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Economics: Recommended Websites
Economic Data and Information
- Federal Reserve Economic DataFRED is the St. Louis Fed’s tool to find, graph, download, and understand economic and social science data
- American Economics Association-UndergraduatesA great source for students currently studying or thinking about studying Economics.
- American FactFinderGreat source for Census Data such as Annual Economic Surveys or Economic Census.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)Provides tables for working with national, industry, international and regional economic data.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics DataA primary resource for data about employment and unemployment;also living conditions, working conditions,and how technology influences productivity.
- Economics A-ZList of economic terms for students.
- EH.Net Historical DatasetsHistorical datasets from Economic History Association
Economic Indicators and Resources
- Federal Reserve: Economic ResearchFederal Reserve of Atlanta's link for Economic Research sources.
- Summary of Commentary on Current Economic ConditionsThe Beige Book (1996 - present)
Public Policy Resources
- Brookings InstitutionBrookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization that conducts high-quality, independent research to provide innovative, practical recommendations that advance three broad goals: 1. Strengthen American democracy; 2. Foster the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans; and 3. Secure a more open, safe, prosperous and cooperative international system.
- Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)CEPR was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives.
- The Peterson Institute for International EconomicsThe Peterson Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy.
- Stanford Center on Poverty and InequalityClearinghouse on poverty and inequality trends, including crime, labor markets, public opinion, housing, retirement, and health with open source graphing. Graphs can be downloaded into either .pdf or .jpeg, and data into Excel or ASCII files.
Economic Data about Other Countries
- The CIA World FactbookThe Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
- Doing Business-Ranking of EconomiesEconomies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ranking on the ease of doing business index means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
- IMD World Competitiveness Online (free version)Annual report on the competitiveness of nations, ranking and analyzing how a nation’s environment creates and sustains the competitiveness of enterprises.
- Library of Congress Country StudiesEach online book contains historical and cultural background information on the country it covers. Formerly known as the Area Handbooks from the Department of the Army.
- NationMaster"A massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD."
- UN States--On The RecordProvides direct access to official documents reflecting the views of United Nations Member States by bringing together in one place documents available elsewhere.
- U.S. Department of State-Country Fact SheetsBrief profile on country with a focus on its relationship with the U.S. Includes links to relevant external websites.
- Worldbank--Countries and RegionsWorld Bank data and analysis on countries and regions.
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