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Economists
with Web Pages
This site provides dozens and dozens of links to personal
web pages created by economists worldwide.
Econmagic
This site offers a unique Internet tool that will construct
a chart of almost any data series available on the web.
Want to see the trend of the CPI over the past twenty
years, or the compare the economic growth rates of Germany
and Japan? This resource is just what the doctor ordered.
Economics
Statistics Briefing Room
This site offers easy access to current federal economic
indicators, and provides links to information from a number
of federal agencies. Subjects are Output; Income; Employment;
Unemployment; Earnings; Production and Business Activity;
Prices and Money; Credits and Securities Markets; and
International Statistics.
GPO
Access
This home page of the Superintendent of Documents contains
free access to electronic government information products
(for example, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research,
U.S. Budget of Fiscal Year 1998), Federal Web Sites, and
Locators of Government Information Products.
Electronic
Policy Network
This site provides timely information and ideas about
national policy on Economics and Politics, Welfare and
Families, Education, Civic Participation, and Health Policy
in the form of a virtual magazine.
Panel
Study
At this easy-to-access data site you will find the PSID,
a longitudinal survey of a representative sample of U.S.
individuals and families, which has been collecting data
annually since 1968.
About.com
The mission of this site is to provide some insight into
the information available on the Web. It offers expert
guidance through a wide variety of disciplines, including
economics.
Statistical
Abstracts of the United States
This site provides an almost overwhelming amount of current
and historical data on almost any subject you can imagine,
including economics.
The
Public Debt
At this site you will find links to The Public Debt of
the United States to the Penny, Historical Debt, Interest
Expense and the Public Debt, and Frequently Asked Questions.
USIA
This home page of the U. S. Information Service contains
Fundamental Documents, History, Politics, Economics, Society,
Culture, and States, which all contain useful information
that can apply to the study of microeconomics. The 1997
U.S. budget is at this site.
National
Bureau of Economic Research
This site (NBER) provides comprehensive macro data on
the economy since the 1930s, while the NBER
Macroeconomic History Data site is THE source for
hard-to-find data on the economy before the Great Depression.
American
Stock Exchange
This Web site serves the world's second-largest auction
marketplace and provides visibility for over 700 companies.
Electronic
Policy Network
Federal
Reserve System Beige Book
The Beige Book, a Summary of Commentary on Current Economic
Conditions by Federal Reserve Districts, which is published
eight times a year, can be read on this Web site. It summarizes
anecdotal information on current economic conditions from
Bank and Branch directors, key business people, economists,
and market experts, by both District and Sector.
Speakout.com
Home Page
Take off from this page in many directions--News and Events,
Issues of the Week, Issue Analysis, Interact, and Features
Event--that often concern major economic issues. You can
also connect to Think Tanks, Advocacy Organizations, Universities,
Associations, Branches of Government.
Resources
for Economists on the Internet
This resource of the WWW Virtual Library on Economics
is an excellent starting place for any research in economics
by academic and practicing economists and anyone interested
in economics. Has many Web links.
WebEc--WWW
Resources in Economics
This site offers an extensive virtual library of economics
facts, figures, and thoughts.
The
Dismal Scientist
Rich in economic data and analysis for "non-economist"
this site is geared toward people who need to use economics
but aren't economists themselves.
ECONLinks
This site provides access to basic economic and financial
information in the form of links on the Web and is purposely
not encyclopedic, containing a variety of resources that
economics students will find useful.
U.C.
Berkeley Economist Brad DeLong's personal site
Rich discussions of current economics issues and problems
organized around: Careers, the Information Economy, Economists,
Multimedia, Politics, Reviews and what DeLong is writing.
One of the two best academic websites. The other is Krugman.
First
Union's Economic Information
Provides free information in the form of PDF reports on
such data as weekly economic commentary, monthly economic
forecasts and regional and real estate economics.
Macroeconomics
Measuring
Economic Performance
Bureau
of Economic Analysis Home Page
The BEA, which is a part of the Department of Commerce,
is the nation's accountant. It puts out the Survey of
Current Business and is a good source for data on GDP/personal
income, economic growth, regional development, and economic
position in the world economy.
Fairmodel
This site brings the power of large-scale macroeconometric
analysis to anyone with access to the Internet.
STAT-USA/Internet
Site Economic, Trade, Business Information
This site, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce,
contains Daily Economic News, Frequently Requested Statistical
Releases, Information on Export and International Trade,
Domestic Economic News & Statistical Series, and Databases.
Statistical
Resources on the Web/Economics
This site provides an excellent source of statistics collated
from federal bureaus, economic indicators, both historical
and current, the Federal Reserve Board, economic sources,
federal statistical tables, and a consumer price inflator/deflator,
plus many links to other sources.
The
Economic Report of the President
The President of the United States presents this review
of the U.S. economy to Congress each year. The report
is available in ASCII text and PDF formats, with downloadable
statistical tables.
Fiscal
Policy and the Federal Budget
Joint
Economic Committee Congressional Home Page
Start here to explore the work and opinions of the members
of the JEC on many topics--tax reform and government spending
and the Growth Debate, to name a couple.
The
Public Debt
Here you will find links to The Public Debt of the United
States to the Penny, Historical Debt, Interest Expense
and the Public Debt, and Frequently Asked Questions.
The
U.S. Treasury
Select Browse at this site to open up the U.S. Treasury,
which is divided into accessible areas: Banking &
Finance, Money, Taxes, and Treasury Services, to name
just a few.
Today's
Tax News
A continuously updated Web site, Today's Tax News features
highlights of the latest tax news and summaries of documents
from the United States and around the world.
U.S.
Government Annual Report
This site presents budgetary reports at the summary level,
and includes Monthly Treasury Statement, a report of government
receipts and outlays, and the Daily Treasury Statement.
FedStats
The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
maintains this site to provide easy access to the full
range of statistics and other information produced by
over 70 agencies of the Federal Government.
The
Cato Institute
This site offers economic analysis of public policy that
is always interesting and always controversial. If you
want a different perspective on the Justice Department's
battles with Microsoft or to know why recycling wastes
more resources than it saves, check it out.
American
Prospect
This site offers in-depth analysis of public policy that
is in some sense a counterpoint to the views that can
be found on The Cato Institute site.
Money,
Banking, and Monetary Policy
U.S.
Federal Reserve Bank
At this site can be found, among other things, the latest
speeches by Chairman Alan Greenspan, links to the Beige
Book-a report on the state of the economy issued every
6 weeks-and links to each of the 12 regional banks' web
sites.
FRED
Database
Site of the Federal Reserve Board of St. Louis's FRED
database, which provides historical U.S. economic and
social financial data that includes U.S. interest rates,
monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, and
much more.
Central
Banks of the World: Central Banking Resources Center
Interesting papers on electronic money and its effect
on the banking world are available here.
European
Central Bank
In addition to what you might expect to find at such a
site, you will also find drafts of the current design
for the new European currency that will replace national
bank notes by 2002.
Bank
of England
The site offers material on the workings of the bank,
some British economic data, information about the EU,
and stories about the rich history of an institution that
has been in existence for more than 300 years.
Bank
of Japan
This site offers the English-language version of the Japanese
site. The Japanese version is also available.
Banco
de Mexico
This site offers both Spanish and English version of the
information about the bank.
Business
Week Daily Briefing
This site offers up-to-date information and articles surrounding
the world of economics. It also contains hourly market
reports, special reports and regular columnists.
Unemployment,
Inflation, and the Business Cycle
Bureau
of Labor Statistics
The home page of the BLS, an agency of the U.S. Department
of Labor, offers Data, Economy at a Glance, Keyword Searches,
Surveys and Programs, other statistical sites, and more.
Quantitative
Macroeconomics and Real Business Cycle Home Page
This site is a collection of links to resources about
quantitative macroeconomics and the real business cycle
RBC theory on the Web. There is also a lot of original
material on this site.
U.S.
Census Bureau Home Page
This site is a major source of social, demographic, and
economic information such as income/employment data and
latest indicators, income distribution, and poverty data.
International
Economics
Chamber
of Commerce World Network
International trade at work is viewable at this site.
For example, click on Global Business eXchange GBX for
a list of active business opportunities worldwide or to
submit your new business opportunity for validation.
Institute
for International Economics
The site of this nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution,
devoted to the study of international economic policy,
contains news, views, reviews, working papers, publications,
and press releases, plus links to related sites.
Inter-American
Development Bank
Located in Washington, D.C., this regional multilateral
development institution focuses today on linking priorities
that include poverty reduction and social equity, modernization
and integration, and the environment.
International
Organizations
This site offers an index that provides links to a number
of international organizations and links to several sites
with general information about specific countries
International
Monetary Fund
The home page of the IMF links to Information about its
Purpose and Activities, Special Drawing Rights, What's
New, the 1997 Annual Meeting, and to other organizations
and publications.
International
Trade Administration
The U.S. Department of Commerce is dedicated to helping
U.S. business compete in the global marketplace, and at
this site it offers assistance in many Web links under
such headings as Trade Statistics, Cross-Cutting Programs,
Regions and Countries, and Import Administration.
United
States International Trade Commission
USITC economists and analysts investigate and publish
reports on U.S. Industries and the global trends that
affect them, providing objective trade expertise to the
legislative and executive branches of the government.
This site offers insight into that process.
OECD
Online
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
resulted from the need to rebuild Europe after World War
II, but it expanded to become truly international, with
policies designed to expand world trade on a multilateral,
nondiscriminatory basis.
Sustainable
Development.Org
From this Information Nexus for Sustainable Development
click on the Together Foundation, Best Practices Local
Leadership Programs, and WENet for a wealth of information
about world sustainable development activities.
The
European Union (EU)
This site of the European Union in the United States has
everything from history to current status, as well as
Web links and a search capability.
World
Bank
At this home page of the World Bank you can click on News,
Topics in Development, Countries and Regions, Doing Business
with the Bank, and more, as well as use its search feature.
World
Trade Center Association On Line
Data on world trade is available at this WTCA Web site
that features information, services, a virtual trade fair,
an exporter's encyclopedia, trade opportunities, and a
resource center.
World
Trade Organization Web Site
This is the home page of the WTO and it offers a wealth
of information. Click on About the WTO, Site Map, Search,
and Links to Related Organizations.
World
Factbook CIA
One of the best sources for general economic information
on all the countries of the world.
Country
Studies/Area Handbook Program (Library of Congress)
For particular foreign countries, reports describe and
analyze the political, economic, social, and national
security systems and institutions, and examine the interrelationships
of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural
factors.
Forecasting
ForecastCenter.com
This site provides a focal point for forecasts beyond
the current year and to serve a resource and community
for understanding change. Forecasts from numerous sources
are brought together and discussed. Many subjects, both
international and U.S., are covered.
Congressional
Budget Office
This site shows the workings of the CBO, The congressional
counterpart of the OMB, the CBO provides budgetary information
and analysis to Congress and its numerous committees.
Economic
Cycle Research Institute (ECR)
ECRI forecasts turning points in economic and inflation
cycles based on over 50 years of continuous research.
While this site's main offerings come in the form of fee-based
services, there is plenty of free information available,
including over 100 proprietary indexes for over a dozen
major economies, data releases, analysis and forecasts,
international cycle chronologies and release calendars.
Economy.com
Touted as "the premier source for analysis, forecasts,
and information on the world economies," Economy.com
is virtually a portal that provides links to six other
of the company's network sites, including The Dismal Scientist,
Free Lunch.com and Research at Economy.com.
FAIRMODEL
An excellent source of free information on the web, this
site brings large-scale macroeconometric analysis to the
masses. A user can perform multiple tasks or exercises,
including working with a U.S. macroeconometric model (US
model) or a multicountry econometric model (MC3 model)
to forecast, do policy analysis, and examine historical
episodes, read online and/or download all the documentation,
memos, and papers or download the Fair-Parke
FP program, the
US model, the
MC3 model, and the
US model in EViews format.
The
Financial Forecast Center
This supersite offers a plethora of free forecasting information
in a straightforward manner, from various stock indexes
and interest rates, to currency exchange rates and general
economy information.
Inforum
Inforum, or Interindustry Forecasting at the University
of Maryland, is a research organization dedicated to improving
business forecasting and government policy analysis. Its
specialty is industry detail within a comprehensive view
of the economy.
Dr.
Ed Yardeni's Economics Network
If you want big-picture perspective on markets and the
economy, check out Deutsche Bank Securities Economist
Dr. Edward Yardeni's site for everything from historical
interest-rate data to trends in consumer spending and
real estate. Yardeni packs a lot more attitude in his
reports than most economists. His March study, "Living
La Vida Loca," for example, came down hard on Greenspan's
inflation fears. Yardeni's Stock Market valuation tool
lets you plug in assumptions about earnings growth and
Treasury bond yields to discern if the S&P 500 is
overvalued. Not all commentary which comes in eight
languages is current or free. Some is available only
to clients.
Wells
Fargo Economic Reports
This site provides two separate reports, the Financial
Market Strategies and the Foreign Exchange Report. The
weekly Financial Market Strategies reviews the prior and
upcoming week's economic releases and their potential
impact on the bond, currency and equity markets, while
the Economic and Foreign Exchange Review provides insight
on factors affecting currency rates, analysis of key economic
data and projections for the coming weeks.
Bank
of Hawaii Economic Research Center
A reliable source for analysis of economic and business
trends in the state of Hawaii and the Pacific region.
Microeconomics
Competition
in Product Markets
American
Stock Exchange
This site serves the world's second largest auction-marketplace
and provides visibility for over 700 companies.
Bureau
of Economic Analysis Home Page
Part of the Department of Commerce, the BEA is the nation's
accountant. It puts out the Survey of Current Business
and is a good source for data on economic growth, regional
development, and economic position in the world.
Chamber
of Commerce World Network
International trade at work is viewable at this site.
For example, click on Global Business eXchange (GBX) for
a list of active business opportunities worldwide or to
submit your new business opportunity for validation.
Energy
Information Administration (DOE)
Economic information on fuel categories is available here
along with a search capability.
FRED
Database
This is the site of the Federal Reserve Board of St. Louis's
FRED database, which provides historical U.S. economic
and social financial data that includes U.S. interest
rates, monetary and business indicators, exchange rates,
and much more.
International
Trade Administration
The U.S. Department of Commerce is dedicated to helping
U.S. business compete in the global marketplace, and at
this site it offers assistance through many Web links
under such headings as Trade Statistics, Cross-Cutting
Programs, Regions and Countries, and Import Administration.
Office
of the United States Trade Representative
The government's position on international trade issues,
links to the latest press releases, and other new information
are available at this USTR site.
STAT-USA/
Internet Site Economic, Trade, Business Information
This site, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce,
contains Daily Economic News, Frequently Requested Statistical
Releases, Information on Export and International Trade,
Statistical Series, and Databases.
Statistical
Resources on the Web/Economics
This site is an excellent source of statistics collated
from federal bureaus, economic indicators, both historical
and current, the Federal Reserve Board, economic sources,
federal statistical tables, and a consumer price inflator/deflator,
plus many links to other sources.
USDA
Economics and Statistics System (Cornell University)
Data covering U.S. and international agriculture is available
here from the economic agencies of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture.
World
Trade Center Association On Line
Data on world trade is available at this WTCA Web site
that features information, services, a virtual trade fair,
an exporter's encyclopedia, trade opportunities, and a
resource center.
Labor
Markets and Unions
Bureau
of Labor Statistics
The home page of the BLS, an agency of the U.S. Department
of Labor, offers Data, Economy at a Glance, Keyword Searches,
Surveys and Programs, other statistical sites, and more.
Missouri
State Census Data Center
Basic U.S. demographic trend reports for 1980--1990 are
available at this site.
U.S.
Census Bureau Home Page
This site is a major source of social, demographic, and
economic information such as income/employment data and
latest indicators, income distribution, and poverty data.
Market
Failures and Public Microeconomics
DPLS
Archive: Study of American Families, 1994
The SAF site presents a survey of respondents to the 1994
General Social Survey (GSS) that can be used to
study patterns of sibling resemblance in socioeconomics,
and other outcomes.
General
Social Survey
The GSS see DPLS Archive is an almost annual personal
interview survey of U.S. households that began in 1972.
More than 35,000 respondents have answered 2,500 different
questions. It covers a broad range of variables, many
of which relate to microeconomic issues.
Health
Economics: Places to Go
Very complete source for information on health economics,
health policy, managed care information, public health,
and much more can be found on this Web site.
U.S.
Census Bureau Home Page
This site is a major source of social, demographic, and
economic information such as income/employment data and
latest indicators, income distribution, and poverty data.
Market
Failures and Public Microeconomics
DPLS
Archive: Study of American Families, 1994
The SAF site presents a survey of respondents to the 1994
General Social Survey (GSS) that can be used to
study patterns of sibling resemblance in socioeconomics,
and other outcomes.
HealthEconomics.com
This site offers a guide to health economics and resources
on the Web.
Inter-University
Consortium for Political and Social Research Data Archive
This home page accesses the world's largest archive of
computerized social science data. Click on Archive to
reach a list of subjects or on Table of Contents to see
the whole Web site and the search mechanism.
The
Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and Asset and Health
Dynamics among the Oldest Old AHEAD
The HRS and AHEAD data collection studies began in early
1990. This site contains information on the effects of
aging populations on aspects of the U.S. economy.
Income
Distribution and Economic Justice
Consumer
Information Center Main Page
From this site access the Consumer Information Catalog
with information on Federal Programs, Money, Small Business,
Employment, Housing, and other subjects. Links to 1997
Consumers' Resource Handbook, Federal Agencies, Consumer
Help, and Interesting Information Sites.
Institute
for Research on Poverty
This national, university-based center for research into
the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality
in the United States is nonprofit and nonpartisan. What's
New on the IRP Web site is full of good current information.
Social
Security Administration
This is the official Web site of the Social Security Administration.
Conference
Board (Leading Indicators and Consumer Confidence Index)
The Conference Board is a business research network worldwide,
linking executives from different companies, industries,
and countries. Founded in 1916. The Conference Board's
twofold purpose is to improve the business enterprise
system and to enhance the contribution of business to
society. A not-for-profit, non-advocacy organization,
The Conference Board's membership includes more than 3,000
companies and other organizations in 67 countries.
Social
Science Data
University
of California, San Diego
A listing of 863 Internet sites of numeric Social Science
statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social
science gateways, addresses and more.
News
Sources
CNN
Online Page
This is a 24-hour, video news channel. News, updated every
few hours, includes text, pictures, and film. It also
offers some good external links.
National
Public Radio
At this site, the most recent stories from All Things
Considered and Morning Edition are available
with a one-day delay; and programs since 1995 are in an
archive. Also, for the latest information
about technology check out Future Tense from Minnesota
Public Radio.
Dismal
Sciences
There is a great wealth of data available on the web,
but without analysis it can be almost useless. That's
where this web site comes in. Whenever there is a new
release of a data series the Dismal Sciences is on the
spot to offer the data and an analysis.
The
Economist
The Web edition of The Economist is available free
to subscribers of the print edition or for an annual fee
to those who wish to subscribe online. A selection of
articles is available free to those who want to dip into
the journal.
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