Economics
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Connect to Top Economic Databases
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Articles
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
The Concise
Encyclopedia of Economics (online edition, 2002)
Gateways
General
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The Dismal Scientist -- provides daily coverage of
macro-economic data worldwide, such as employment; GDP; monetary policy;
commentary and analysis; forecasts; regional outlooks; economic tools and
calculators; rankings; Federal Reserve news and analysis, and more
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Dr. Ed Yardeni's Economics Network -- A source for economic and financial
information. A subscription is required for some features.
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Economagic -- Economic time series page. Created by Ted Bos (Univ. of
Alabama at Birmingham). Includes Economic Time Series data gathered from
US and foreign governmental agencies, trade associations, and private companies.
The files include the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis's FRED database;
employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; the Bureau of Economic
analysis's National and state income accounts; retail sales and building permits
data from the Census Bureau; tax collection data form the IRS; and time series
from the Bank of Canada, Bank of Japan, and the Central Bank of Europe.
Indexed by source. Uses tables, and GIF and PDF charts.
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Fed In Print -- An Index to Federal Reserve Economic Research.
- First Union's Economic
Information -- Valuable Economic Information. Consists of 6 areas:
Economic Indicator Analysis, Weekly Economic Commentary, Monthly Economic
Forecast, Special Reports, Regional & Real Estate Economics and Data
Banks.
Glossaries/Dictionaries
Local see also "Texas
Economy" in this guide
- City of El Paso Texas - Click on
"Departments", then on "Economic Development" to access
information on international development of El Paso/Cd. Juarez border
region. Includes international trade statistics, maquiladora program, labor
force, demographics, economy overview, and more.
Organizations
Research Papers
Texas Economy
United Nations Statistics Division
US Department of Commerce
US Department of State
- Economy
And Trade - Documentation on U.S. trade and economic policies with links
to practical information about the business and economic environment in the
United Statates.
Videos
Other
- American
FactFinder
(U.S. Census Bureau) - the main look-up site to quickly find the most
commonly sought after information. You can select a region (which can
be the U.S. as a whole, a state or a specific county), then search for a
particular type of data (which can be related to population, demographics,
housing, or business)
- FedStats - easy-to-use gateway to
government statistics. Access statistics by topic index A-Z
or a general search
- Budget of the
United States
- Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Survey of Current Business
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- Economic
Indicators - from the US Government Printing Office for the years
1998-on
- Economic Report of the President -- The annual review submitted to the
Congress by the Office of the Presidents containing a report of the U.S.
Economy.
- Federal Reserve Banks: Atlanta, Boston,
Chicago, Cleveland,
Dallas, Kansas
City, New York, Philadelphia,
San Francisco - FRB: Dallas includes
forecasted economic indicators such as GDP growth, inflation, and
unemployment. FRB: New York includes economic research and market analysis.
- Federal Reserve Board
- Federal Reserve Board:
Statistics: Releases and Historical Data
- Introduction to the Federal
Reserve - tour of the history and functions of the Federal Reserve
system
- The
Beige Book - a report from the U.S. Federal Reserve providing an
up-to-date commentary of economic conditions and a commentary on economic
trends for 12 selected regions around the country. The Book is updated eight
times per year and an archive of earlier reports is available back to 1996
- How People Use
Economic Census Data -uses of economic census data for various business
purposes
- U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Provides past and current statistics for the U.S. economy as a whole, but
individual state and metropolitan areas economic data can be obtained easily by clicking the state
on a color-coded map. Categories included are unemployment rate, consumer
price index, producer price index, inflation, average hourly earnings, and
more. For
unemployment/employment statistics go to http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.toc.htm
- OECD (Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development) -
The UTEP Library has access
to the OECD Economic Outlook journal through the Business Source
Premier & Business & Company
Resource Center databases.
- Stat-USAU - business leads, reports
and statistics on international trade (GLOBUS & NTDB), U.S. domestic
economic information (State of the Nation), and other economic information.
- Economagic.com: Economic Time Series
- 2000 Census of
Population and Housing
- Business
Cycle Indicators - through 1994
- Business
Cycle Indicators From the Conference Board - 1995 to present
- Census
Scope - provides census data in graphic format such as maps, charts and
graphs.
- Consumer Information Center
- Consumer
Price Index - monthly, 1913 to present
- County
City Data Book - search by state, city, or county level
- County
Business Patterns
- EconData.Net
- a federally-funded resource for accessing online regional socioeconomic
data
- FedStats:Economic
Statistics - gateway to government statistics
- FRED
(Federal Reserve Economic Data) - data on CPI, GDP, interest rates,
unemployment, money supply, regional economic data, and more
- National
Income & Product Accounts
- 1997 Economic Census
-census is performed every five years to measure economic activity for
geographic areas and sectors
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Summary Statistics for United States-key economic data by state or
metropolitan area. Data provided includes number of establishments, sales,
annual payroll, and number of employees, all organized by NAICS code
- The Briefing Room
-the latest economic briefings, releases, statistics and trends on various
economic matters. Areas covered include new home sales, home ownership,
housing starts, manufacturer shipments, international trade, manufacturing
and trade inventories, retail sales, wholesale trade, construction spending,
and so on
- Economy Overview
-This offers an overview of Census Bureau programs that provide major
statistics about U.S. businesses.
- Business Statistics-includes
aggregate data on small businesses (including minority and women-owned
enterprises), a "characteristics of business owners" survey and
information on larger firms. Also provided are non-employer statistics, and
financial statistics
- B&E DataLinks
Finance Links - sponsored by the American Statistical Association
Research Institutes
Search Tools to Find Data From the US Census
Bureau
- Census
Bureau Search Page -On this page you can conduct a keyword search on the
Bureau's press releases, publications library, subject matter experts, and
other online information. You can search titles and keywords, or the full
text. There are also links on this page to perform a place search, map
search, or Bureau staff name search
- Index to Business
Related Topics - topics listed include: 1997 Economic Census, NAICS,
Business Owners, Companies, Economy-Wide Topics, Construction, Governments,
International Trade, Manufacturing, Mining, Retail, Services,
Transpor-tation, Wholesale Income, Poverty, Labor Force, and Households
- Data Access Tools
-This has links and brief descriptions to the search tools and directories
on the Bureau's Web site
- Subject Index A to
Z
- Business PDF
Publications - A broad collection of business-related reports and series
available in PDF format. Among the areas covered are the economic census,
company reports, county business patterns, retail trade, service industries,
wholesale trade, and industry reports
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