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Econ Data & Links Gives the current value of economic statistic in table format. It provides quick access to a variety of up-to-date statistics. When it was feasible the links in the table were chosen so the user has access to time series or data for other areas and to related data. http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~johnsh/econ/econ_EDL.htm

Economic Working Papers  NetEc is an international academic effort to improve the communication of economics via electronic media. It consists of: information on printed working papers on BibEc, data about electronic working papers on WoPEc, code for economics and econometrics on CodEc, World Wide Web resources in economics on WebEc, home page papers in economics on HoPEc, jokes about economists and economics on JokEc. http://netec.wustl.edu/local/search.html

Resources for Economists on the Internet This guide lists more than 900 resources on the Internet to those interested in economics. http://econwpa.wustl.edu/EconFAQ/EconFAQ.html

International Economic Conditions

Annual Report of the Bank of International Settlements The BIS's predominant tasks are "to promote the cooperation of central banks and to provide additional facilities for international financial operations". The annual report contains data on industrial and emerging markets. http://www.bis.org/publ

OECD in Figures  It offers a snapshot of the OECD economies. Each of the 21 subjects consists of 1–3 tables. http://www.oecd.org/publications/figures/

World Development Indicators Time series statistics on national accounts, international transactions, manufacturing, and monetary indicators are provided for World Bank member countries. http://www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/countrydata.html

U.S. Economic Indicators

Beige Book: Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions This is a summary from each Federal Reserve Bank District. Gathered are anecdotal information on current economic conditions in each district through reports from bank and branch directors and interviews with key business people and economists, as well as market reports and other sources.http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)  Created by St. Louis Federal Reserve District, FRED provides historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily U.S. interest rates, monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, balance of payments and regional economic data. http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/

Monthly Labor Review Contains articles as well as a monthly statistics section on employment and earnings. Covers less detail but a longer range of years than Employment and Earnings. http://stats.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm

Statistical Abstract of the United States  A well indexed, comprehensive collection of statistics in tabular format. Includes basic statistics for a wide range of economic indicators. The index leads to specific table numbers. Each table lists the source of the statistics for further reference. http://www.census.gov/statab/www

Survey of Current Business  Includes monthly and quarterly cyclical indicator statistics. Tables of economic indicators cover such statistics as personal income, industrial productivity, business sales and inventories, commodity prices, producer prices, labor force, and earnings. Statistical series usually give monthly statistics for the last year and annual statistics for the previous two years. http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/pubs.htm

Treasury Bulletin  This report of federal fiscal operations includes details of federal debt, bonds, notes, market yield, and other federal financial obligations. Positions of major foreign currencies are included, along with a profile of the domestic economy including growth of GDP, federal deficit, and rate of personal savings. http://www.fms.treas.gov/bulletin/index.html

The sites in this webliography are primarily concerned with a wide variety of topics: international economics, publications, associations, statistical sources, specific topics, etc. It is important, however, to remember that although there is a separate webliography on the American economy, meta-sites also often include links to sites concerned with the American economy.

Academic Info: Economics Gateway
• Compiled and maintained by Michael Madin
• Links to the following: rates/indexes, foreign/international economics, economic history, libraries, development studies, organizations
• Excellent annotations accompany many sites
• Great place for beginning research; does an admirable job of covering the basics

Alphabetical Index: Economists
• Compiled by Goncarlo Fonseca and Leanne Ussher, Department of Economics, New School University of New York
• Part of the "History of Economic Thought Website"
• Currently provides biographical and "works" information for over 700 economists
• Short essays profile economists' lives and influence, a portrait (optional), links to "major works" links to other pertinent websites
• Excellent, comprehensive source; especially useful for less-well-known economists

Alta Plana: Internet Economics Gateway
• Created and maintained by Seth Grimes for Alta Plana Corporation
• Provides links to the following: resource pages and archives, international organizations, national government pages, corporate servers
• Links from this page are not extensive, but the quality of the sites chosen offers a good start for beginning research

Archives for the History of Economic Thought
• Maintained for McMaster University by Rod Hay, Dept. of Economics, Univ. of Guelph [Ontario, Canada]
• This site's goal is "... an attempt to collect in one place a large number of significant texts in the history of economics"
• Provides access to primary source material for over 180 economists
• Limited number of economists' links also provide critical commentary, bibliographies and references
• Very useful for the texts provided (especially from the 17th and 18th centuries)

B&E DataLinks
• Sponsored by the American Statistical Association (ASA)
• Currently provides links to 396 websites concerned with macroeconomics, microeconomics, labor economics and finance
• Includes many sites for international economic issues
• Each link includes the following: site name, site description, last date modified, site's rating (determined by user feedback)
• Browsable and searchable by keyword
• Excellent starting point for research on international economic issues

Basic Sources of Economic Statistics
• Maintained by Bobray Bordelon, Pliny Fisk Library of Economics and Finance, Princeton University
• Provides list of print resources and website links pertaining to economic statistics
• Includes sources for macroeconomics and economic aspects of health care, trade and the environment
• Excellent annotations accompany most citations
• Print sources cited should be available in many academic libraries and large public libraries
• Excellent all-around site for economic statistics

BUBL LINK: 330 Economics
• Links to 15 economics-related pages for general resources, journals, specific topics (labor economics, financial economics, environmental economics, public finance, etc.)
• Links on each page vary in number, with the usual range being 10 to 20 sites
• Each link is annotated; includes a brief description of content, author/sponsoring body, resource type, location
• International in scope, but primarily from the UK and USA
• Cross-referenced to other BUBL LINK pages of related interest
• An excellent place to begin research

Business and Economics Indexes, Abstracts, Bibliographies, and Table of Contents Services
• Sponsored by the University of Houston Libraries
• Provides links to 13 indexing, abstracting, bibliographical and table-of-contents websites
• Excellent job of bringing these sources together in one place

Econometric Links: Econometrics Journal Online
• Maintained by Marius Ooms
• Links to meta-sites, conferences/workshops, journals
• Links to recent issues of the journal and archived news from back issues
• Short annotations accompany many links
• Very useful for its very extensive range of websites, especially for conferences/workshops

Economics
• Developed and maintained by Daphne Allen, Portland State University Library
• A directory of Internet, print and database resources, this extensive guide offers comprehensive coverage of the most authoritative economics resources, including reference works, e-journals, organizations
• "Economics Internet Sources" offers short, well-annotated links to some of the best sites in the field
• Print resources may be found in many academic libraries and large public libraries
• Databases are restricted to the Portland State University academic community; they may be available at many academic libraries and large public libraries
• Also includes advice on strategies for maximizing the efficiency of conducting research
• Excellent; one of the most user-friendly economics sites currently available; does a great job of outlining the research process

Economics
• Sponsored by Yale University Library
• Links to online economics journals, company/business articles and data, country data, "working papers," web resources
• Some resources are limited to Yale Library users
• Not extensive, but easy-to-navigate; a useful place for beginning research

Economics and Economic Statistics
• Maintained by Eric Fore, University of California Santa Barbara Library (UCSBL)
• Part of the "InfoSurf" Reference Guide series
• Provides list of print resources at USCBL and links to economics and economic statistics sites
• Annotations accompany many websites
• Print sources cited should be available in many academic libraries and large public libraries
• Also links to related "InfoSurf" guides
• Great site not only for the breadth and quality of its offerings but also for its suggestions on how best to conduct research

Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World (EDIRC)
• Maintained by Christian Zimmerman, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
• Currently links to over 7,700 institutions in 217 countries
• In addition to academic economics departments and research centers, this site also links to nations' finance ministries, statistical offices, central banks and non-profits
• Browsable by the following listings: countries, continents, areas/fields
• Searchable
• Excellent comprehensive source for academic, non-profit, governmental and organization sites worldwide

Economics Resources
• Sponsored by the Internet Public Library (IPL)
• Links to a variety of sites for general, national and international economics
• Annotations accompany most links
• Links to related IPL pages for economics associations and economics journals
• Excellent source for starting research; easy to navigate

ENTERWeb: The Enterprise Development Website: Economics
• Created and maintained by Jean-Claude Lorin
• Currently provides links to 31 economics websites concerned with "... macroeconomic analysis and forecasts, short and long-term economic trends, monetary and financial developments"
• Links are primarily comprised of "think tanks," organizations and academic research sites
• Excellent annotations accompany each link
• Also available in French
• Not comprehensive, but the selection of sites is outstanding

FindLaw: Law and Economics
• Directory of law/economics websites for the following: bibliographies, journals/publishers, working papers, mailing lists, government resources, associations, academic programs, directories
• Annotations accompany many links
• Also links to FindLaw pages for legal news, federal law, state law, legal research, international law, specific topics
• Like other FindLaw websites, this is easy to navigate and useful to both those who are familiar with legal resources and the novice

History of Economic Thought Website
• Compiled by Goncarlo Fonseca and Leane Ussher, Department of Economics, New School University of New York
• "Alphabetical Index" provides links to biographical and "works" information for over 700 economists
• "Schools of Thought" links to over 60 "schools" of economic theory; these links include commentary and links to profiles of the economists identified with a "school"
• "Essays and Surveys" provides analysis and commentary on such economics concepts as the theory of value, macroeconomics, microeconomics, game theory and other topics
• "Web Links" connects to websites concerned with archives of primary resources, academic and professional associations, journals, glossaries and related sites
• This site is one of the best — if not the best — site for any sort of research on economists and economic history, due to its comprehensiveness and navigability

International Economic and Social Statistics
• Maintained by Edward Herman, Arts and Sciences Libraries, State University of New York, Buffalo
• Provides coverage for print and Internet resources
• Scope is worldwide, regional and national
• Annotations accompany most links
• Print sources should be available in most academic libraries and large public libraries
• This site is excellent, with well-chosen websites and print resources, which are especially useful

Internet Site for Economists
• Sponsored by Ionomics
• "Especially tailored to the needs of economists," this site is worthwhile for anyone doing research on economics
• "EconDirectory" links to 46 topical areas; especially strong on sector-specific categories (environmental economics, financial economics, labor economics, etc.)
• Annotations accompany each link
• Also links to job openings and conferences/workshops
• Searchable
• Excellent and easy-to-navigate; "EconDirectory" is especially useful

List of Economics Journals
• Created and maintained by Lauri Saarinen, Department of Economics, Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration
• Affiliated with WebEc
• Currently links to 458 economics journal sites
• Journal links provide all or some of the following: subscription information, features, "about" (description of journal's focus, etc.), review information; does not provide full-text
• Some journals offer sample search options; most do not
• Browseable by 23 economic categories
• Updates 3 times annually
• One of the best sources for identifying and providing basic information about economics journals

Online Glossary of Research Economics
• Created and maintained by Peter B. Meyers, Economics Department, Northwestern University
• Provides definitions for over 1,200 terms used in English-language economics research journals
• May be browsed or searched by keyword
• Definitions drawn from a wide variety of sources
• Very useful for researching the more arcane economic terms

Online Resources and Links
• Sponsored by the Department of Economics, Minnesota State University, Mankato
• Provides links to websites for US economic data and international data
• Links to a wide variety of resources including directories, working papers, conferences, the media, associations and organizations, online journals and publishers, academic "think tanks," non-academic research and policy organizations and institutes, subject-economic sites, teaching support and services
• No annotations
• This is one of the best places for gathering comprehensive information for economics research

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• OECD is "an international organization sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy"
• Currently, there are 30 member nations and "active relationships" are maintained with 70 additional nations
• Links to 32"themes" dealing with economic or socio-economic issues
• "Statistics Portal" is especially useful
• Also available in French
• This is one of the premier economic research organizations and a "must" for serious research in the field of economics

Resources for Economists on the Internet (RFE)
• Edited by Bill Goffe, Department of Economics, State University of New York, Oswego; sponsored by the American Economic Association (AEA)
• Currently provides links to 1,357 economics-related sites categorized by 94 topics and sub-topics
• Primary categories include the following: economists/economics departments, jobs/grants, conferences, media, organizations/associations, teaching resources, forecasting
• Links to US and international sites
• Excellent annotations accompany most links
• One of the best economics sites currently available, especially for professional resources

Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG): Economics
• SOSIG is "... a freely available Internet service which aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high-quality Internet information for students, academics, researchers, and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law"
• "Economics" subject grouping links to general sites and 13 specialized topical areas
• "Resource types" for a subdivided topical area may include the following: editor's choice, reports (collections/individual) bibliographies, books, companies, educational materials, government, journals (content and abstracts/full-text) news, mailing lists, discussion groups, organizations/societies, research projects/centers, software; number of "resource types" may vary, depending on the complexity or simplicity of the topic at hand
• "Record Details" accompany each link and contain a brief but incisive annotation, e-mail address (when available), language designation and URL
• This is one of the best economics resources on the Internet, due to its subject breadth, excellent organization and cross-referencing, and quality of site annotations
• Although this outstanding website is intended for economists and academics, its comprehensiveness and navigability make it a useful source for anyone interested in in-depth research in this subject

Statistical Resources on the Web: Foreign and International Economics
• Maintained by Grace York for the University of Michigan Documents Center
• Links to international and regional organizations, trade and banking sites
• Excellent annotations accompany most links
• Like all University of Michigan Documents Center websites, this site is one of the best of its kind for clarity, comprehensiveness and navigability
• Suitable for the novice as well as the more experienced researcher

WebEc
• Created and maintained by Lauri Saarin, Department of Economics, Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration
• This meta-site is " ... an effort to categorize free information in economics on the WWW"
• Concentrates on 23 areas of economic activity, with an emphasis on scholarly topics
• Browsable and searchable by keyword
• Excellent annotations accompany most citations
• Because of its comprehensiveness and concentration on specialized areas of economics not often covered by other sites, this is an excellent resource for academic researchers

Picking the best of anything can be difficult. It's quite challenging when the subject is as vast and fast-changing as regional data sites on the Web. Our list of the ten best sites is based on a combination of the highest vote-getters in our data user survey and our own experience.

Bureau of the Census 
The Census Bureau site will lead you to the full range of popular and obscure Census data series. The site has a comprehensive A-to-Z listing of data subjects, as well as American FactFinder and CenStats, query-based means for accessing data for your area from a variety of Census series.

Bureau of Labor Statistics 
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has a wealth of information available through its Web site. BLS jobs, wages, unemployment, occupation, and prices data series are available through a much improved query-based system. Also see Economy at a Glance for an integrated set of BLS data for states and metro areas.

Bureau of Economic Analysis
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) makes its Gross State Product, Regional Economic Information System (REIS), and foreign direct investment data available on its Web site. You can also use this site to access BEA's national income account data and its publication of record, the Survey of Current Business.

FedStats 
The FedStats web site, maintained by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy, provides clickable maps to obtain state and local data profiles drawn from multiple federal statistical agencies, with links to the original data sources. It also offers links to the web sites of over 70 federal statistical agencies. If you want to get a quick overview of what federal agencies provide what kinds of data, come here. 

Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
The University of Virginia's Geospatial and Statistical Data Center provides a query-based system for obtaining a wide variety of federal data by state and area, including REIS, County Business Patterns, and historical Census Data. 

Geography Network, ESRI
Through the Geography Network, you can access a wide range of geographic content, including live maps, downloadable data, and more advanced services, from hundreds of providers around the U.S. and the globe.

Regional Economic Conditions, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Regional Economic Conditions site produced by the FDIC is high value added. Not only does it provide access to employment, income, housing, and real estate data for states, counties and metropolitan area, it offers tools to build maps, tables, and charts. 

State of the Cities Data Systems, Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD's Office of Policy Development & Research has worked with federal statistical agencies to produce special data runs on a number of economic performance indicators for metro areas, including demographics, employment, and crime. The unique aspect of this site is that data are disaggregated by central cities and suburbs. 

Economagic.com
Economagic.com gives you easy access to more than 100,000 data series including state, metro and county employment data compiled by federal statistical agencies. The site will create spreadsheet files of data on-line as well as graphing data in your internet browser. Registered users can generate forecasts from historical data. 

State Economic Data Sources, Association of University Business and Economic Researchers
The Association of University Business and Economic Researchers is one of those organizations we suggest everybody get to know. Your local AUBER member is often an insightful observer and invaluable resource on your regional economy. Every state has its own experts and specialized data collections. The fastest way to find them is AUBER’s state-by-state directory of resources.

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