Social Sciences

Sections (7)

• Economics

  3 topics

  • Econometrics
  • Theoretical Economics
  • General Economics

• Quantitative Finance

  4 topics

  • Computational Finance
  • Mathematical Finance
  • Risk Management
  • Portfolio Management

• Psychology

  Article, resources, wiki and discussion.

• Sociology

  Article, resources, wiki and discussion.

• Political Science

  Article, resources, wiki and discussion.

• Geography

  Article, resources, wiki and discussion.

• Communication

  Article, resources, wiki and discussion.

Curated Resources (25)

Tools (4)

• R Project for Statistical Computing r-project.orgfree

  Open-source programming environment widely adopted in social sciences for statistical analysis, psychometrics, and econometrics.

• JASP jasp-stats.orgfree

  Free and open-source statistical program with an intuitive graphical interface supporting classical and Bayesian social science methods.

• Gephi gephi.orgfree

  Open-source software for exploring and manipulating networks and graphs in sociological, political, and historical research.

• OpenRefine openrefine.orgfree

  Powerful open-source tool for working with messy quantitative and qualitative datasets, cleaning data, and transforming formats.

Databases (5)

• Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) fred.stlouisfed.orgfree

  Extensive online database of US and international economic time series maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

• World Bank Open Data data.worldbank.orgfree

  Free, open-access repository of global development indicators and socioeconomic statistics from the World Bank.

• ICPSR icpsr.umich.edufree

  World's largest archive of digital social science datasets, surveys, and polling studies maintained by the University of Michigan.

• IPUMS ipums.orgfree

  Harmonized census and survey data from around the world integrated for social and economic research.

• Our World in Data ourworldindata.orgfree

  Open-access scientific online publication featuring research and interactive data on global poverty, health, and population.

Learn (4)

• Marginal Revolution University mru.orgfree

  Free online educational platform created by economists Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok offering video courses in micro and macroeconomics.

• MIT OpenCourseWare: Economics ocw.mit.edufree

  Open educational materials, lecture videos, and problem sets from MIT undergraduate and graduate economics and political science courses.

• OpenStax Social Sciences openstax.orgfree

  Peer-reviewed, openly licensed introductory college textbooks in psychology, sociology, political science, and economics.

• CrashCourse Social Sciences thecrashcourse.comfree

  Educational video series covering psychology, sociology, economics, and government produced by Complexly.

Publications (4)

• American Economic Review aeaweb.orgfreemium

  Flagship peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Economic Association covering microeconomics, macroeconomics, and applied policy.

• Annual Review of Sociology annualreviews.orgfreemium

  Influential annual volume providing comprehensive, synthesis literature reviews of major developments in sociology.

• American Political Science Review cambridge.orgfreemium

  Flagship scholarly research journal of the American Political Science Association published by Cambridge University Press.

• Annual Review of Psychology annualreviews.orgfreemium

  Leading synthesis review journal covering key research trends in cognitive, clinical, developmental, and social psychology.

Blogs and sites (4)

• Marginal Revolution marginalrevolution.comfree

  Widely read academic economics blog founded by Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok analyzing market trends and social policies.

• SocArXiv socopen.orgfree

  Open archive for the social sciences providing free access to working papers, preprints, and research repositories.

• SSRN Social Sciences ssrn.comfree

  Multidisciplinary online repository devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and working papers.

• Stanford Social Innovation Review ssir.orgfree

  Award-winning magazine and digital platform informing cross-sector solutions to global socioeconomic problems.

Events and conferences (4)

• Allied Social Science Associations Annual Meeting (ASSA) aeaweb.orgfree

  Premier international conference in economics hosted each January by the American Economic Association and affiliated associations.

• American Sociological Association Annual Meeting asanet.orgfree

  Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association bringing together thousands of sociology educators and researchers.

• American Political Science Association Annual Meeting apsanet.orgfree

  World's largest gathering of political scientists, policy scholars, and international relations researchers.

• American Psychological Association Annual Convention convention.apa.orgfree

  Global annual convention featuring psychological scientific sessions, clinical workshops, and mental health research.

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