor Andrei Shleifer, a leading scholar in finance, has generously provided the datasets used in many of his influential papers (click here). For instance, his data on law and finance have been widely used in cross-country studies.
