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  • American Economic Association
    The purposes of the Association are: (1)The encouragement of economic research, especially the historical and statistical study of the actual conditions of industrial life; (2) The issue of publications on economic subjects; (3) The encouragement of perfect freedom of economic discussion.
  • Data on the Net
    Search or browse 363 Internet sites of numeric Social Science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, addresses and more. (Social Science Data Center at the University of California)
  • EconData.Net
    EconData.Net is designed to help practitioners, researchers, students, and other data users quickly gain access to relevant state and substate socioeconomic data. The site aims to be a convenient, comprehensive first stop for anyone searching among the vast, disparate array of public and private data sources on the Web. EconData.Net is sponsored by the Economic Development Administration as a service to regional data users, and is jointly operated by Impresa, Inc. and Andrew Reamer & Associates, independent economic development consulting firms.
  • Economagic.com: Economic Time Series Page
    A comprehensive site of free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research, in particular economic forecasting. At this time, there are more than 200,000 time series for which data and custom charts can be retrieved. Though the greatest utility of this site is the vast number of economic time series, and the easily modified charts of that same data, an overlooked facility of great utility is the availability of Excel files for all series. The majority of the data is USA data. The core data sets involve US macroeconomic data (that is, for the whole US), but the bulk of the data is employment data by local area — state, county, MSA, and many cities and towns.
  • Economic Policy Institute
    The Economic Policy Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy. Their mission is to inform people and empower them to seek solutions that will ensure broadly shared prosperity and opportunity.
  • Economic Policy Institute: The Datazone
    National data: Aggregate time series data documenting historical labor market trends. State & regional data: Historical employment and earnings data at the state level. Online calculators.
  • Economist.com
    Economist.com is the premier online source for the analysis of world business and current affairs, providing authoritative insight and opinion on international news, world politics, business, finance, science and technology, as well as overviews of cultural trends and regular industry, business and country special reports. Economist.com publishes all articles from The Economist print edition (including those printed only in British copies) plus a searchable archive of all The Economist’s articles back to June 1997.
  • Economist.com: Country Briefings
    News, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more.
  • EconPapers
    EconPapers use the RePEc bibliographic and author data, providing access to the largest collection of online Economics working papers and journal articles. The majority of the full text files are freely available, but some (typically journal articles) require that you or your organization subscribe to the service providing the full text file. RePEc is a distributed data set residing in over 400 archives operated by research organizations, academic departments and publishers.
  • EH.net: Economic History Services
    EH.Net operates the Economic History Services web site and several electronic mailing lists to provide resources and promote communication among scholars in economic history and related fields.
  • The History of Economic Thought Website
    This web site serves as a repository of collected links and information on the history of economic thought, from the ancient times until the modern day. It is designed for students and the general public, who are interested in learning about economics from a historical perspective.
  • IDEAS: Research Papers in Economics (RePEc)
    The largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics and available freely on the Internet. Over 550,000 items of research can be browsed or searched, and over 450,000 can be downloaded in full text. This site is part of a large volunteer effort to enhance the free dissemination of research in Economics, RePEc.
  • Investopedia: Economic Indicators: Overview
    Every week there are dozens of economic surveys and indicators released. Economic indicators can have a huge impact on the market; therefore, knowing how to interpret and analyze them is important for all investors. This tutorial covers some of the most important economic indicators. Learn where to find them, how to read them and what they can tell you about the health of the economy - and your investments.
  • National Association for Business Economics (NABE)
    NABE® is an association of professionals who have an interest in business economics and who want to use the latest economic data and trends to enhance their ability to make sound business decisions. There are approximately 2,500 members representing more than 1,500 businesses and other organizations from around the world. NABE’s mission is to provide leadership in the use and understanding of economics.
  • National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
    Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. The NBER is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community.
  • Peterson Institute for International Economics
    A private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy. Since 1981 the Institute has provided timely and objective analysis of, and concrete solutions to, a wide range of international economic problems. The Institute attempts to anticipate emerging issues and to be ready with practical ideas, presented in reader-friendly formats, to inform and shape public debate.
  • The RePEc Project
    RePEc: Research Papers in Economics is a volunteer-driven initiative to create a public-access database that promotes scholarly communication in economics and related disciplines. The database contains information on more than 585,000 items.
  • SmartEconomist.com
    Economists select and review the best, most relevant Working Papers in economics, finance and business. Each Report is brief, unbiased and jargon-free, with practical highlights and a detailed review - new Reports are constantly published.

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