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Published October 25, 2019 | Version v2
Open dataset

Speeches Dataset

Description

Description

To assist researchers in the field of central bank communication, we offer a precompiled dataset containing the content of all speeches together with limited metadata.

Variables

Name Description
date The original publication date of the speech on the ECB website. Dates are given in the format YYYY-MM-DD. For example, 3 October 2019 would be written as "2019-10-03".
speakers Comma-separated list of speakers. Only ECB Executive Board members' speeches are included. If a speech, or part of a speech, is given by a speaker who is not an Executive Board member, his/her name is not listed.
title The title of the speech
subtitle The subtitle of the speech. Usually in the format "TYPE by SPEAKER, ROLE, at OCCASION".
contents The contents of the speech are given in full including footnotes.

Details

Resource type Open dataset
Title Speeches Dataset
Creators
  • European Central Bank
  • Formats Comma-separated values (CSV) (.csv)
    License(s) no license information available
    External Resource https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/html/downloads.en.html