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Economics & Finance
For additional resources see also the Economics discipline page. Recall Warnings - This site features information about recalls of consumer products, including food, drugs, clothing, appliances, equipment, vehicles, pet care products, and autos. Also provides links to information about the 2003 California gubernatorial recall and to state voter recall provisions. Includes opportunity to sign up for e-mail alerts. Browsable by category or date, or searchable. From book publisher Nolo. http://www.recall-warnings.com/ FreeLunch.com - Sponsored by the consulting company Economy.com, this site provides access to thousands of pieces of economic and financial information in either chart or table form. Data taken primarily from various United States government publications. Browsable topics include demographics, international trade, employment, crime statistics, and more. Also searchable. Free registration required to download data. http://www.economy.com/freelunch/ RePEc [Research Papers in Economics] - A "collaborative effort of over 100 volunteers in 41 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in economics." The site provides a database of bibliographic records with links to thousands of working papers, journal articles, software components, book and chapter listings, and other resources related to economics. "IDEAS" provides access to the complete database, or browse and search specific database sections. http://repec.org/ Yahoo! Finance World Economic Outlook, April 2003 Resources for Economists http://www.rfe.org Econ-Dash: US Economy-at-a-Glance http://www.econdash.net History of Economic Thought Archive http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/econ/ugcm/3ll3/ For a good site on all sorts of economic issues (and links to other economic sites) go to www.economy.com. Check out the Layoff Calculator on the right side of the first page. US Federal Tax Law http://www.taxsites.com Master Index of Tax Topics http://www.wwwebtax.com/master_index.htm Tax Tips from the American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/tax/taxtips4u Key International Resources for Business & Economics http://www.emory.edu/LIB/CBI/IBresearch.htm Resources for Auditors http://www.auditnet.org401K Help Center http://www.401kHelpCenter.com US Trade Balances by Country http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance US International Trade in Goods and Services http://www.census.gov/indicator/www/ustrade.html US Top Trading Partners http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/top/index.html Introductory Finance http://www.studyfinance.com/index.mv How Much Is That?: Economic History Resources & Databases http://eh.net/ehresources How to Have Federal Taxes Withheld From Your Social Security Benefit http://www.ssa.gov/taxwithhold.html Corporate Library - Research, study and critical thinking about the nature of the modern global corporation, with a special focus on corporate governance and the relationship between company management, their boards, and their shareowners. http://www.thecorporatelibrary.com Business Publications Search Engine http://www.bpubs.com Association Central now includes contact information on over 15,000 trade and professional associations. http://www.associationcentral.com 11 Million US Company Profiles http://dowjones.companyprofiles.com Guide to Estate Planning http://www.savewealth.com/planning/estate/index.html 100+ Financial Planning Calculators http://www.calcbuilder.com/fc_calcs/menus/usatoday/index.html A Predictable, Secure Pension for Life: Defined Benefit Pensions provides easy-to-understand information on traditional pension plans: what they are, how they operate, and the rights and options of participants. http://www.pbgc.gov/redirect/404.htm Planning for Long Term Care Age Page http://www.nih.gov/nia/health/agepages/longterm.htm Choosing Long Term Care http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/qntascii/qntltc.htm Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid http://www.finaid.org Consumer Insurance Guide http://www.insure.com Identity Theft Resources http://www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm Occupational Outlook Quarterly International Petroleum Monthly Tips for Doing Business Abroad EconData Economagic The Fairmodel Site The E-volution of Big Business EMPACT Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System The antitrust laws http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/ch1.html are enforced by both the Federal Trade Commissions Bureau of Competition http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/antitrust.htm and the Antitrust Division of the Dept of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/index.html.Both the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) http://www.naacp.org/ and the National Organization for Women (NOW) http://www.now.org/ fight political, educational, social, and economic discrimination. The United States does not have a comprehensive industrial policy. The most extensive industrial policy among developed countries is carried out by Japans Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) publishes a weekly weather and crop bulletin found under Todays Reports at their home page at http://www.ams.usda.gov/marketnews.htm Visit the US Dept of Labor at http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.toc.htm to look at the current employment situation summary.The Beige Book, http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2000/,is a report on current economic conditions published eight times a year by the Federal Reserve Systems. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its district through reports from bank and branch directors and interviews with key executives, economists, market experts, and other sources. The U.S. Census Bureau at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/ constantly tracks the latest economic indicators. Each year the President through the Office of Management and Budget at http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/budget/index.html sends his proposed budget to Congress. However, the House of Representatives and the Senate at http://www.senate.gov/~budget/ have their own opinions about what the budget should be. The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) Institution Directory (ID) system at http://www2.fdic.gov/ provides demographic data and financial profiles for each FDIC-insured institution. The ID system can be used to identify and list FDIC-insured institutions and compare individual bank performance and condition ratios with statistics published in the Quarterly Banking Profile. The Federal Reserve, http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h8/about.htm, provides an aggregate balance sheet for commercial banks in the United States and for several subgroups of banks: domestically chartered, large domestic, small domestic, and foreign-related. Balance sheet detail is limited mainly to bank loans and investments; estimates of the major deposit and non-deposit liability terms are provided for each bank group. The release is published weekly. Each Federal Reserve District Bank has its own Web site. An index can be found at http://www.frbsf.org/system/otherdist/ The Federal Reserve Annual Report provides an extensive overview of the U.S. economy for the previous year. Visit the Reports to the Congress section to retrieve the current annual report (in Adobes PDF format only). The US Department of Agriculture Market News reports at http://www.ams.usda.gov/marketnews.htm provide up-to-the-minute information on commodity prices, demand, movement, volume and quality. The US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty.html compiles information about poverty in the United States.Visit the World Bank's Economic Growth page The US Census http://www.census.gov/indicator/www/ustrade.html provides the latest data on US trade in goods and services. The American Hospital Directory Critical Reviews of Corporate Web Sites http://webbusiness.cio.com/archive/closer.html Corporate Financials Online http://www.tenkwizard.com Stocks Information Page http://www.411stocks.com Suggested Steps for Starting an Investment Club from the National Association of Investors Corporation http://www.better-investing.org/clubs/thirteen.html The Small and Home Based Business Library http://www.bizoffice.com/library/library.html Journalists Guide to Economic Terms http://www.facsnet.org/tools/ref_tutor/econo_term/glossary.html Energy Conservation for Your Home http://www.doityourself.com/energy/intro.htm Sensible Home: Cut Your Utility Bills http://www.dulley.com/home.htm Encyclopedia of Corporate Governance http://www.encycogov.com International Trade Terms Glossary Investing Glossary http://www.investorwords.com A Traders Lexicon http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/stockmarket/lexicon.html European E-Financial News http://www.efinancialnews.com Knowledge Management Resources http://www.skyrme.com/resource/kmres.htm Business Strategy Search Engine http://www.sookoo.comUS IT Toolbox : Business Intelligence http://businessintelligence.ittoolbox.com Business Letters, Forms, and Notices http://www.homebusinessonline.com/a&r/elibrary/samples/index.shtml Americas Career InfoNet - accesses national and state-level occupational and economic trends data. Includes job market and employment trends such as what occupations are growing or shrinking, which labor markets are strong or weak, average wages and salaries paid by type of occupation, and what kind of training is needed to qualify for various jobs. http://www.acinet.org/acinet Advertising Resources http://advertising.utexas.edu/research/Topics.html Forest Products, Wood Science, and Marketing Directory http://www.forestdirectory.com Paper Industry Page http://www.JeffLindsay.com/Paper.shtml Industry Link to Manufacturing and Industrial Career Resource http://www.industrylink.com Pulp and Paper Resources http://www.paperonweb.com Virtual Library of Forestry http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/Forestry Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Resources http://www.constructionweblinks.com Free Legal Forms http://www.findforms.com Small Claims Court Information and Links http://law.freeadvice.com/resources/smallclaimscourts.htm US Patent Full-Text Database Now offers all U.S. patents issued since 1790, in the form of searchable patent numbers and current U.S. classifications hyperlinked to full-pages images of each page of each patent. http://www.uspto.gov/patft The Investor's Clearinghouse teaches about investing and the financial markets. The site discusses investing basics, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, online investing, financial planning, and how to avoid becoming a victim of stock market fraud. Internet Taxation Cybrary http://www.vertexinc.com/taxcybrary20/CyberTax_Channel/taxchannel_70.asp Impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit http://www.brookings.edu/es/urban/eitc/abstract.htm How Much Is That Worth Today?: Comparing the purchasing power of money in the United States (or colonies) from 1665 to any other year including the present http://www.eh.net/ehresources/howmuch/dollarq.php Index of Economic Freedom: is a practical reference guide to the economies of 161 countries, with detailed information about economic policy http://www.heritage.org/index |
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