The Comparative Welfare States Dataset, 2020 Added to LIS Complementary Databases
The Comparative Welfare States Data Set has been updated and added to the LIS Complementary Databases.
The dataset is compiled by David Brady, Evelyne Huber, and John D. Stephens. Most variables now have data up to 2016 or 2017. The data cover earnings and income distribution, social spending and welfare state institutions, labor force and labor market institutions, demographic data, macroeconomic data, research and development spending, product market regulation, and political variables like voter turnout and partisan distribution of votes, seats, and cabinet share. They are available for 22 post-industrial countries and go back to 1960 when possible.
The 2020 version including Codebook, Dataset (in excel format), and Dataset (in Stata format), are now available for download.
The 2014 version including Codebook, Dataset (in excel format), and Dataset (in Stata format), are also available.