General Information Sites
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Links to economic information
EcEdWeb extensive annotated links to economics data
sources, journals, and related information.
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Directory of Ph.D.
programs in Economics
This directory is based on the list of all Ph.D. programs in
Economics (U.S. and Canada) in Peterson's Guide, and provides links
to nearly all of them.
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Directory of
Publishers
Includes Academic Publishers, Computer Book Publishers, Scientific /
Technical / Medical (STM) Publishers, Electronic Publishing Companies,
Online Publishing Projects, and Other Commercial Publishers.
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EconBase
Abstracts and complete papers from 36 Elsevier journals (e.g.
Journal of Monetary Economics,
Journal of Public Economics,
Journal of Accounting & Economics,
Journal of Financial Economics,
Journal of Econometrics).
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The Infography
The Infography lists six superlative sources of
information about the subject of "Economics--Study and Teaching-Higher Education."
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The Idea Channel
The Idea Channel's mission is to provide access to the ideas of the world's leading thinkers. The Idea Channel programs generally consist of two individuals who "simply" engage in an intellectual discussion. The web site has lots of wonderful clips, some of which can be downloaded, and an order page for on-line ordering. It has a whole section on MIlton Friedman, with links to videos, books, articles, etc.
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Federal Reserve Economic Education Web
Comprehensive portal to all of the Fed's extensive set of economic education resources.
- °Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education(CELCEE)
An ERIC adjunct, CELCEE database contains abstracts of materials on entrepreneurship education at all levels. Also included is a directory of
upcoming events and educational software tools.
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The Just-in-Time Syllabus
The Just-in-Time Syllabus (JiTS) is a pedagogical device that enables the
Economics instructor to incorporate time-sensitive data, on-line discussions as well
as links to freshly-mounted websites into the delivery of most of the undergraduate
courses in economics. This method of syllabus construction not only provides the
students with a multifaceted arena of on-line materials but also helps to enrich and
energize standard textbook presentations.
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"Woodrow" web at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
All kinds of good ideas and curriculum materials for teaching
economics!
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Economic Education pages at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Tours, a quiz, other ideas for teaching
economics!
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NetEc
Bibliography of
Working Papers
- •ArgMax.com for Economics
John Iron's site has economics headlines, data, a glossary of economics terms, and much more.
- •AmosWeb Glossary of Economics Terms
Provides definitions of most economics terms.
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EcoSim: Description of an Economics Simulation Program (and how to get
it).
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Journal of Economic Education Web
This is the home page of the leading journal focusing on economic
education. Along with information about submission and subscription,
tables of content are provided to assist you to find the topic of
interest.
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History of Economics Society
Ross Emmett's major web resource for the
history of economics, sponsored by the History of Economics Society.
- ° The Cents Financial Journal
The Cents Financial Journal: An electronic financial journal featuring
Wall Street's finest analysts, strategists, and
economists. Participating companies include Moody's, Nikko, and Banc One.
Updated every day, always free.
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Research in
Economic Education Database
Searchable database for researchers in economic education maintained
by William Walstad at the National Center for Research in Economic
Education at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Iowa Electronic Market
A teaching and research tool about operation of markets open to
university and college faculty and students. Two markets: financial and
political. This excellent teaching tool is open only to university and
college staff, faculty and students. Trades require real money, though not
expensive. Email iem@scout-po.biz.uiowa.edu to get the Trader's
Manual.
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Review of Economics Software
The Research in Economic Education Database (REED) includes software reviews.
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Wall Street
Journal Classroom Edition
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition is designed to help teachers
improve the economic and business literacy of students. The Classroom
Edition provides curriculum materials in a variety of disciplines,
including economics, business, social studies, government, marketing,
management, vocational education, family and life sciences, consumer
education and careers. Includes information for students, teacher guides,
and videos.
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Powerpoint Presentation on Internet Resources from Bob
Parks (Caution: very large file).
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Economics Syllabits:
MANY Economics Syllabi, and you can add
yours.
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"Classroom Connect" Information on How to Cite Internet Sources
If your students are using Internet sources of information in their work,
they (and you) need to learn how to properly cite this material in their
bibliographies.
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The Columbia Guide to Online Style
MLA Style Guide from Columbia University
- ° Working papers on the economics of
resource,
agricultural, and food issues.
- ° TCC-J: Teaching in Community Colleges
Journal
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The Idea Channel
Videotaped conversations with the world's leading scholars, entry
point to Libraray of Ideas Catalog for more discussions and series Free to
Choose. Idea of the Week is 15 minute audio interview with Wall former
Street Journal editor David Asman. NBA star David Robinson in ideas for
kids.
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College News Online
A site dedicated to connecting college students.
Economy-wide, Macro, and
Employment
See the Data&Info page for a complete listing of macroeconomic data sites.
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Economics statistics briefing room
Great source for quick up-to-date information. Grab the latest numbers before class!
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Fair Econometric Model
Use the Fair Model FREE on line. Examine historical episodes, change
government policy variables and examine the estimated effects of the
changes. A resource for business forecasters, government policy analysts,
macroeconomic researchers, teachers, and students.
Currently featured: Forecast of the 2000 presidential election (see Presidential Vote Equation); forecast of US economy (see US model-Forecast Memo).
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The
Calculator
Based on your input of the state of the economy,
the "Calculator" will then
determine the predicted amount of votes. It also allows "counter-factual"
analyses
of past elections.
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Economic Time Series Page
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Economic Growth Resources
A guide to economic growth resources--data, literature, working papers, etc.--on the Internet. From Jonathan Temple, Institute of Economics and Statistics, Oxford University.
International
See the Data&Info page for additional international data sites.
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Exchange Rate Information
At this Web site the exchange rates of currencies are presented in
terms of
the currency you choose. Also does three month predictions and nice
graphs!.
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Exchange Rate Information (GNN)
At this Web site the exchange rates of all national currencies are
presented in terms of
the U.S. dollar. You can also change the basis from the U.S. dollar to
another currency of
your choice.
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World Bank Group
News and Information, Publications (full-text searchable), topics in
development,
country-specific information
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International Data
Penn World Tables by Heston and Summers (maintained by EPAS at
University of Toronto)
Government Budgets and Debt
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Office of Management and Budget
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Government Budget Documents
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On-line National Federal Budget Simulator
An on-line National
Federal Budget Simulator lets anyone on the World Wide Web attempt to
balance the budget. Your choices and the actual budget can be shown
graphically also.
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Federal Budget Java Site by Kowal Design
Contains a simple, neat, point-and-click presentation
of the entire Federal budget. To explore the budget, click the button. When downloading is complete (buttons take a few minutes), explore choices to balance the Federal budget. Find solutions to reduce the
National Debt. Learn how Federal budget dollars are spent on Education,
Health Care, Defense, and the Environment.
- ° Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) in the UK:
IFS Virtual Economy
At the heart of the UK Virtual Economy are
sophisticated computer models which are very similar to those the
Chancellor and his advisors use to prepare the Budget and to keep the
economy on track.
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Concord Coalition on
National Debt
The Concord Coalition is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to eliminating federal budget deficits and ensuring Social Security, Medicare, and
Medicaid are secure for all generations. Has lots of information and data on the budget and debt.
Money and Finance
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"Woodrow" web at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
All kinds of good ideas and curriculum materials for teaching
economics!
- ° Central Banking Resource
Center
The Internet's most complete directory of central bank sites from all over
the world. For
bankers, economists, academics, policymakers, regulators, financial
journalists, consultants and others. In addition to central
bank home pages, includes links to information about central banks.
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Educational Resources in Finance
This page references online finance courses, multimedia & software,
downloadable slides, textbooks, bookstores, articles, simulators &
games and information on publishers. From Ohio State
University
- ° Center for Banking Studies
This is also the site for The Stanford Bank Game
that will be of interest to those teaching Money & Banking.
- ° Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
The CME is the first futures and options exchange on the World Wide
Web. Here you can find daily settlement prices of all CME futures and
options, marketing page with product information, educational programs,
and more.
Stocks, Mutual Funds, Company
Information
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Stock Trak(TM) Stock Market Simulation
STOCK-TRAK is a comprehensive financial markets simulation featuring: Stocks, Options, Futures, Mutual Funds, Bonds, and International Stocks. College students use this in class under the auspices of their teacher for guided learning.
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Security APL Information on Stocks and Stock Quotes (15 minute delay)
Quoteserver provides free quotes (just type in the ticker symbol of
the stock you are interested in). Also found here are investment tools
and the current NASDAQ Composite Index data.
 Invest Smart
This page demonstrates the rewards of saving and
investing in stocks. It has a section for educators with instructions on
how to select stocks and how to set up a simulation stock market game for
students using actual stock values. It has a real-life example to show
you how to build a stock portfolio full of 2-, 4-, and 8-baggers.
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Graphs of stocks
This site has nice graphs of price and volume of stock market
outcomes.
Personal Finance
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National Institute for Consumer Education
The National Institute for Consumer Education, from the College of
Education at Eastern Michigan University, is a professional development
center and resource clearinghouse in consumer, economic and personal
finance education.
The mission of NICE is to empower people through education to become
informed consumers, reasoned decision makers and participating
citizens in a global marketplace. This site has some very nice
lessons on consumer issues, such as college financial aid, student
budgets, saving for college education, etc.
- ° Stock Maven
Stock research center, real time quotes and news,
live financial markets data, research tools to
evaluate and track stocks of publicly held companies.
Free real time streaming ECN quotes software.
- ° Resources For
Personal Finance: An Integrated Planning Approach
Lots of good personal finance information and exercises from textbook by
Bernard J. Winger and Ralph R. Frasca , University of Dayton.
- ° More links to personal finance sites, one for grades K-5 and one for grades 6-12.
Look for "FINANCE" at the beginning of the description.
Population and Places
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Economics and Statistics Administration
Entry point to Bureau of the Census
(household and business demographic data).
Also to STAT-USA (information on economic,
business, and social/environmental program
data from over 50 Federal sources), and
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (domestic,
international,
and regional economic accounts).
- ° City.Net: International Guide to Communities
around the World
City.Net is a comprehensive international guide to communities around
the world. City.Net provides timely access to information on travel,
entertainment, and local business, plus government and community services
for all regions of the world. A great source for information about other
countries and cities.
- ° The CIA World
Factbook
Follow the links to the CIA Factbook. The CIA Factbook is a wonderful
source of information about the world's countries: their geography,
people, government, economy, transportation, communications, and defense
(by country). You can also get a GIF file of each country's flag.
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Demographic Profiles of US States, Cities, Towns
Demographic Profiles of Cities and States are available for states,
metro areas, counties, and cities.
Government and Political
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Whitehouse Online
The White House Web site provides text of releases on economic policy,
environmental policy, foreign affairs, jobs, healthcare, science and
technology, and other current news items.
The speeches of the president, proposed budget for 1996 are also on this
site.
- ° THOMAS: Library of Congress Legislative
Information on the Internet
The Library of Congress Web site provides the full text of legislation
for House and Senate bills searchable by keywords or bill number, the full
text of the Congressional Record, daily accounts of proceedings on House
and Senate floors, and the text of How Our Laws Are Made by Edward F.
Willett, Jr., House Law Revision Counsel. More generally, the Library of
Congress Web pages also provide historical collections and descriptions of
some
of the Library’s special collections, and several exhibits. Also very
useful is LOCIS, the Library of Congress Information System, which is
searchable by keywords.
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American Enterprise Center
American Enterprise Center has just produced a teacher's kit entitled
Free Enterprise Games.
A video-based teacher's kit that teaches the American free enterprise
system using games and team competition. ($195 for kit)
General Social Sciences/General
Educational Interest.
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National Council for the Social Studies-NCSS Online
NCSS Online features information and news for social studies educators
in the United States and internationally.
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World Lecture Hall, by subject, from UT-Austin
The World Lecture Hall (WLH) contains links to pages created by
faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver class materials. For
example, you will find MANY
course syllabi, assignments, lecture notes, exams, class calendars,
multimedia textbooks, etc.
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ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education
The ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science
Education (ERIC/ChESS) is one of the 16 subject specialty
clearinghouses in the ERIC system. ERIC/ChESS monitors issues
about the teaching and learning of history, geography, civics,
economics, and other subjects in the social studies/social sciences.
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Einet Galaxy Social Sciences Educational Web(not responding lately)
Einet is a huge source for information on education, with topics such
as curriculum and instruction, adult education, higher education, K12,
history and philosophy, and much more.
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The AskERIC Virtual Library
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a national
information system, supported by the U.S. Department of Education, with
large quantities of information on a host of educational issues and
topics.
- ° Advance Educational Spectrums
Focuses on Workforce Development, SCANS Skills, School-to-Work, Skill
Development software and training tools, Business-Education Partnerships,
Training. Also links to some great Internet resources on training,
skills,education, government, grant resources, etc.
- ° British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTa)
BECTa is a charity funded by the Department of Education in the United Kingdom. Its mission is help teachers, lecturers. trainers and learners take advantage of technology. If you want to know more about using technology in education, these pages could provide useful information about what has been done and what works.
- ° UK
Technology Education Centre
Interesting information, articles, and support for technology
education. Focus is United Kingdom schools.
Teachers' Economics Pages: Courses,
Projects, Useful Information
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An Online Lesson on Demand and Supply
Take a look at EcEdWeb pages for
teaching demand and supply, with explanations followed by a self quiz.
Would appreciate comments if you feel so inclined. If you use a
Javascript-compatible browser, please do look at the
self-quiz for students page I'm
developing.
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DeVon Yoho's neat "Test Your Economic IQ" page (Ball State
University)
- ° Economics Web Institute
The Economics Web Institute is devoted to offer theoretical debate,
economic data, and interactive software models to understand contemporary
economics.
On-line Textbooks
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Robert Schenk's
_CyberEconomics_
Electronic courses in micro and macro: a "semi-interactive almost
multimedia way to learn economics."
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Roger McCain's _Essential Principles of Economics: A Hypermedia Text_
- ° oo_Micro: Joe
Daniel's Multimedia Micro site
Multimedia site with great
graph animations and other multimedia features.
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John Gross' complete Intro-micro
course.
Not a free site: $10 for full membership.
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David
Friedman's _Price Theory: An Intermediate Text_
Courses and other Teacher's Web Sites
- ° Paper: Impact of
the Web on Economics Pedagogy
An Adobe Acrobat .pdf file about using the web in economics courses,
Sosin presented at the ASSA meetings in 1997.
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Problems in Microeconomics
Problems in microeconomics, many using Excel. By Byron M. Brown, Professor of Economcis at Michigan State University.
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Glenn Platt's page at Miami University
A principles course site that does it all!
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Robert
Dixon's Online
Lesson on Walras Law
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Ira Saltz' "Economic
Issues: Pros and Cons" for Principles
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Economic Ideas and Issues Homepage
- ° CTI Economics
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Jane
Leuthold's MicroEconomics Courses--Check out the web projects!
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Hayek and his work
Selected links related to Hayek & his work. By Greg Ransom, Dept. of Soc. Science, MiraCosta College.
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Antitrust Case Summary
Antitrust cases summaries and links to other atitrust sites. By Anthony D. Becker, Middlebury College.
- ° John Kane's Economic
Resources and Economic Education
Pages and Econometrics Pages.
Nicely organized and large set of links to economics resources.
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The World Game of Economics
Ronald W. Schuelke's educational economics software for students and educators which simulates the economic performance and policies of countries in the global economy. The object of the game is to be the best at selecting economic policies to maintain full employment, low inflation, and economic growth without excessive pollution (modestly priced).
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John Whitehead--see course links
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Barry Keating's
Managerial Economics and his
Business
and Economic Forecasting
Barry Keating's course web sites on Managerial Economics and Business
and Economic Forecasting at Notre Dame.
- ° Nancy Folbre's Sites:
Economics 103 ||
Economics 105 ||
Downsizing and Globalization
- ° Allan Schmid’s
Institutional and Behavioral Economics
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Mark McBride's Economics Page
See his Computer Algebra Software
Page and other nice info on his site.
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Richard Hannah's
Economics Site
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Bob Parks at
Washington University
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Syracuse University Economics site
Look for the Teaching Modules from this site.
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The Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycle Home Page
[QM&RBC] is from Christian Zimmermann.
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Economics Resources for Higher Education from University of Melbourne
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Jack Chizmar's homepage for statistics from Illinois State U
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EconLink: Scott Simkins page for Principles of Economics
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Mark Walbert's courses
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Holt's Experimental Economics Page
Charles Holt's website on using experimental techniques for teaching economics.
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Kluwer's Experimental Economics Page
Kluwer's web page for the Experimental Economics (also available in Kluwer's online journals).
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Michel Deslierres, Ronald C. LeBlanc's Java Economics in French
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R. Stratton's
Principles of Macroeconomics, University of Akron
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Barry Haworth's Principles of
Macroeconomics and Macroeconomics, Public Finance, and IO, University of
Luoisville
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A Field Trip for Social Sciences
Every Tramline Tour takes you to a series of preselected
Web pages that are related by topic. A separate window is used to
describe what you're
seeing or tell you what to do next.
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Archives of list
tch-econ from Bob Parks
Publisher, Textbooks, Electronic Journals
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Economics
Textbook Information Site from Al DeCook
Quite thorough list of economics textbook information on the web.
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Directory of
Publishers
Includes Academic Publishers, Computer Book Publishers, Scientific /
Technical / Medical (STM) Publishers, Electronic Publishing Companies,
Online Publishing Projects, and Other Commercial Publishers.
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EconBase
Abstracts and complete papers from 36 Elsevier journals (e.g.
Journal of Monetary Economics,
Journal of Public Economics,
Journal of Accounting & Economics,
Journal of Financial Economics,
Journal of Econometrics).
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American Economics Association
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AEA Committee on Economic Education
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Journal of Economic Education Web
This is the home page of the leading journal focusing on economic education. Along with information about submission and subscription, tables of content are provided to assist you to find the topic of interest.
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Southwestern College Publishing
Many on-line links and resources for teaching economics.
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Houghton Mifflin web site
Web site for economics materials and books from Houghton Mifflin.
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The Econometrics Journal
A companion to The Economic Journal, a new
on-line journal published by The Royal Economic Society and Blackwell
Publishers. On-line access is free to RES members and available to
individuals within institutions which subscribe to The Economic Journal.
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International Economic Information Center
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Inomics
Inomics is a new Internet service especially tailored to the
needs of economists. At this site you can find job
openings for economists, conference announcements as
well as a search engine for economic information.
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Opus1 Journal
Opus 1 is a free electronic journal which publishes original economic research based on first-hand
data collected by undergraduate authors. The target readers are undergraduates and general
readers who have taken only a minimum of economics principles.
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Managerial Economics
Managerial Economics by Ivan Png--Description of textbook.
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Manfred Gartner's web site for A Primer in European Macroeconomics
- Accompanies his recent intermediate macroeconomics text. Also has
downloadable date sets that may be used for statistical case
studies and a macroeconomics tutorial with lots of graphs and gifs.
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University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics
A refereed electronic journal of economics run by undergraduate students.
The UAUJE offers students many benefits by providing students with (1) a
forum for exchanging ideas with their peers, (2) the opportunity to become
familiar with the submissions and publication process, and (3) the chance
to have an article published.
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Computers in Higher Education Economics Review
Electronic publications on computers in higher education.
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Michael Parkin's Textbook Site.
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Dryden Economic Texts.
Textbook support for Gregory Mankiw, Gwartney and Stroup, Baumol and
Blinder, Alan Stockman
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Jim Kahn's
Environment and Natural Resources
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Steve Gardner's Comparative
Economic Systems
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Libertarianism: A Primer by David Boaz
Why Study Economics?
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1998-99 Occupational Outlook Handbook
Economists and Marketing Research Analysts
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What Jobs do Economics Majors Get?
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Career outlook for economists
From Murray State University
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Why Study Economics
From Simon Fraser University
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Why I Study Economics
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Why Study Economics
From School of Economics The University of New South Wales
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Why Bother about this thing called Economics
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Why do economists make more money?
From CBA-Univ of Central Florida
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Get a Job
An Employment Service for online job searches
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JOBTRAK
A leading online job listing service with job search tips
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