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page contains links to a list of economics resources and economic
data that are used in my classes.
This page contains internet assignments and tutorials that correspond to the Professor Tucker's (UNC Charlotte) text Macroeconomics Today which is the required text in the Principles of Macroeconomics course.
Study Tips for Economics Courses
This page was developed by the Learning Skills Center at the University of Texas. The page contains a wide variety of tips to assist students taking the introductory economics courses. Tips are included on a variety of topics including: tips on taking notes, reading the text, preparing for exams, taking exams, and working with graphs.
Math and Graphing Skills Tutorial for Economics Students
This page was developed by Professor Jerry Evensky. It contains online tutorials to allow students to develop and enhance their basic math and graphing skills.
Graph Skills For Introductory Economics
This page was developed by Professor Jerry Evensky's to assist introductory economics students to assess their general mathematics and graphing skills. It includes both a online self scoring and paper and pencil test.
Professor Delong's Principles of Macroeconomics
This page contains
J. Bradford DeLong's (UC-Berkeley) home page for his Principles of
Macroeconomics course. It includes on-line lecture notes, problem
sets, and practice exams, and suggestions for additional readings for his
Principles of Macroeconomics course.
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"The Economics Minute helps students explore the economics behind the news of the week. Links to newspapers and news channels, classroom discussion questions, and suggested classroom activities enhance current events discussions. Whether it's in the classroom or around the dinner table, the Economics Minute will enrich discussions about what's happening in the world this week. The lessons presented in the Economics Minute can typically be completed within a class period."
This site contains a wide range of national and international news stories. It has a detailed section devoted to economic and financial news.
This site contains a wide range of news stories from a British perspective. One feature of this site is that it provides for a archive search from over 3000 business publications.
This site provides
current financial news and current information on factors such as
stock market indexes, interest rates, currencies, commodities, and
currencies. This site also allows you to test alternative investing
strategies using the stock market simulation available at this site.
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This site contains current data on a wide range of economic variables. It is a good site to visit to a quick overview of the current state of the economy.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
This site contains the Web version of the Statistical Abstract of the United States. The abstract contains a wide range of economic and non economic data on the national, state, and county levels.
Economic Report of the President: Data Tables
This page contains the time series data over the period 1959-present for the data series contained in the Economic Report of the President. These data can be downloaded in a zip file or as spreadsheet files.
This site contains a wide range of economic data on the national, regional, and industry level. In addition, it contains analysis of current economic events as well as economic forecasts.
The World Fact Book is published annually by the central Intelligence Agency. It contains data on a wide range of economic and other variables for most countries in the world.
The Delaware State Data Center site contains data on a wide range of economic and other variables for the state of Delaware. The information here is for the state of Delaware that has been collected and compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Census and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
This page,
developed by Professor Bos at the University of Alabama at Birmingham,
contains extensive data, including time series data, for a wide range
of variables. The data can be used to generate graphs and can be
downloaded as spreadsheet files.
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This site contains information on the outlook and educational and training requirements for a wide range of occupations. It also provides links to other sources of career planning information.
This site provides
a wide range of information for doing an online job search. It provides
advice for developing internet job search strategy. In addition
it maintains a data base of available positions and contains links to other
internet career sites.
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This site, maintained by Professor Simkins of North Carolina A&T University, is a comprehensive source of economic information available on the internet.
Resources for Economists on the Internet
This site, maintained by Professor Geoff of the
University of Southern Mississippi, is the most comprehensive source of
economic information available on the internet.
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