Chapter 1 Websites

One of the greatest books of all economics is Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations (many publishers, 1776). Every economics student should read a few pages to get a flavor of his writing. The Wealth of Nations can be found at www.bibliomania.com/NonFiction/Smith/Wealth/index.html.

Log onto one of the Internet reference sites for economics such as Resources for Economics on the Internet (www.rfe.org or rfe.wustl.edu/EconFAQ.html). Browse through some of the sections to familiarize yourself with the site. You might want to look up your college or university, look at recent news in a newspaper or magazine, or check some economic data.

Two sites for excellent analyses of public policy issues in economics are those of the Brookings Institution (www.brook.edu) and of the American Enterprise Institute (www.aei.org and www.aei.org/eo/eofront.htm). Each of these publishes books and has policy briefs online.