Maddison Project - Revision history

Vipul at 02:58, 23 November 2017

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	\| Start date \|\| March 2010 for the explicit Maddison Project<ref name=official-website/><br/>1960s for the original work by Angus Maddison that was the genesis of the project.<ref name=maddison-project-2013-update>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/maddison-project/publications/wp4.pdf \|title=The First Update of the Maddison Project Re-Estimating Growth Before 1820 \|first1=Jutta \|last1=Bolt \|first2=Jan Luiten \|last2=van Zanden \|date=January 2013 \|accessdate=October 3, 2017}}</ref>{{rp\|3}}		\| Start date \|\| March 2010 for the explicit Maddison Project<ref name=official-website/><br/>1960s for the original work by [[contributor::Angus Maddison\| ]]Angus Maddison that was the genesis of the project.<ref name=maddison-project-2013-update>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/maddison-project/publications/wp4.pdf \|title=The First Update of the Maddison Project Re-Estimating Growth Before 1820 \|first1=Jutta \|last1=Bolt \|first2=Jan Luiten \|last2=van Zanden \|date=January 2013 \|accessdate=October 3, 2017}}</ref>{{rp\|3}}
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	\| Data versioning \|\| Only one update released as Maddison Project, published January 2013 with data till 2010.<ref name=maddison-project-2013-update/><ref name=maddison-project-2013-data>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/maddison-project/data/mpd_2013-01.xlsx \|title=The Maddison Project 2013 data\|date = January 1, 2013\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref><br/>Multiple versions by Angus Maddison, the last of which was published in February/March 2010.<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-update>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/BackgroundHistoricalStatistics_03-2010.pdf\|title = Background notes on "Historical Statistics" in www.ggdc.net/Maddison\|date = March 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017\|}}</ref>		\| Data versioning \|\| Only one update released as Maddison Project, published January 2013 with data till 2010.<ref name=maddison-project-2013-update/><ref name=maddison-project-2013-data>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/maddison-project/data/mpd_2013-01.xlsx \|title=The Maddison Project 2013 data\|date = January 1, 2013\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref><br/>Multiple versions by Angus Maddison, the last of which was published in February/March 2010.<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-update>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/BackgroundHistoricalStatistics_03-2010.pdf\|title = Background notes on "Historical Statistics" in www.ggdc.net/Maddison\|date = March 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017\|}}</ref>

Vipul: /* Reception */

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Reception

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	\| [[Bill Gates]]<ref name=gates-guardian>{{cite web\|url = https://www.theguardian.com/business/economics-blog/2013/may/08/measuring-growth-gdp-africa\|title = Bill Gates: how GDP understates economic growth. GDP may be an inaccurate indicator in sub-Saharan Africa, which is a concern for those who want to use statistics to help the world's poorest people\|last = Gates\|first = Bill\|authorlink = Bill Gates\|publisher = ''[[The Guardian]]''\|date = May 8, 2013\|accessdate = October 3, 2017}}</ref> \|\| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation \|\| Smart well-read person \|\| Mostly echoes Jerven		\| [[Bill Gates]]<ref name=gates-guardian>{{cite web\|url = https://www.theguardian.com/business/economics-blog/2013/may/08/measuring-growth-gdp-africa\|title = Bill Gates: how GDP understates economic growth. GDP may be an inaccurate indicator in sub-Saharan Africa, which is a concern for those who want to use statistics to help the world's poorest people\|last = Gates\|first = Bill\|authorlink = Bill Gates\|publisher = ''[[The Guardian]]''\|date = May 8, 2013\|accessdate = October 3, 2017}}</ref> \|\| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation \|\| Smart well-read person \|\| Mostly echoes Jerven
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			\| Max Roser<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ourworldindata.org/economic-growth#data-sources \|publisher=Our World in Data \|title=Economic Growth § Data Sources \|year=2017 \|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref> \|\| ''Our World in Data'' \|\| Economist \|\| Lists the database as one of the data sources for GDP.
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	\| [[Paul Krugman]]<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/debt-and-growth-data/\|title = Debt and Growth Data\|last = Krugman\|first = Paul\|authorlink = Paul Krugman\|date = April 26, 2013\|accessdate = October 3, 2017\|publisher = ''[[New York Times]]''}}</ref> \|\| New York Times \|\| Economist, columnist \|\| Data source for historical debt, growth, and labor output and productivity data.		\| [[Paul Krugman]]<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/debt-and-growth-data/\|title = Debt and Growth Data\|last = Krugman\|first = Paul\|authorlink = Paul Krugman\|date = April 26, 2013\|accessdate = October 3, 2017\|publisher = ''[[New York Times]]''}}</ref> \|\| New York Times \|\| Economist, columnist \|\| Data source for historical debt, growth, and labor output and productivity data.

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Year dimension

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	==== Year dimension ====		==== Year dimension ====

	While calendar years are the finest granularity at which data is presented, not all calendar years have data. Here is a description of how the granularity changes over time. Note that we count an year is present if there is data for at least one country for that year.<ref name=maddison-project-2013-data/><ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-vertical/>		While calendar years are the finest granularity at which data is presented, not all calendar years have data. Here is a description of how the granularity changes over time. Note that we count a year is present if there is data for at least one country for that year.<ref name=maddison-project-2013-data/><ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-vertical/>

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Vipul: /* Versions */

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Versions

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	! Version !! Formats available !! Year of publication !! Month of publication !! Most recent year till which data is present !! Dimensions (inputs) !! Metrics (outputs)		! Version !! Formats available !! Year of publication !! Month of publication !! Most recent year till which data is present !! Dimensions (inputs) !! Metrics (outputs)
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	\| Maddison 2010 (version published at start of Maddison Project)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-update/> \|\| Excel spreadsheet, both horizontal (years are columns)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-horizontal>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/horizontal-file_02-2010.xls\|title = Horizontal file\|date = February 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref> and vertical (years are rows)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-vertical>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/vertical-file_02-2010.xls\|title = Vertical file\|date = February 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref> \|\| 2010 \|\| March (for explanatory note), February (for data) \|\| 2008 ~~fro~~ GDP and GDP per capita<br/> 2009 for population; also 2030 projections for population \|\| Country (or geographical region) and year \|\| Population, real GDP, real GDP per capita, population growth, real GDP growth, real GDP per capita growth		\| Maddison 2010 (version published at start of Maddison Project)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-update/> \|\| Excel spreadsheet, both horizontal (years are columns)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-horizontal>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/horizontal-file_02-2010.xls\|title = Horizontal file\|date = February 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref> and vertical (years are rows)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-vertical>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/vertical-file_02-2010.xls\|title = Vertical file\|date = February 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref> \|\| 2010 \|\| March (for explanatory note), February (for data) \|\| 2008 for GDP and GDP per capita<br/> 2009 for population; also 2030 projections for population \|\| Country (or geographical region) and year \|\| Population, real GDP, real GDP per capita, population growth, real GDP growth, real GDP per capita growth
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	\| Maddison 2013 (first update by Maddison Project)<ref name=maddison-project-2013-update/> \|\| Excel spreadsheet, only vertical (years are rows)<ref name=maddison-project-2013-data/> \|\| 2013 \|\| January \|\| 2010 \|\| Country (or geographical region) and year \|\| Real GDP per capita		\| Maddison 2013 (first update by Maddison Project)<ref name=maddison-project-2013-update/> \|\| Excel spreadsheet, only vertical (years are rows)<ref name=maddison-project-2013-data/> \|\| 2013 \|\| January \|\| 2010 \|\| Country (or geographical region) and year \|\| Real GDP per capita

Vipul: /* Versions */

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Versions

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	! Version !! Formats available !! Year of publication !! Month of publication !! Most recent year till which data is present !! Dimensions (inputs) !! Metrics (outputs)		! Version !! Formats available !! Year of publication !! Month of publication !! Most recent year till which data is present !! Dimensions (inputs) !! Metrics (outputs)
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	\| Maddison 2010 (version published at start of Maddison Project)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-update/> \|\| Excel spreadsheet, both horizontal (years are columns)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-horizontal>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/horizontal-file_02-2010.xls\|title = Horizontal file\|date = February 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref> and vertical (years are rows)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-vertical>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/vertical-file_02-2010.xls\|title = Vertical file\|date = February 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref> \|\| 2010 \|\| March (for explanatory note), February (for data) \|\| 2008 fro GDP and GDP per capita<br/> 2009 for population; also 2030 projections \|\| Country (or geographical region) and year \|\| Population, real GDP, real GDP per capita, population growth, real GDP growth, real GDP per capita growth		\| Maddison 2010 (version published at start of Maddison Project)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-update/> \|\| Excel spreadsheet, both horizontal (years are columns)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-horizontal>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/horizontal-file_02-2010.xls\|title = Horizontal file\|date = February 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref> and vertical (years are rows)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-vertical>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/vertical-file_02-2010.xls\|title = Vertical file\|date = February 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref> \|\| 2010 \|\| March (for explanatory note), February (for data) \|\| 2008 fro GDP and GDP per capita<br/> 2009 for population; also 2030 projections for population \|\| Country (or geographical region) and year \|\| Population, real GDP, real GDP per capita, population growth, real GDP growth, real GDP per capita growth
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	\| Maddison 2013 (first update by Maddison Project)<ref name=maddison-project-2013-update/> \|\| Excel spreadsheet, only vertical (years are rows)<ref name=maddison-project-2013-data/> \|\| 2013 \|\| January \|\| 2010 \|\| Country (or geographical region) and year \|\| Real GDP per capita		\| Maddison 2013 (first update by Maddison Project)<ref name=maddison-project-2013-update/> \|\| Excel spreadsheet, only vertical (years are rows)<ref name=maddison-project-2013-data/> \|\| 2013 \|\| January \|\| 2010 \|\| Country (or geographical region) and year \|\| Real GDP per capita

Vipul: /* Versions */

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Versions

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	! Version !! Formats available !! Year of publication !! Month of publication !! Most recent year till which data is present !! Dimensions (inputs) !! Metrics (outputs)		! Version !! Formats available !! Year of publication !! Month of publication !! Most recent year till which data is present !! Dimensions (inputs) !! Metrics (outputs)
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	\| Maddison 2010 (version published at start of Maddison Project)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-update/> \|\| Excel spreadsheet, both horizontal (years are columns)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-horizontal>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/horizontal-file_02-2010.xls\|title = Horizontal file\|date = February 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref> and vertical (years are rows)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-vertical>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/vertical-file_02-2010.xls\|title = Vertical file\|date = February 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref> \|\| 2010 \|\| March (for explanatory note), February (for data) \|\| 2008 \|\| Country (or geographical region) and year \|\| Population, real GDP, real GDP per capita, population growth, real GDP growth, real GDP per capita growth		\| Maddison 2010 (version published at start of Maddison Project)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-update/> \|\| Excel spreadsheet, both horizontal (years are columns)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-horizontal>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/horizontal-file_02-2010.xls\|title = Horizontal file\|date = February 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref> and vertical (years are rows)<ref name=angus-maddison-2010-data-vertical>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/Historical_Statistics/vertical-file_02-2010.xls\|title = Vertical file\|date = February 1, 2010\|accessdate = October 7, 2017}}</ref> \|\| 2010 \|\| March (for explanatory note), February (for data) \|\| 2008 fro GDP and GDP per capita<br/> 2009 for population; also 2030 projections \|\| Country (or geographical region) and year \|\| Population, real GDP, real GDP per capita, population growth, real GDP growth, real GDP per capita growth
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	\| Maddison 2013 (first update by Maddison Project)<ref name=maddison-project-2013-update/> \|\| Excel spreadsheet, only vertical (years are rows)<ref name=maddison-project-2013-data/> \|\| 2013 \|\| January \|\| 2010 \|\| Country (or geographical region) and year \|\| Real GDP per capita		\| Maddison 2013 (first update by Maddison Project)<ref name=maddison-project-2013-update/> \|\| Excel spreadsheet, only vertical (years are rows)<ref name=maddison-project-2013-data/> \|\| 2013 \|\| January \|\| 2010 \|\| Country (or geographical region) and year \|\| Real GDP per capita

Vipul: /* Data description */

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Data description

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	Maybe something about the purchasing power parity marking China as too expensive?<ref name=maddison-right>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/maddison-project/publications/wp7.pdf\|title = What Makes Maddison Right?\|author = Jan Luiten van Zanden\|author2 = Debin Ma\|date = September 1, 2017\|accessdate = October 5, 2017}}</ref>		Maybe something about the purchasing power parity marking China as too expensive?<ref name=maddison-right>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/maddison-project/publications/wp7.pdf\|title = What Makes Maddison Right?\|author = Jan Luiten van Zanden\|author2 = Debin Ma\|date = September 1, 2017\|accessdate = October 5, 2017}}</ref>

			==== Differences between versions ====

	~~==== Differences~~ between versions ~~====~~		Both the 2010 version and the 2013 version use 1990 international dollars for the GDP per capita estimate, so the numbers are comparable between the versions.

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	==Data sources==		==Data sources==

Vipul: /* Completeness */

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Completeness

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	==== Completeness ====		==== Completeness ====

	Data is not present for every combination of country and year. This could be because of the absence of reliable sources that could be used to construct the data.		Data is not present for every combination of country and year. This could be because of the absence of reliable sources that could be used to construct the data. See the table above (in [[#Year dimension]]) for more information on completeness.

	Data on former countries continues to be calculated for years after that country ceases to exist as a geopolitical entity.		Data on former countries continues to be calculated for years after that country ceases to exist as a geopolitical entity.

	==== Accuracy and precision ====		==== Accuracy and precision ====

Vipul: /* Caveats */

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Caveats

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	Maybe something about the purchasing power parity marking China as too expensive?<ref name=maddison-right>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/maddison-project/publications/wp7.pdf\|title = What Makes Maddison Right?\|author = Jan Luiten van Zanden\|author2 = Debin Ma\|date = September 1, 2017\|accessdate = October 5, 2017}}</ref>		Maybe something about the purchasing power parity marking China as too expensive?<ref name=maddison-right>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/maddison-project/publications/wp7.pdf\|title = What Makes Maddison Right?\|author = Jan Luiten van Zanden\|author2 = Debin Ma\|date = September 1, 2017\|accessdate = October 5, 2017}}</ref>


			==== Differences between versions ====

	==Data sources==		==Data sources==

Vipul: /* Data dimensions and metrics */

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Data dimensions and metrics

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	The data presented in the Maddison Project database is a partial function where:		The data presented in the Maddison Project database is a partial function where:

	* The inputs (the dimensions) are country and year.		* The inputs (the dimensions) are region (usually, country) and year.
	* The metrics include:		* The metrics include:
	** Population: Included in		** Population: Included in
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	==== ~~Country~~ dimension ====		==== Region dimension ====

	The ~~country~~ dimension includes most modern countries, but also includes historical countries (such as the former USSR) and regions within countries (such as centre-north Italy) for which it is easier to get historical data than their modern country equivalents. The working paper says:<ref name=maddison-project-2013-update/>		The region dimension includes most modern countries, but also includes historical countries (such as the former USSR) and regions within countries (such as centre-north Italy) for which it is easier to get historical data than their modern country equivalents. The working paper says:<ref name=maddison-project-2013-update/>

	{{quotation\|A related issue is that historical estimates often refer to different territorial entities than the countries within the borders of 1990, the basic unit of account used in the Maddison framework. He made many corrections for (minor) changes in borders (an overview will be provided in future work). However, moving back in time sometimes means that we have only estimates for Northern Italy (instead of Italy as a whole), for Holland (Netherlands) or for the Cape Colony (South Africa). When those smaller regions represented less than two-third of the population and/or the GDP of the modern country (within current borders), we have presented the estimates in italics to warn users.}}		{{quotation\|A related issue is that historical estimates often refer to different territorial entities than the countries within the borders of 1990, the basic unit of account used in the Maddison framework. He made many corrections for (minor) changes in borders (an overview will be provided in future work). However, moving back in time sometimes means that we have only estimates for Northern Italy (instead of Italy as a whole), for Holland (Netherlands) or for the Cape Colony (South Africa). When those smaller regions represented less than two-third of the population and/or the GDP of the modern country (within current borders), we have presented the estimates in italics to warn users.}}
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	==== Other information ====		==== Other information ====

	As mentioned in connection with the ~~country~~ dimension, italics and bold are used for some cells.		As mentioned in connection with the region dimension, italics and bold are used for some cells.

	Notes are added for some estimates, that are visible by hovering over the cell in spreadsheet software. A triangle at the top right of a cell indicates that there are notes for that cell.		Notes are added for some estimates, that are visible by hovering over the cell in spreadsheet software. A triangle at the top right of a cell indicates that there are notes for that cell.