Global GIS Datasets
Summary:
Earth Data
Earth Explorer
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Free GIS Data
Maps:
GADM maps and data
Population:
LandScan™
Gridded Population of the World version 4 (GPW v4) & Population Dynamics from SEDAC
Nighttime Lights:
Version 4 DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights Time Series
Crop Suitability:
Global Agro-Ecological Zones (GAEZ)
Caloric Suitability Index
Elevation:
ASTER Global Digital Elevation Map (GDEM)
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
Global 30 Arc-Second Elevation (GTOPO30)
Land Cover:
GlobeLand30 from GCSGI
Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) from SEDAC
Global Forest Change
Climate and Environment:
Satellite-Derived Environmental Indicators from SEDAC
OMI/Aura Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Total Column L3 1 day Best Pixel in 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3 (OMSO2e)
IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library
Language:
Ethnologue
Summary:
Earth Data
Earth Explorer
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Free GIS Data
Maps:
GADM maps and data
Population:
LandScan™
Gridded Population of the World version 4 (GPW v4) & Population Dynamics from SEDAC
Nighttime Lights:
Version 4 DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights Time Series
Crop Suitability:
Global Agro-Ecological Zones (GAEZ)
Caloric Suitability Index
Elevation:
ASTER Global Digital Elevation Map (GDEM)
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
Global 30 Arc-Second Elevation (GTOPO30)
Land Cover:
GlobeLand30 from GCSGI
Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) from SEDAC
Global Forest Change
Climate and Environment:
Satellite-Derived Environmental Indicators from SEDAC
OMI/Aura Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Total Column L3 1 day Best Pixel in 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3 (OMSO2e)
IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library
Language:
Ethnologue
China GIS Datasets
Modern China
China Dimensions from SEDAC
National Catalogue Service for Geographic Information (NCSGI, 全國地理信息資源目錄服務系統)
Historical China
China Historical GIS
Academic Map Publishing Platform (學術地圖發佈平台)
Modern China
China Dimensions from SEDAC
National Catalogue Service for Geographic Information (NCSGI, 全國地理信息資源目錄服務系統)
Historical China
China Historical GIS
Academic Map Publishing Platform (學術地圖發佈平台)
China Datasets
Macro Data:
National Bureau of Statistics of China (中國國家統計局)
China Data Online (中國數據在線)
Big Data Platform of China's Socio-economics Statistics from CNKI (中國經濟社會大數據研究平台)
CEIE Database
Wind Database
Political Elites:
Data on Prefectural Party Secretary and Mayor of P. R. China (2000-2010/2), from Fudan WTF SOSC Lab
Chinese Political Elite Database (CPED)
China Provincial and City Leader Research Database
Contemporary Society
China Environment Protection Database (中國環境保護數據庫)
Research Infrastructure of Chinese Foundations (中國基金會研究基礎數據庫)
AidData's Geocoded Global Chinese Official Finance
Macro Data:
National Bureau of Statistics of China (中國國家統計局)
China Data Online (中國數據在線)
Big Data Platform of China's Socio-economics Statistics from CNKI (中國經濟社會大數據研究平台)
CEIE Database
Wind Database
Political Elites:
Data on Prefectural Party Secretary and Mayor of P. R. China (2000-2010/2), from Fudan WTF SOSC Lab
Chinese Political Elite Database (CPED)
China Provincial and City Leader Research Database
Contemporary Society
China Environment Protection Database (中國環境保護數據庫)
Research Infrastructure of Chinese Foundations (中國基金會研究基礎數據庫)
AidData's Geocoded Global Chinese Official Finance
History China
China Biographical Database Project (CBDB)
清季職官表查詢系統
近現代人物資訊整合系統
Ming-Qing Women’s Writings (明清婦女著作)
中國家族族譜數據庫
清代糧價資料庫
China Biographical Database Project (CBDB)
清季職官表查詢系統
近現代人物資訊整合系統
Ming-Qing Women’s Writings (明清婦女著作)
中國家族族譜數據庫
清代糧價資料庫
R
RStudio
Microsoft R Application Network
The Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN)
Introduction to R for Economists by Nick Huntington-Klein
RStudio
Microsoft R Application Network
The Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN)
Introduction to R for Economists by Nick Huntington-Klein
“Relative Performance Evaluation and Discretionary Power: Official Governance in China” (in Chinese, with Shuo Chen), China Economic Quarterly, accepted.
This paper empirically tests the hypothesis that economic performance matters for China's local officials' political selection by using the county-level dataset from 2000 to 2007. We find the local official’s likelihood of promotion increases with the growth of fiscal revenue during his tenure. We also find the existence of discretion: the promotion probabilities of officials ranking in top 5 more depend on the preferences of upper-level officials.
This paper empirically tests the hypothesis that economic performance matters for China's local officials' political selection by using the county-level dataset from 2000 to 2007. We find the local official’s likelihood of promotion increases with the growth of fiscal revenue during his tenure. We also find the existence of discretion: the promotion probabilities of officials ranking in top 5 more depend on the preferences of upper-level officials.