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General
Business Ethics -
http://www.web-miner.com/busethics.htm
Created and maintained by Sharon Stoerger, M.L.S.,
M.B.A.
Business Filings
Databases - http://www.web-miner.com/busethics.htm
From the Lawyer's Guide to the Internet, this Web
site provides links to State sites that offer business and corporate
filings.
Business Site Directory -
http://dmoz.org/Business/
A large directory of business sites from the Open
Web project. The sites are selected by volunteer editors, but are
guided by a standard that attempts to link only to useful, unique,
and reliable sites.
Company
Research on the Web -
http://www.virtualchase.com/coinfo/index.htm
A Virtual Chase guide to finding information about
companies, including public filings, lawsuits, opinions, officers,
and more.
Edgar -
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
Database for US Security and Exchange Commission
filings required for publicly traded companies.
List of Lists -
http://www.specialissues.com/lol/
A database of ranked listings of companies, people
and resources freely available on the Internet. It is arranged by
subject headings based on the two-digit 1997 U.S. NAICS Codes.
North
American Industry Classification System -
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and
Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business
activity across North America. The database is searchable by
keyword or code number. You can also use it to find the NAICS code
for the old SIC code.
Standard
Industrial Classification System -
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/sic.html
Even though it's been replaced by the NAICS, the old
SIC codes are still used in older data sets. Use this site to find
those data sets or look up old SIC numbers.
World Chambers of
Commerce - http://www.worldchambers.com/
A searchable directory of chambers of commerce
throughout the world.
Yahoo! Finance -
http://finance.yahoo.com/
A wealth of company and industry analysis, including
market data, news, company profiles, SEC filings, and more.
Economics
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/content/antitrust-resources
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.
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.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionGPO.action?collectionCode=BUDGET
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://www.newschool.edu/nssr/het/
Created to supplement history of economic thought
courses at the New School of Social Research.
Marketing
American Marketing
Association - http://www.marketingpower.com/
The official site of the world's largest
professional marketing association.
Direct Marketing Association -
http://www.the-dma.org/
The official site of the oldest and largest trade
association for users and suppliers in the direct, database and
interactive marketing field.
Marketing Virtual Library -
http://www.knowthis.com/
Annotated guide to marketing resources, covering
advertising, starting and running a business,careers and employment,
consumer issues, legal information, electronic commerce, public
relations,and sales management.
Serials
Business and Economics -
http://www.ipl.org/div/serials/browse/bus00.00.00/
A directory of magazines and other serial
publications from around the world and organized by subject.
Computers and Internet -
http://www.ipl.org/div/serials/browse/com00.00.00/
A directory of magazines and other serial
publications from around the world and organized by subject.
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