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Effective study
methods for economics students, by Ron Cronovich
Guidelines for asking your professor for a
recommendation
Cyber
Times Navigator
A very well-organized set of online research tools used by reporters at the
New York Times. Highly recommended.
MindTools.com
Improve your time management skills, memory, study skills, stress reduction,
and many more.
Merriam-Webster
dictionary & thesaurus
College of Business
Undergraduate Advising
UNLV
student information page
Your portal to virtually all online UNLV resources
SouthWestern's
Economics Applications
Resources for econ students, including the excellent
EconDebate
Online - a tool for researching current issues in many branches
of economics and policy-making.
Resources
for Economists on the Internet
Highly regarded, very well-organized, comprehensive list with hyperlinks.
The Dismal
Scientist
Learn what’s going on in the economy, useful for research papers
UNLV's
Center for Business and Economic Research
Info on the local economy, lots of useful links, and much, much more!
History of
Economic Thought page, by the Econ Dept at the New School for Social Research
Descriptions of the schools of thought and important figures in each.
Links to other history of thought resources.
National Bureau of
Economic Research Homepage
This organization has top economic researchers doing high-quality work in
most areas of economics. Searchable index of NBER working papers.
List
of Economics Journals
An alphabetical listing - with links, of course - to the MANY economics
journals that maintain a presence on the Web. Many of these journals
let you download articles, or at least see abstracts and tables of
contents. Compliments of WebEc.
Nouriel Roubini’s
Macro Policy Debates
Once a very useful set of resources on topical issues, Dr. Roubini of NYU has
not updated this site in a few years.
Job Openings for
Economists
The "help wanted ads" for economists. Most require an
advanced degree.
Government, international, and
non-governmental agencies
How to
contact your elected officials (local, state, and U.S.)
The Congressional Budget
Office
Lots of policy research. The CBO is seen as non-partisan and relatively
politically unbiased.
The U.S. Social Security
Administration
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
CATO Institute
World Trade Organization
Global economic savior, or agent of Satan? You decide.
World Bank
A
nice set of links from UNLV’s Department of Environmental Studies
Data
Overview of the Economy, Bureau of
Economic Analysis
On one handy page, the BEA lists its latest releases on U.S. and state GDP and
income.
FRED
database (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
All kinds of U.S. economic data. Easy to use. Excellent.
Quick links to many economic indicators from
Macroeconomic Advisers
DataBasics
This webpage by the Dallas Federal Reserve contains helpful information on
how to work with data, such as:
indexing data to a common starting point, annualizing data, correcting
data for the effects of inflation.
Also, the left-hand side of the screen contains links to different
kinds of economic data.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
Bureau of Economic
Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
Data on the U.S. National Income Accounts (Y, C, I, G, NX) and some
others. Contains a link to the Survey of Current Business, another good
source of data and info.
Flow of Funds
Accounts of the U.S., Federal Reserve Statistical Release Z.1
Data on the money supply and tons of other assets.
Business Cycle
Indicators (including Index of Leading Economic Indicators), The Conference
Board
Economic Report
of the President and its data appendix
Current Population Survey (IPUMS-CPS)
IPUMS-CPS is an integrated set of data from 45 years (1962-2006) of the March
Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a monthly U.S. household
survey conducted jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Initiated in the 1940s in the wake of the Great Depression,
the survey was designed to measure unemployment. A battery of labor
force and demographic questions, known as the "basic monthly survey," is asked
every month. Over time, supplemental inquiries on special topics have
been added for particular months. Among these supplemental surveys, the
March Annual Demographic File and Income Supplement (hereafter referred to as
the March CPS) is the most widely used by social scientists and policymakers,
and it provides the data for IPUMS-CPS. To make cross-time comparisons
using the March CPS data more feasible, variables in IPUMS-CPS are coded
identically or "harmonized" for 1962 to 2006. IPUMS-CPS also facilitates the
study of long-term change by providing detailed documentation covering
comparability issues for each variable and an interactive data extraction
system.
The Gallup Poll
U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics
Data on inflation (CPI), unemployment, wages, productivity, and many others.
Budget of
the U.S. Federal Government
DataWeb/DataFerrett
A system providing online access to many interesting databases, organized by
the U.S. Census Bureau and the Center for Disease Control.
Panel Study
of Income Dynamics
The PSID is a longitudinal survey of a representative sample of US
individuals and the families in which they reside. It has been ongoing since
1968. PSID data can be used for cross-sectional, longitudinal, and
intergenerational analysis and for studying both individuals and families.
I have not used PSID data, but people who have tell me that using it is
difficult and time-consuming.
International Trade
Administration
The CIA World
FactBook
An encyclopedic collection of information about virtually every country on
the planet.
OECD
(Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Statistics
The Interactive Currency
Table
Find out exchange rates for today or some past day of your choice.
Penn
World Tables
Data by country on many macroeconomic variables, adjusted to be comparable
across countries
NBER datasets
The National Bureau of Economic Research is where top economists conduct and
publish cutting-edge research. The most important datasets used in this
research are available on the web.
Transit
Statistics from the American Public Transportation Association
EcEdWeb
resources for teaching economics
The Teaching
Economist
Online newsletters, teaching tips, articles put together by Dr. William
McEachern
The Teaching
and Learning Center, UNLV
MERLOT, and the
Economics
section of MERLOT
Teaching tips, classroom activities, other information for instructors by
instructors.
Blogs
Greg Mankiw's blog
Commentary and analysis of today's pressing economic issues, like immigration,
the trade deficit, the minimum wage, and many, many others. Mankiw is
the author of several highly-regarded, top-selling textbooks and recently
served a two-year term as Chair of President Bush's Council of Economic
Advisors.
The Becker-Posner blog
Gary Becker is a Nobel Prize winning economist. Richard Posner is one of
the country's top law and economics scholars. Both are on the faculty at
the University of Chicago. They provide strong, sound analysis of
topical issues, though with a clear free-market orientation.
The Freakonomics blog
Needs no introduction if you've read the book. If you haven't read
Freakonomics, I highly recommend it. The Freakonomics guys (or
"Freakonomists") write articles for the New York Times Magazine
on occasion. The articles are generally very good, comparable in quality
(though not in depth) to the book.
Click here to access a
collection of these articles and supporting materials (such as links to
references cited in the articles).
Miscellaneous
Kelley Blue Book
Essential if you’re shopping for or selling a car, truck, or SUV
Reviews of
current movies from Rotten Tomatoes
CNET.com
Very useful site, reviews computer gear and gadgets
iLounge.com
Essential site for iPod users and people shopping for iPods. They
provide very detailed reviews of all iPod models, plus 100s of accessories
(cases, car adapters, speakers, you name it).
WebMD
Lots of information about medical and health topics. Searchable.
Top-grossing movies of all time
adjusted for
inflation
NOT adjusted for inflation
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