"Resources" are links to websites related to international, national, and regional economics. Included are links to glossaries and dictionaries of economic terms, inflation calculators, economic education sites, Federal Reserve history, economic publications from the Federal Reserve Banks, and websites of organizations dedicated to economic research. The links are by no means comprehensive; rather they are limited to a small list of key sites as a starting point for research.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
International Economic Statistics (IES) Database
Type in "industrial production" in the keyword search box on the home page of the IES Database to see 42 entries which link to industrial production statistics for various countries such as Japan, Israel, Chile, Serbia, the European Union and many more.
International Economic Trends, Quarterly Edition
A compilation of data on the G-7 countries and the euro area, including output, inflation, labor markets, interest rates, government budgets, international trade, money supply and more. A brief essay in each issue covers a topic relevant to international economics. There is also an annual edition which covers 32 countries.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Immigration: Online Resources
A list of diverse resources and background information on immigration.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Inflation Central
Track inflation in the United States and across the world and put it all in perspective with analysis and commentary from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Research Department.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Global Economic Indicators
Economic and financial conditions of the global economy are displayed in charts and are updated daily.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Center for Pacific Basin Monetary and Economic Studies
A program by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to promote cooperation among central banks in the Pacific Basin region and enhance public understanding of major Pacific Basin monetary and economic policy issues. The site contains research on the region including a working paper series, annual reports, and Pacific Basin Notes series, which appears on an occasional basis within the Economic Letter (published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco).
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
International Finance Discussion Papers
Staff working papers in the International Finance Discussion Paper (IFDP) series are preliminary materials circulated to stimulate discussion and critical comment. Complete papers available from 1996 forward.
Bank for International Settlements
Links to central bank websites
This site provides links to central bank websites world wide.
ERSI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.)
Geography Network
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 globe.
International Council of Shopping Centers
International Council of Shopping Center's (ICSC's) Weekly U.S. Retail Chain Store Sales Snapshot
This report is based on the ICSC-Goldman Sachs weekly index, which measures same-store or comparable-store sales excluding restaurant and vehicle sales. A representative sample of major retailers is used as a control group to calculate the weekly sales index.
International Monetary Fund
World Economic Outlook Database
Database is built using data from the annual World Economic Outlook publication. The WEO consists of projections and analysis of economic development and policies in IMF member countries and of the global economic system. Selected series from the publication are released on this website.
International Trade Administration
Office of Trade and Industry Information — Industry, Trade and the Economy: Data and Analysis
OTII supports the International Trade Administration, the Department of Commerce, and other U.S. government organizations through data development, dissemination, research and analysis on international and domestic trade and investment issues. This site provides links to data sources for international trade.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Education at a Glance 2009: OECD Indicators
This report provides comparisons on the performance of education systems worldwide, including funding and participation statistics for early childhood education programs.
Higher education and adult learning
This is the Directorate of Education site, which provides links to OECD reports on higher education in countries around the world.
Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy
SICE - Foreign Trade Information System
Integrated Multilingual Dictionary of Trade Terms
This dictionary is a broad listing of terms, which are commonly used in trade negotiations and especially within the context of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) with a view to providing an information tool for the public at large. The dictionary is presented in the four official languages of the FTAA: English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.
The Library of Economics and Liberty
The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics, 2nd edition
The Encyclopedia features easy-to-read articles by over 150 top economists, including Nobel Prize winners, over 80 biographies of famous economists, and many tables and charts illustrating economics in action.
The World Bank
Development Data and Statistics
Provides country information and country comparisons. Search for data by country or by topic. Includes data from World Bank key publications including: World Development Indicators (WDI), Global Development Finance, Global Economic Prospects, World Development Reports, and Quarterly External Debt Statistics.
United Nations
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) GlobStat
GlobStat provides unrestricted free access to key statistics on international trade, foreign direct investment and commodities, and the economic trends of developing countries. Data is presented in easy-to-read tables and charts accompanied by concise explanations.
University of British Columbia
Pacific Exchange Rate Service
Provides access to current and historic daily exchange rates for currencies worldwide through an online database.
University of Connecticut
EDIRC: Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World
Website maintained by
Christian Zimmermann, Department of Economics, University of Connecticut, to index the amazing number of economics institutions on the WWW. Currently over 9,000 institutions in 223 countries and territories are indexed. The index is organized by countries and fields. Included are economics departments, research centers and institutes in universities, as well as finance ministries, statistical offices, central banks, think tanks, and other non-profit institutions where mainly economists are working.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Foreign Labor Statistics
The Foreign Labor Statistics (FLS) program provides cross-country international comparisons of hourly compensation costs; productivity and unit labor costs; labor force, employment and unemployment rates; and consumer prices. The comparisons relate primarily to the major industrial countries.
International Statistical Agencies
AA comprehensive listing of links to over 55 statistical agencies around the globe. Some of the countries covered are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, France Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Russia, Mexico, Philippines, Sweden, United Kingdom, and Yugoslavia.
U.S. Census Bureau
Foreign Trade Statistics
Provides a digest of current trade numbers, foreign trade statistics by various commodity classification and country breakdowns, and historical trade balances going back as far as 1960.
World Economic Forum
The Global Information Technology Report, 2008-2009
This report stresses that good education fundamentals and high levels of technological readiness and innovation are essential engines of growth needed to overcome the current economic crisis. Denmark and Sweden once again lead the ranking. Extensive data tables accompany the report.
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization website
WHO is the authority on international health within the United Nations’ system. WHO experts produce publications and statistics on all (including economic) aspects of health.
World Trade Organization
"For Students"
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible. This part of the site is designed to guide students in finding basic or detailed information about the WTO. Features include: What is the WTO? (a basic introduction to the WTO and what they do), interactive training modules, trade statistics, webcasting, (Internet broadcasting) of major events, and instructional videos viewable from your computer. For a direct link to the trade Statistics, see World Trade Organization Statistics.
Xinhua News Agency
China View
