Subject Guide » Economics
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AmosWeb
The featured resource of this site is an Economic Glossary with over 1,100 searchable or browseable economic terms. The terms and concepts are taken from Orley Amos's 1994, Economic Literacy: A Comprehensive Guide to Economic Issues from Foreign Trade to Health.
Western Michigan University's Department of Economics
The Dismal ScientistEconomics is the subject, with emphasis on the United States. Statistics and rankings for states or Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) are available based on factors such as demographics, income, population density, number of new business incorporations, etc. Forecasts and summaries of major economic releases are expressed in clear, non-technical language. Corporate and university-affiliated economists contribute to the site (brief biographies are posted).
Federal Reserve BoardThe Federal Reserve duties fall into four general areas: 1) conducting the nation's monetary policy; 2) supervising and regulating banking institutions and protecting the credit rights of consumers; 3) maintaining the stability of the financial systems; and 4) providing certain financial services to the US government, the public, financial institutions, and foreign official institutions.
FINWebFINWeb is a financial economics Web site managed by James R. Gaven, Ph.D. The objective of FINWeb is to list Internet resources providing substantive information concerning economics and finance-related topics.
List of Economics JournalsList of print and electronic journals on the subject of economics.
National Bureau of Economic Research Access unbiased economic research by policy makers, business professionals, and the academic community. Use this to search the Working paper series of NBER.
Pacific Exchange
The Pacific Exchange (PCX) is a marketplace where individual and institutional investors, professional broker-dealers, and registered member firms meet to buy and sell more than 2,600 stocks, bonds and other securities issued by publicly traded companies, as well as options on more than 800 stocks. PCX also trades options on the PSE Technology 100, Morgan Stanley Emerging Growth, and Wilshire Small Cap indexes.
Social Science Research NetworkSocial Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment ResearchThe W.E. Upjohn Institute is an independent, nonprofit research organization devoted to finding, evaluating, and promoting solutions to employment-related problems. Includes up-to-date data on current economic conditions in the 20 counties making up Southwest Michigan. Updated monthly.
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