- Resources for Economists on the Internet
Extensive guide to economics websites, sponsored by the American Economic Association.
- ABI World: Bankruptcy Filing Statistics
The American Bankruptcy Institute keeps a running count of business and personal bankruptcy filings, by quarter, updated daily.
- Beige Book
Summary of anecdotal information on current economic conditions collected by Federal Reserve Districts. Published eight times per year.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, offers regional, national and international data, articles and news releases on key economic indicators.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data, news, surveys, Economy At-a-Glance, and free e-mail subscriptions to the Bureau of Labor Statistics news releases. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor.
- Conference Board
The Conference Board, a not-for-profit, non-advocacy organization, provides objective business knowledge through the Consumer Confidence Index and the Index of Leading Economic Indicators. Additional research and services available.
- Congressional Budget Office
A professional, nonpartisan staff office that prepares independent analyses and estimates relating to the budget and the economy. Presents options and alternatives for the Congress to consider.
- Dismal Scientist
Comprehensive and timely economic analysis, tools, message boards, and other features. Real-time analysis of major economic events around the globe.
- ebrary
Search and browse business and economics titles for free. Download free software to allow copying and printing, or link through to purchase titles.
- EconoMagic.com: Economic Time Series Page
Free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research, in particular economic forecasting.
- Economic History Services: How Much Is That Worth Today?
Calculates what an amount of money from sometime in the past is worth either in today's dollars or in those of another year in the past. Form permits value in dollars for any year from 1665 to be restated in present-day equivalent, adjusted for inflation.
- Economic Statistics Briefing Room
The White House provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies. All the estimates for the indicators presented in the Federal Statistics Briefing Rooms are the most currently available values.
- Economist.com
Premier online source for the analysis of world business and current affairs. Provides authoritative insight into world politics, business, finance, and technology, as well as overviews of cultural trends and industry, business, and country surveys.
- Economy.com
Premiere source for analysis, data, forecasts, and information on the world's economies. Information and research is organized into six channels, each with their own distinct site name.
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: FRED
Economic Time-Series Database links to many resources for U.S. economic data.
- Federal Reserve Board Economic Research and Data
Releases, historical data, surveys, reports, staff studies, working papers, and articles from the Federal Reserve Bulletin.
- Federal Reserve Board Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
Twice a year, as required in the Full Employment and Balanced Growth (Humphrey-Hawkins) Act of 1978, the Board submits a written report to Congress on the state of the economy and the course of monetary policy. Reports and testimony since 1996.
- Inomics
Site tailored to the needs of economists. Find job openings for economists, conference announcements, and a search engine for economic information.
- JBES: Journal of Business and Economic Statistics
Publishes articles dealing with a broad range of applied problems in business and economic statistics. Search database for abstracts. Paid subscription required for full access.
- McMaster University: Archive for the History of Economic Thought
An attempt to collect in one place a large number of significant texts in the history of economic thought. Access economists' writings by author name.
- National Bureau of Economic Research
Data files and links to other data sites. Abstracts of NBER Working Papers.
- Office of Management and Budget: Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 2001
FY 2001, other budget documents and prior budget files. All downloaded documents require free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- SBA: Office of Advocacy
Small Business Administration's economic statistics and research page. Downloadable files, mostly in HTML, some PDF requiring free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- United States Department of Commerce: U.S. Census Bureau
Information on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), economic census and foreign trade statistics.
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