africamonitor0.2.4 package

Africa Macroeconomic Monitor Database API

africamonitor-package

Africa Macroeconomic Monitor Database API

am_as_date

Coerce Vectors to Dates

am_data

Retrieve Data from the Database

am_expand_date

Generate Temporal Identifiers from a Date Column

am_pivot_longer

Reshape Column-Based Data to Long Format

am_pivot_wider

Reshape Long API Data to Column-Based Format

am_series

Retrieve Series Table

am_sources

Retrieve Data Sources Table

dot-AMID

Global Identifier Macros

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An R API providing access to a relational database with macroeconomic data for Africa. The database contains >700 macroeconomic time series from mostly international sources, grouped into 50 macroeconomic and development-related topics. Series are carefully selected on the basis of data coverage for Africa, frequency, and relevance to the macro-development context. The project is part of the 'Kiel Institute Africa Initiative' <https://www.ifw-kiel.de/institute/initiatives/kiel-institute-africa-initiative/>, which, amongst other things, aims to develop a parsimonious database with highly relevant indicators to monitor macroeconomic developments in Africa, accessible through a fast API and a web-based platform at <https://africamonitor.ifw-kiel.de/>. The database is maintained at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy <https://www.ifw-kiel.de/>.

  • Maintainer: Sebastian Krantz
  • License: GPL-3
  • Last published: 2024-01-25

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