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Here, in alphabetical order, are Web sites that may help you in your
endeavor of economic education. To jump quickly to the category you want,
try our index.
- ERIC Database (Educational
Resources Information Center)
http://eee.eric.ed.gov/
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world's premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. The ERIC online system provides the public with a centralized ERIC Web site for searching the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million citations going back to 1966. More than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004), previously available through fee-based services only, are now available for free. ERIC is moving forward with its modernization program, and has begun acquiring materials for addition to the database.
- Center for Economic
Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/
Resources for economics teachers from K–12 to college/university
level plus links to particularly useful Web sites for economics information.
- Center for
Entrepreneurship and Economic Education
http://www.umsl.edu/~econed/
This site is the University of Missouri - St. Louis Center for Entrepreneurship
and Economic Education and is affiliated with the Missouri Council on
Economics Education.
- CNNMONEY
http://www.money.cnn.com/
Current financial markets news
- Dun and Bradstreet
http://www.dnb.com/
Dun and Bradstreet is the leading provider of business-to-business credit,
marketing, purchasing, and receivables management and decision-support
services worldwide.
-
Dynamic Maps of Nonprime Mortgage Conditions in the United States
http://www.newyorkfed.org/mortgagemaps/
As part of the Federal Reserve response to rising foreclosures, the New York Fed offers dynamic maps that show conditions and density of owner-occupied subprime mortgage loans for the states, counties and zip codes in the United States. The maps are based on data for owner-occupied mortgage loans that have been securitized into a product that is categorized as subprime, based on the grade assigned to the security. The underlying data will be updated periodically.
- the Educator's Reference Desksm
http://www.eduref.org/
The Educator's Reference Desk builds on over a quarter century of experience providing high-quality resources and services to the education community. From the Information Institute of Syracuse, the people who created AskERIC, the Gateway to Educational Materials, and the Virtual Reference Desk, the Educator's Reference Desk brings you the resources you have come to depend on. 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
- Education Resources at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
http://stlouisfed.org/education/
Find out more about our programs, including conferences and workshops for educators; the
annual Fed Challenge competition for high-school students; print and electronic resources to help teachers and students
understand economics and the Federal Reserve System; and tours for high school, college and community groups.
- Federal
Reserve EconEd sites
http://www.richmondfed.org/education/
Listing of Federal Reserve Bank sites which have Economic Education
pages.
- Federal Reserve Education
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org
The Federal Reserve System is committed to economic and personal financial education. Here you can find links to
instructional materials and tools that can increase your understanding of the Federal Reserve, economics and financial
education.
- Education
Page (FRB of New York)
http://www.newyorkfed.org/education/index.html
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York promotes economic and financial
education and greater understanding of the roles of the Federal Reserve
System by providing instructional materials and programs for students
and educators.
- Glossary
of Economic Terms (FRB of Minneapolis)
http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/glossary.cfm
- The Gateway to Educational Materials
http://www.thegateway.org/
The Gateway to Educational MaterialsSM is a Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.
- Handbooks
in Economics
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/S04.cws_home/books
This Web Site is a Reference Service for the Handbooks in Economics,
covering 14 Titles in 34 Volumes published to date.
- International
Statistical Agencies
http://stats.bls.gov/bls/other.htm
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a comprehensive listing
of links to over 55 statistical agencies around the globe. Some of the
countries covered include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Dominican
Republic, France Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Russia, Mexico, Philippines,
Sweden, United Kingdom, and Yugoslavia.
- Journal
of Economic Education
http://www.indiana.edu/~econed/
An index of the latest research on economics programs, materials and
teaching techniques.
- JumpStart
http://www.jumpstartcoalition.org/
Encourages curriculum enrichment to ensure basic personal financial
management skills are attained during the K-12 school years.
- National Association
for Business Economics
http://www.nabe.com/
- National Bureau
of Economic Research (NBER) Economic Release email service
http://www.nber.org/releases
A free NBER email service gives you daily email links to all U.S. government
data releases, including unemployment, trade, interest rates, GDP, etc.
To sign up, visit www.nber.org/releases.
- National Council on Economic Education
http://www.ncee.net/
The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) is a nationwide network that leads in promoting economic literacy with students and their teachers. NCEE's mission is to help students develop the real-life skills they need to succeed: to be able to think and choose responsibly as consumers, savers, investors, citizens, members of the workforce, and effective participants in a global economy.
- Petersons.com
http://www.petersons.com/
The education supersite. Students can explore colleges, universities
and graduate programs find jobs and get information on study abroad.
- Resources
for Secondary School Teachers of Economics (University of Melbourne,
Australia)
http://www.economics.unimelb.edu.au/TLdevelopment/secondaryteachers.htm
- The
Scout Report (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
http://www.scout.cs.wisc.edu/report/sr/current/index.html
The Scout Report is the flagship publication of the Internet Scout Project.
Published every Friday both on the web and by email. It provides a fast,
convenient way to stay informed of valuable resources on the Internet.
Published continuously since 1994, the Scout Report is one of the Internet's
oldest and most respected publications. The Internet Scout Project is
located in the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, and is funded by a grant from the National Science
Foundation. The project has several focus areas, including Business
and Economics and Social Sciences. The target audience of the Scout
Report for Business and Economics is faculty, students, staff, and librarians
in business and economics. Each biweekly issue offers a selective collection
of Internet resources covering topics in the field that have been chosen
by librarians and content specialists in the given area of study.
- The Stock Market
Game
http://www.smg2000.org/
An electronic educational simulation program designed to introduce students
and adults to basic economics, finance and capital formation.
- Treasure
Hunt (FRB of San Francisco)
http://www.frbsf.org/education/activities/treasurehunt/index.html
Treasure or treachery awaits your students as they journey through the
Great Economic Timeline, gathering answers to unlock the ancient treasure
chest.
- Virtual Economics Web Companion
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/K-12/ve.cfm
A set of files giving a K-12 sampler of resources on the Virtual
Economics CD. Many Federal Reserve publications are listed.
- Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System
http://www.federalreserve.gov/
- The Dismal Scientist
Economic data and analysis by nationally recognized economists.
http://www.economy.com/dismal/
- Electronic
Statistics Textbook (StatSoft)
This Electronic Statistics Textbook offers training in the understanding
and application of statistics.
http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html
- FEDSTATS
More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce
statistics of interest to the public.
http://www.fedstats.gov/
- Federal Reserve Economic
Data (FRED) (FRB of St. Louis)
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/
- Financial
Data Finder
http://www.fisher.osu.edu/fin/osudata.htm
Maintained by the Ohio State University, Financial Data Finder taps
a comprehensive database of web sites targeted for finance researchers
and scholars.
- Geospatial
and Statistical Data Center (University of Virgina)
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/
The Center supports a wide range of academic and scholarly activities
through access to extensive collections of numeric and geospatial data
files computing facilities and software for data manipulation, research,
and instruction and a suite of Internet- accessible data extraction
tools.
- Global Financial
Data
http://www.globalfindata.com/
Global Financial Data's database is an extensive, comprehensive collection
of financial historical data. Included in the database are over 5,000
data files from over 150 different countries.
- Haver Analytics
http://www.haver.com/
Haver Analytics maintains more than 60 databases of economic and financial
data from almost 100 government and private sources. A paid subscription
is needed to access data.
- National
Agricultural Statistics Service
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Census_of_Agriculture/index.asp
This website offers a wealth of agriculture-related information. In
addition to a variety of historical data, the site provides the most
recent Census of Agriculture along with the Research Division findings.
- Panel
Study of Income Dynamics (University of Michigan)
http://www.isr.umich.edu/src/psid/index.html
The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), begun in 1968, is a longitudinal
study of a representative sample of U.S. individuals and the family
units in which they reside. It emphasizes the dynamic aspects of economic
and demographic behavior, but its content is broad, including sociological
and psychological measures. PSID data can be used for cross-sectional,
longitudinal, and intergenerational analysis and for studying both individuals
and families. The study is conducted at the Survey Research Center,
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
- Statistics
of Income (provided by IRS)
http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/article/0,,id=130546,00.html
Statistics of Income program (SOI) produces data files compiled from
tax and information returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
This website provides information on the following topics: Corporations,
Employment Taxes, Estates / Wealth / Gifts, Excise Taxes, Exempts /
Employee Plans Individuals, International, Partnerships, Sole Proprietorships
etc.
- Stat-USA Internet
http://www.stat-usa.gov/
STAT-USA/Internet, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is
the site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing
authoritative information from the Federal government. The site provides
current and historical economic and financial releases and economic
data. In addition, current and historical trade-related releases, international
market research, trade opportunities, country analysis are available.
A paid subscription is required to access some data.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis
http://www.bea.gov/
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), an agency of the U.S. Department
of Commerce, is the nation's economic accountant, preparing estimates
that illuminate key national, international, and regional aspects of
the U.S. economy.
- United States Bureau
of the Census
http://www.census.gov/
This site offers easy access to a wide variety of socioeconomic, demographic,
and business data. Recipient of multiple on-line awards, the Bureau
of the Census has been recognized for creating an Internet prototype
system that provides a new and more efficient way to distribute Census
Bureau data and dramatically increase public access to Bureau information.
- United States Bureau
of Labor Statistics
http://stats.bls.gov/
This site provides a wealth of information on employment and unemployment,
prices and living conditions, compensation and working conditions, productivity
and technology.
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