Department of Economics

Online Clearinghouses

This is an effort by the department of economics to provide some of the best economic web sites containing comprehensive information on: economic and financial resources; statistical resources for economics; economic systems,working papers and other valuable information. Certain data may appear on more than one of the following resources.

• A list of United States Economics Departments on the web. As of November 1999 there were 320 listed. Maintained by Oklahoma State University.
  
• A list of Economics Departments outside the U.S. Maintained by University of Victoria, BC.
  
• Resources for Economists On the WWW This is a comprehensive web site which provides numerous links to conferences; journal data; U.S. macro and regional as well as world data; general economics and teaching; research organizations; working papers; finance and financial markets and other economic resources available on the internet.
  
• The University of Quebec (QM&RBC). This provides an excellent list of links to various economic resources, including agriculture, banking, central banks, economic modeling, econometrics, economic growth and history, resources for teachers, the internet network and resources, international trade, game theory, post-Keynesian Thought, quantitative macroeconomics and many more, for economic researchers.
  
• The Information Economy, a collection of documents by the economist Hal Varian, provides links to the economics of the internet, government resources, intellectual property, international economics, pricing, miscellaneous resources and policy and law
  
• The University of Nebraska's Economic Information provides comprehensive links to some of the best sites and texts in economics.
  
• Antitrust Policy is a huge online web site linking economic research, policy & cases, and anti-trust matters. It also provides links to sites on mergers, price fixing, vertical restraints and other information.
  
• Dr. T's Econlinks.com provides a comprehensive, yet concise, index of useful links for Economists and anyone interested in Economics, Business and Finance.
  

Government Information

• The Bureau of Statistics provides links to the economy at a glance, data, key search of BLS web pages, survey and programs, cost of living, price indexes, statistical sites and research papers.
  
• The U.S. Census Economic Indicators provides the latest indicators on U.S. international trade, manufacturing and trade, inventories, advance monthly retail sales, housing starts, manufacture's shipments and other indicators.
  
• Yahoo has an excellent search engine and an extensive catalogue of economics
  
• Galaxy's Social Sciences Web page
  
• Morgan Stanley Capital International
  
• FRB St. Louis - Research Links
  

International Organisations

Many of the International Organizations have useful information at their Web or gopher sites. Here is a sampling:

• Asian Development Bank
  
• InterAmerican Development Bank
  
• International Monetary Fund
  
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  
• United Nations
  
• World Bank
  
• World Trade Organization
  

Data to Download

• FRED Database Index
  
• Global Risk Assessments, Inc. (GRA Research Links)
  
• Economagic Time Series Page
  
• Bureau of Economic Analysis
  

Finance Material on the Internet

• FIN Web- a financial web site that provides an extensive list of links to economic and finance related topics, financial journals ,working papers, financial data bases and other sites.
  
• Journal of Finance Web site- provides numerous links to financial institutions, finance journals, institutional working papers, research centers, educational resources, derivatives, and sites of interest to students.
  
• Virtual Finance Library- provides a comprehensive list of links to investment banks, finance on the WWW, popular finance web sites, including companies on the NYSE, NASDAQ and other financial sites. It also provides a financial data finder.
  

Economic Working Papers and Journals on the Internet

• Economics Working Papers Archive This award winning service (provided by the Department of Economics of Washington University in St. Louis), is devoted to the free distribution of working papers. There are 22 subject areas, along with a test posting area, a meetings area, an area for programs and an area for data. Unfortunately, many features of the Archive are not properly working.
  
• The NetEc. Also hosted by WUSTL, this search system provides links to printed and electronic working papers; code for economic and econometrics; internet resources on economics; and, comprehensive usage statistics.
  
• Seminar Papers from the Institute for International Economic Studies- a European research institute which focuses on: macroeconomics analysis; foreign trade; and general theory and methodology. It provides a complete list of downloadable seminar papers. In addition, the Institute provides many useful links to economic resources, a WWW Virtual Library on economic links and other valuable information.
  
• National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Homepage
  
• IDEAL Library - An online list of academic e-journals.
  
• University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics
  

Employment Opportunities

• Job Binder maintained by Department
  
• Career paths for undergraduate students
  
• Employment: This site contains the American Economic Associations "Job Openings."
  
• Inomics maintains a list as well as other resources for Economists.
  

Miscellaneous Items

• American Economic Association Directory of Members
  
• Resources for Education and Teaching on the World Wide Web