ECONOMIC RESOURCES
Economics 103 -- Shackelford

GENERAL U.S. ECONOMIC DATA
BUDGET RESOURCES AND STATISTICS
U.S. MONETARY DATA AND INFORMATION
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DATA
NEWSPAPERS-NEWSMAGAZINES-ZINES
ECONOMIC & POLITICAL THINK-TANKS
SELECTED ECONOMIC ISSUES
WEB SEARCH ENGINES

GENERAL U. S. ECONOMIC DATA

Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S Treasury
Joint Economic Committee (economic news)
White House- Economics
The Dismal Scientist is a great site for lots of very current economic information and links to regional as well as national data.
Bill Geoffe'spage of Economic Resourcesat the AEA(overwhelming and complete)
Thomas Information Center (Library of Congress)

BUDGET RESOURCES AND DATA (Tax and Revenue)

National Debt Clock
Census Bureau - Fact Finder
IRS
Vote Smart



U.S. MONETARY DATA AND INFORMATION

Federal Reserve Board of Goverors website--includes links to historical information, policy, and economic data from the Fed.
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)




INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DATA

OECD on line (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
World Trade Organization
EU | FTAA
Multinational Monitor links to international materials
Financial Services Authority (UK market regulation)



NEWSPAPERS-NEWSMAGAZINES-ZINES

Crayon! Create your own online newspaper with this site. (Developed by two engineering students at Bucknell!)

The New York Times (requires free subscription)
The Washington Post
MSNBC
The Economist
The Nation
U.S. News and World Reports
The Atlantic



ECONOMIC & POLITICAL THINK-TANKS

The Cato Institute
EPI (Economic Policy Institute)
Brookings
Center for Policy Research (CEPR)
Institute for Women's Policy Research



SELECTED ISSUES

Working
The Philadelphia Inquirer Special Report Who Stole the American Dream (part 1)

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Last updated January2011. Please contact Jean Shackelford, Department of Economics, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.