Economics

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Publications, Analysis, and Outlook

• National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) publishes working papers, reports, and books on national and international economic issues.
• Economic Census serves as the foundation for the measurement of U.S. Businesses and the their economic impact.
• Economic Report of the President (ERP) has annual reports written by the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. Read, download, or search reports from 1995 - present. Check out the special report, Changing America.
• Global Economics Forum provides daily analysis of current conditions from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.; requires registration.
• World Bank Research assesses current economic conditions and the outlook by region.
• Survey of Current Business provides information on economic indicators.
• Monthly Labor Review provides employment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• Treasury Bulletin has reports on federal fiscal operations.
• Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) has a list of publications by policy areas for California including economy.

Selected Gov. Agencies with Economic Data

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is useful for employment statistics such as minimum wage. Try searching "statistics on pay and benefits." For more on minimum wage, check out the U.S. Department of Labor.
• U.S. Energy Information Administration is helpful for research on oil, gas, solar power and alternative energy prices and production.
• Census Bureau - Economic Briefing Room
• Council of Economic Advisers hint: Browse Issues
• Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
• Federal Reserve Bank Microeconomic Center
• Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has interactive data.
• Joint Economic Committee

Consumer Price Index/Cost of Living

• BLS Handbook of Methods
• Consumer Price Index
  CPI Home Page from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; includes the CPI Inflation Converter which converts from 1913-2021, historical data, and explanations under Questions & Answers.
• Cost of Living Calculator
  Computes cost of living changes from metro areas.
• Inflation Calculator
  Input a dollar amount and select years from 1800 to 2000 and it will calculate the value based on the Consumer Price Index.
• Inflation Conversion Factors
  From Robert Sahr, Oregon State, with factors for converting the value of a dollar at each year since 1800 into current dollars.
• What is a Dollar Worth?
  From the Federal Reserve Bank, Minneapolis to calculate value of dollar between any given year with annual consumer price index back to 1913.

Associations

• American Economics Association (AEA)
• Econometric Society (ES)
• Economists for Peace and Security (EPS)
• European Economic Association (EEA)
• Financial Management Association International (FMA)
• National Association for Business Economics (NABE)
• National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE)
• Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics (SNDE)
• Western Economic Association International (WEAI)

Organizations/Agencies

• Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
• Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
• Economics Research Network (ERN)
• European Union
• Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)
• Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Political Economy Network (IPEN)
• Kiel Institute for the World Economics (IfW)
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD )
• Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
• United Nations (UN)
• World Bank Group
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

The library offers access to many Journals. Try an Economics subject search.

The University Library owns more than 80,000 books on economics. A list of books can be found via OneSearch, here.