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BvD Historicals Documentation

Overview

The purpose of this documentation is to provide comprehensive guidance on the BvD(Bureau van Dijk) Historicals Dataset. It is designed to help users understand the dataset's contents and structure.

By offering detailed descriptions, data structure information, and metadata explanations, this documentation aims to:

  • Facilitate Understanding: Help users grasp the scope and depth of the dataset, detailing the various attributes available.
  • Support Research: Enable researchers to leverage the dataset for in-depth analysis, studies, and reports.
  • Streamline Data Access: Guide users through the process of applying for and accessing the data, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience.

Importance of Dataset

The BvD Historicals Dataset provides extensive information on financials, ownership structures, and company profiles, making it an invaluable resource for conducting detailed and robust research. This dataset ensures high standards of accuracy and reliability, supporting a wide range of research topics such as corporate governance, market dynamics, financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory impacts, and the effects of economic policies.

Data Access

UIUC Access

Data access is restricted to authorized users.

Please visit this link to request access to the dataset.

Support

If you encounter any issues during the access request process or while using the dataset, you may reach out to DSRS for assistance.