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 Report of the President
  Transmitted to Congress in February of each year; read, download or search; also includes the special report Changing America; 1996 to date, with statistical data available to export 1997 to date.
• Global Economics Forum
  Daily analysis of current conditions from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.; requires registration.
• World Bank Research
  The World Bank assessment of current economic conditions and the outlook by region.
• Survey of Current Business: Information on economic indicators.
• Monthly Labor Review: Employment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• American FactFinder: Economic Census information.
• Treasury Bulletin: Report 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

• Bureau of Labor Statistics    is useful for employment statistics such as minimum wage. Simply search for "minimum wage. For more on minimum wage check out U.S. Minimum Wage Directory (not a government website).
• 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   has interactive data.
• Joint Economic Committee
• White House - Economic Statistics Briefing Room (ESBR)

Consumer Price Index/Cost of Living

• BLS Handbook of Methods
• Consumer Price Indexes
  CPI Home Page from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; includes the CPI Inflation Converter which converts from 1980-2000; historical data from 1913; explanations under FAQ Frequency Asked Questions.
• 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
• Economists for Peace and Security (EPS)
• European Economic Association (EEA)
• Financial Management Association International
• National Association for Business Economics (NABE)
• National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE)
• Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics
• Western Economic Association International (WEA)

Organizations/Agencies

• Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
• Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
• Economics Research Network (ERN)
• European Union
• Export Import Bank of the US
• InterAmerican Development Bank (IADB)
• International Labor Organization (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Political Economy Network (IPEnet)
• Institute for International Economics (IIE)
• Kiel Institute of World Economics
• Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD )
• United Nations
• World Bank Group
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

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

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