Economics Study Guide

This guide provides links to help you create a research strategy for Economics. Knowing which options are available allows you to quickly select those most appropriate for your topic.

• LINCC Online Catalog Subject Browse Lists linked to SCC Library Economics holdings including the Call Number & Availability for each.
• Browsing Guide To Call Numbers: HA HB HC-HD HF HG HJ
• Internet Sites

LINCC Online Catalog Subject Browse Lists which are linked to SCC Library holdings & include the Call Number & Availability for each.

Economics Internet Links

Budget

• Budget of the U.S. Government (Office of Management & Budget)

• Currency Exchange Rates (Kurt Swanson-Lund University, Sweden)
• Currency Rates and Information (Washington Post)
• Euro Homepage
• Foreign Exchange Rates
• History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day (Roy Davies)
• Universal Currency Converter (incl. prices for gold & silver)

Economic Indicators

• Consumer Price Indexes (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Consumer Expenditure Surveys (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• County Business Patterns (US Census Bureau)
• Current Economic Indicators
• Economic Briefing Room (US Census Bureau)
• Economic Indicators Six Month Forecasts (Financial Forecast Center)
• Economic Indicators (US Congress)
• Economic Programs (Census Bureau)
• Financial Forecast Center
• US Economy at a Glance (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• US GNP Forecast Over the Next Six Months (Financial Forecast Center)

Federal Reserve System

• FED101
• Federal Reserve Board

Finance

• finance.yahoo.com
• Guide to Underst&ing Financials (IBM)
• Quicken.com

Foreign Exchange Rates

• Foreign Exchange Rates (daily)

Government Publications

• Economic Analysis, Indicators, & Reports (University of Louisville)
• Economy, Industry, Business & Labor (University of Louisville)
• Bureau of Economic Analysis

Gross Domestic Product

• Estimating GDP (Carole Scott, State University of West Georgia)
• Penn World Data: Gross Domestic Product

International

• World Fact Book (CIA)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Initial Public Offerings (IPO)

• IPO (Initial Public Offerings)

Investing-General

• bigcharts.com
• bloomberg.com
• CBS MarketWatch.com
• edgar-online.com
• Financial Data Finder
• FinanceWise (Risk Communications)
• 411 Stocks (LJ 1999 “Best Reference Site”)
• Guide to Underst&ing Financials (IBM)
• How to Learn About an Industry or a Specific Company
• Moneyminded
• Morningstar.com
• Motley Fool
• NAIC Online (National Assoc. Of Investors Corp)
• premierinvestor.com
• Virtual Finance Library (Ohio St. Univ.)
• Zack’ Investment Research

Journals Online

• Black Enterprise
• Business Week
• Economist
• Financial Times
• Forbes
• Fortune
• Financial Times
• Internet Public Library (Economics Serials)
• Kiplinger.com
• New York Times (Daily)
• Newsweek
• Online U.S. News
• smartmoney.com
• Survey of Current Business
• Time
• Valueline (must register to access articles, research tools & information ...must subscribe for full information)

Meta-Sites

• Dismal Scientist
• Econ Links
• Forbes Economics Links
• Internet Resources for International Economics & Business
• Internet Resources in Business & Economics
• moneycentral.msn.com
• Resources for Economists
• United States Economy at a Glance

Mutual Funds

• Morningstar.com
• Mutual Fund Calculator (SEC)
• Ultimate Guide to Mutual Funds (Money Magazine)

Stock Brokers

• Broker Review Site
• Charles Schwab
• DLJdirect
• E*TRADE
• Merrill Lynch
• TD Waterhouse

Stock Exchanges

• American Stock Exchange
• NASDAQ
• NYSEnet
• Stock Markets of the World
• Yahoo Business & Economy

Stock Quotes

• Big Charts
• E*TRADE
• Fox News
• PCQuote
• Quote.Com
• Yahoo Stock Quotes

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