I lead a team of economists and programmers whose goal is to make international data available to users around the world. All of our projects have an open educational aspect and are used by many students and faculty. They are also used by business people, investors, industry analysts, policy makers, journalists, and other people interested in the world economy. We run two platforms that are financed by data purchases and subscriptions:
Global Petrol Prices
We publish the most wide-ranging and reliable data on retail energy prices around the world including fuel prices, electricity prices, and natural gas prices in 170 countries. The data are collected and published on a weekly basis using information from government institutions, regulatory agencies, major media sources, and energy companies. We also publish monthly fuel price forecasts, a quarterly report on global energy price trends, and brief analytical papers on energy price developments. We serve a wide range of multinationals with significant energy cost outlays, as well as international organizations, research institutions, governments, and individual researchers. Visit the site.
The Global Economy
Here we provide interactive tools with international economic data compiled from multiple official sources including the central banks and national statistical institutes of individual countries, The World Bank, the United Nations, the U.S. Energy Information Administration, UNESCO, the United Nations Development Program, the World Economic Forum, and many others. Users to our site can compare countries and track their development over time, look at multiple indicators per country and global maps, produce summary statistics, download data, read articles on the world economy, and more. We have over 100,000 registered users from around the globe including students and faculty from over 500 universities. Visit the site.