R Dataset / Package Zelig / macro
On this R-data statistics page, you will find information about the macro data set which pertains to Macroeconomic Data. The macro data set is found in the Zelig R package. You can load the macro data set in R by issuing the following command at the console data("macro"). This will load the data into a variable called macro. If R says the macro data set is not found, you can try installing the package by issuing this command install.packages("Zelig") and then attempt to reload the data with the library() command. If you need to download R, you can go to the R project website. You can download a CSV (comma separated values) version of the macro R data set. The size of this file is about 12,783 bytes.
Macroeconomic Data
Description
Selected macroeconomic indicators for Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and West Germany for the period 1966-1990.
Usage
data(macro)
Format
A table containing 6 variables ("country", "year", "gdp", "unem", "capmob", and "trade") and 350 observations.
Source
ICPSR
References
King, Gary, Michael Tomz and Jason Wittenberg. ICPSR Publication Related Archive, 1225.
King, Gary, Michael Tomz and Jason Wittenberg (2000). “Making the Most of Statistical Analyses: Improving Interpretation and Presentation,” American Journal of Political Science, vol. 44, pp. 341-355.
Dataset imported from https://www.r-project.org.