J Brauer: Economics web links page

General economics resources

• Resources for Economists Comprehensive, annotated guide to economics resources

Links to U.S. economic data and federal government

• Agriculture | Commerce | Defense | Education | Energy | Health and Human Services | Homeland Security | Housing and Urban Development | Justice | Labor | State | Interior | Transportion | Treasury | Veterans Affairs |

• STAT-USA Current economic statistics | US Bureau of Economic Analysis Inter/national, regional, and industry economic data | U.S. Bureau of the Census U.S. census, current economic indicators, income, poverty, housing, and other data | Statistical Abstract of the United States | Antitrust Division With links to other countries' antitrust enforcers | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Data on occupational injury & illness incidence rates | Bureau of Labor Statistics Up-to-date employment, earnings, inflation and other statistics with link to more extensive data | Internal Revenue Service |

• US Federal Reserve Bank Official Fed web site. Links to all 12 regional feds and data links click here | Federal Trade Commission An independent agency enforcing antitrust and consumer protection laws | Securities and Exchange Commission On-line access to EDGAR (company 10Ks, balance sheets, income/expense statements, etc.) | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Includes statistics on the US banking industry | Social Security Administration You can request on-line an estimate of your social-security benefits. Also includes searchable benefit and finance databases |

Links to other countries' economic data and trade-related issues

• CIA World Factbook Quick reference by country, but usually with data for only the most current year | National Association for Business Economics Go to Economic Links and then to "international data" | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Links to statistical sites of other countries | U.S. Department of State Links to commercial-related information in other countries | Library of Congress "Countries of the World" portal | International Trade Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce Lots of country-specific data and reports | Office of the U.S. Trade Representative | U.S. International Trade Commission |

Links to international organizations

• The United Nations Access to the entire UN system | Bank for International Settlements A bank of central banks. Links to a number of central banks around the world | International Monetary Fund Includes country studies | The World Bank | The World Trade Organization | The European Union | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Paris-based organization of industrialized countries. Includes country studies |

News media

• All the news media of the world | The BBC | Al Jazeera (English) | Africa Online | Far Eastern Economic Review | The Economist | The Financial Times | The Wall Street Journal | The Washington Post | The New York Times | The Los Angeles Times | Business Week | Forbes | National Public Radio | Public Broadcasting Service |

Economics think tanks

• Economic Policy Institute "progressive" | The Brookings Institution "liberal" | The Cato Institute "libertarian" | The Independent Institute "independent" with economically libertarian slant | The Heritage Foundation "conservative" |

(c) Stone Garden Economics