Comparative country data is often useful in studying globalization.  Electronic sources of special note for such data are the World Development Indicators database from the World Bank,  the Economist Intelligence Unit's EIU Country Report and Profiles and EIU Country Data, the Common Database of the UN Statistical Office, and the extensive statistic series available from the OECD's SourceOECD database. Broad and detailed trade data is available from the UN's ComTrade Database. In addition, extensive sources for country and other data relevant to globalization in both electronic and paper formats are found in the Pliny Fisk Library of Economics and Finance in the Social Science Reference Center of Firestone Library.  These are in addition to the more widely available economics sources found on the library homepage which are listed in this guide.  For economic and financial issues related to globalization, advanced reference assistance is available from the Economics Librarian.. 

While most data sources useful for the study of globalization focus on a particular aspect of economic or social conditions,  OECD Measuring Globalisation Statistics specializes in covering globalization.  T.his OECD database provides a unique set of detailed statistical data for assessing and analyzing the role played by multinationals in the industrial sectors of 16 OECD countries. In an era of globalization, these data highlight the increasing importance of multinationals in the economies of host countries, particularly in production, employment, value added, research and exports.