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Calhoun Community College Library - VRD - Business - Economics


Economics

 
Portals (3)
Business, Banking, & Finance (9)
Country Analysis (5)
History (3)

  Portals 
 
  EcEdWeb -  http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/
The Economic Education Web site of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Center for Economic Education, offering links and materials for all education levels.
  Economics and Statistics Portal Page -  http://webnt.calhoun.edu/distance/internet/Business/eco231/default.htm
For Mr. James M. Payne's economics and statistics classes here at Calhoun.
  Resources for Economists on the Web -  http://rfe.org/
Sponsored by the American Economics Association, this site has over 1500 resources including links to financial data files at the state, national, and international level.  Lots of useful and unusual information here.

 
  Business, Banking, & Finance 
 
  American Antitrust Institute:  Resources http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/Antitrust_Resources/index.ashx
A thorough directory of resources, including cases and issues in the news, statutes, court decisions, primers, legislation, mergers, guidelines, and gateways to more information about antitrusts.  Use the links in the left navigation bar to uncover the many resources here.
  Bureau of Economic Analysis -  http://www.bea.gov/
One of the best sources for regional, national, international, and industry statistics.  You can browse by area in the main section of the page, or use the index on the left hand side to locate specific data.  The economic publications are also full of data sets and full-text research reports.
  Census Economic Briefing Room -  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm
The U.S. Census site of economics related data.  Some are highlighted on the front page and others need to be found using the Economic Programs link at the top of the page or the Search link at the bottom of the page.
  Consumer Confidence Index -  http://www.conference-board.org/economics/consumerconfidence.cfm
The Conference Board's latest report on consumer confidence and links to other economic data from the Board.
  Economic Statistics Briefing Room -  http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
The White House links to economics stats in 8 general categories: employment, income, international, money, output, prices, production, and transportation.
  Foreign Exchange Rates -  http://money.cnn.com/markets/currencies/
Updates regularly and includes a currency conversion calculator.
  Economic Policy Institute -  http://www.epinet.org/
Economic policy trends and statistics, including the EPI Datazone.
  Federal Reserve Board -  http://www.federalreserve.gov/
Monetary policy, economic research and data, consumer information, and studies.
  International Monetary Fund Publications -  http://www.imf.org/external/pubind.htm
Search or browse IMF Publications like the World Economic Outlook and the Global Financial Stability Report .

 
  Country Analysis 
 
  Budget of the United States Government -  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/
Search or browse federal budget publications and the Economic Report of the President from 1997 to the present.
  Economic Report of the President -  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/
An overview of the nation's economic progress with extensive data sets and analysis.  This document is prepared annually by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.
  International Monetary Fund Country Info -  http://www.imf.org/external/country/index.htm
IMF reports, publications, and news bulletins on member countries and regions.
  OECD Economic Surveys -  http://www.oecd.org/
Economic assessment and recommendations essays for OECD member countries.  You can also use the search and browse options on the left side of the screen to find other reports and statistics.
  The World Bank Group -  http://www.worldbank.org/
Comprehensive economic information on developing countries organized by topics such as agriculture, energy, and climate change.

 
  History 
 
  Archive for the History of Economic Thought -  http://socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/
"This archive is an attempt to collect in one place a large number of significant texts in the history of economic thought... including representative texts of all of the major thinkers and schools of thought; and most of the sub-fields of economics."
  Economic History Services -  http://www.eh.net/
Offers information about professional organizations, discussion lists, databases, course syllabi, and links to related economic history sites.
  History of Economic Thought -  http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/index.htm
Created to supplement history of economic thought courses at the New School of Social Research.