Library Guide Business Administration & Economics: Home

Reliable and tested macroeconomic data. Statistics and indicators are available with regard to a wide range of themes such as education, health and nutrition, and poverty. The data is especially relevant for making comparisons of countries or regions. Time-series data per country is also available. You can go directly to the various indicators as well. Please note, a wide range of Worldbank data is also included in Eikon.

Comprehensive database that combines economic, financial and business information from many sources worldwide. Create and customize your own dataset for research on e.g. equity, stock markets, bonds, options, credit ratings, commodities, corporate social responsibility and macro-economic themes. An Excel add-in enables you to search the database directly from inside Excel and generate time-series as well as static datatypes.
Use the Eikon desktop-version to perform event studies (M&A, IPO etc.) and access company profiles of (mainly) listed companies worldwide, as well as news, broker estimates etc.
Eikon is only available on campus on 4 terminals in the dataroom (room 01.570) in the Ellinor Ostrom Building . Consult for more information about availability and access the Eikon calendar.
Coverage : 1950 – present; daily updates
Self-teaching:
Eikon Training (video)
Handout Event studies in FactSet & Eikon, 21 Feb./5 Mar. 2019
Handout Finding macroeconomic & sector data 25 Feb/15 Mar 2019
Handout Finding board, CSR & ESG data 26 Feb/4 Mar 2019
Handout Financials & equities in FactSet & Eikon 28 Feb/12 Mar 2019

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Euromonitor Passport is an integrated market information database, which allows for extensive market research and analyzing trends for up to 210 countries. Compare statistics on industries, countries or regions and consumer data. Passport also offers industry, country, consumer and company reports. Passport comprises of the following parts: industries, economies, consumers, companies and analytics. Our subscription includes full industry and city data. Data, charts and reports can be exported in various formats; create your own profile to save customized datasets within Passport.
Coverage: at least 15 years, with 5 year forecasts (depending on the subject)
Please note that the use of Euromonitor Passport is explicitly restricted to staff and students of Radboud University.

FactSet contains a wealth of data on (mainly listed) companies worldwide. Use FactSet e.g. to obtain company financials, company profiles, stock data and data on financial and money markets. FactSet also offers specific modules to create datasets for e.g. Mergers & Acquisitions, IPOs and other events. A wide range of macro-economic indicators is available as well.
FactSet consists of a webversion, a desktop version and and Excel plugin. FactSet software is installed on all student terminals in EOS and the Central Library. You can also install the software on your own device, in order to use FactSet off-campus.
In order to use FactSet you need a personal account. This account can be requested through the NSM Library Team. Send an e-mail to infofm@ubn.ru.nl with your full name and student e-mail address. Please note that it can take more than a week before FactSet has processed your request. After requesting an account you will receive an e-mail from the NSM Library Team with more information.
Handout Event studies in FactSet & Eikon, 21 Feb./5 Mar. 2019
Handout Finding macroeconomic & sector data 25 Feb/15 Mar 2019
Handout Financials & equities in FactSet & Eikon 28 Feb/12 Mar 2019

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The Orbis database contains financial and business information on about 200 million companies worldwide, based on annual reports. Use Orbis especially to gather data on private (non listed) companies and ownership structure. The web-based interface enables you to build a customized dataset and filter on specific variables, or to compile a detailed report on an individual company. Some basic charting, analyzing and reporting tools are available, and the datasets can be exported to Excel. Orbis also provides company board and compensation details, information on mergers and acquisitions, business news and rumours.
Coverage: the last 10 years (3 – 5 years for financial institutions); daily updates. Historical updates are available dating back as far as 1996.
Access: Contact the NSM Library team for further information on and access to these files (infofm@ubn.ru.nl).
Self-teaching:
Introduction to Orbis interface (video)
Orbis Quick Reference Card (old interface)
Handout Getting started with Orbis, 19 Feb/7 Mar. 2019

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Zephyr is a database especially designed for performing event studies and tracking business rumours. Analyse events and deals like Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Initial Public Offerings (IPO's) and equity announcements by criteria or import a predefined set of deals. Please note, Zephyr data is included in Orbis, Orbis Bank Focus and M&A Research Catalyst.
Coverage: 1997 – present; updated daily

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