The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international organization which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks.
The CIA provides helpful information on all countries in a very easy to use and helpful format.
The Economist Magazine prepares briefings on the economic and political situations in countries.
This website give you information about currency exchange rates. In addition to major currencies you can also find information on obscure currencies, as well.
Excellent collection of all kinds of statistics related to the United States.
This website is full of great information, forms, etc., for people who are directly involved with international trade.
- Germany - Economic Statistics
Greg Mankiw is the author of a well know economics textbook and professor of economics at Harvard. Many of my students use his textbook in our classes.
This site provides excellent information of the legal, political and economic systems of countries and ranks them accordingly.
This is Hernando de Soto's organization in Peru. The ILD is active around the world promoting legal reform which is critical to economic development.
This is a detailed collection of economic information related to significant economic powers.
This is a website set up by George Washington University Professor Steven Suranovic. The website contains articles and textbooks on international economics and finance.
The IMF was one of the institutions established at the end of World War II to promote trade and to facilitate the development of international trade and currency systems. The IMF is well known for its work in assisting countries facing difficult economic situations.
This is an international organization with 118 member countries. This organization focuses on migration issues.
Great source of international trade information and statistics.
This WTO publication is a great source of information on trade. It is in PDF format and 274 pages in length.
Today there is a branch of economics being developed in some Muslim societies which is based on Islamic religious beliefs. However, trying to base a science on a belief system independent of the facts is always a dangerous recipe.
This website contains all kinds of Japanese economic statistics, as well as many other types of statistics produced by the Japanese government.
Great resource for economics related materials.
This website combines all kinds of international statistics from many different sources. This also allows you to display the statistics in graphical formats for easy international comparisons.
This is a great source of cutting edge economic thinking. 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.
Great source of United Kingdom statistics.
Good source of country business analysis information.
This U.S. government website provides information on social security programs in 170 countries around the world.
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The
Commanding Heights (PBS)
PBS presents this documentary explaining the economic history of the 20th Century. Through this website you can view the documentary and review numerous supporting documents and transcripts of the documentary. The website also offers a book of the same name. The book is the only thing better than this documentary.
This April 14, 2005 Speech by Ben Bernanke (now Chairman of the Federal Reserve) will help you understand the relationships between trade deficits, saving rates and international investment patterns.
"Since the end of the cold war, the United States has been trying to come up with an operating theory of the world and a military strategy to accompany it. Now there's a leading contender. It involves identifying the problem parts of the world and aggressively shrinking them. Since September 11, 2001, the author, a professor of warfare analysis, has been advising the Office of the Secretary of Defense and giving this briefing continually at the Pentagon and in the intelligence community. Now he gives it to you."
- Bureau of Economic
Analysis
This government website provides official statistics relating to the measurement of GDP. It breaks the statistics down by state, locality and industry.
- Bureau of Labor
Statistics Home Page
This government website provides official statistics on inflation, unemployment, productivity, wages, etc. The site also offers graph creation capabilities.
This website provides easy to understand descriptions of many core concepts of complexity theory and the history behind the ideas.
This is CNN's web page providing information on the Stimulus Package
- Economagic
This website offers an amazing collection of economic statistics. It also offers the user the capability to create graphs from any set of statistics. Subscriptions are free for faculty and students.
Comprehensive collection of US economic data and graphing function to create graph from the data.
Official energy statistics from the United States government.
- Federal
Reserve
The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States. In addition to information concerning the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve, you will also find information on banking regulations, as well as consumer information.
This is the Federal Government's website for the 2009 Stimulus Package. The purposes of the website are stated as:
- Education: Explain the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act;
- Transparency: Show how, when, and where the money is spent;
- Accountability: Provide data that will allow citizens to evaluate the Act’s progress and provide feedback
- Also see Recovery.org, which is a private website providing information on spending pursuant to the Simulus Package.
You have probably heard it over and over again. Those good for nothing, irresponsible Americans have hit a new low in savings. Despite being more than happy to run these stories, the media rarely wants to look at the details. The problem is in the definition of savings and not that you do not save. Guess what, all that money you put into your 401(k) does not meet the definition of savings. You spend-thrift you, you keep wasting all you money on stocks and bonds instead of saving.
This website combines all kinds of state statistics from many different sources. This also allows you to display the statistics in graphical formats for easy international comparisons.
- The Digital
Economist
This website is specifically designed for students of economics. It is a wonderful supplement to your class materials.
This is a website full of information for students and teachers on economics, business, politics and music. This includes numerous online practice quizzes and test that you can take are you study for class.
The primary job of the census bureau is to take the US census every 10 years. However, they also collect a wealth of economic information.
The Department of the Treasury is the primary economic policy maker for the executive branch. The Department of Treasury supervises the collection of taxes and is also involved in economic coordination with other nations.
You will find most economic statistics related to Utah's economic performance at this website.
If you want a short explanation of the Great Depression, this is a good article. For a fuller explanation, I recommend a book entitled "The Forgotten Man."
This is the official website of the White House. There post numerous stories about the President and current events. This is helpful if you are looking for speeches given by the President.
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Wikipedia (Free Encyclopedia)
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, which is written by its readers. Anyone can create an article or contribute to an existing article. This unique concept has created a wonderful research tool for students. It includes many excellent explanations of economic concepts.