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Guide to Economics Resources

CSUSM Economics Dept. Economic Sites and Data

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Lexis/Nexis Wiki Guide to Researching the Economic Crisis 2008

Concise Encyclopedia of Economics 3rd. ed (2008) Henderson, D.R. editor. 
Excellent introduction to economic topics covering 287 areas of economics.  Use to get background material, or to get ideas for what topic to research.  Aarticles are one to three pages long, with short list of references and written by experts. Includes biographies of leading economist over time. 

National Economic Indicators

ADP National Employment Report.  Reports on non-farm payroll, closely watched by economist, business and investment community.  ADP is the largest processor of business payroll services.

Stat-USA State of the Nation
Domestic financial and economic figures.

  • General Economic Indicators (CPI, PPI, GDP, NIPA).
  • Housing and Construction
  • Employment
  • Manufacturing and Industry (Retail sales, inventories, production, current industry reports)
  • Monetary Statistics (interest rates, foreign exchange, bank credit, money stock)
  • Monetary Policy (Beige Book, Treasury statements, Humphrey-Hawkins Testimony by FRB Chairman)
World Economic Prospects. London: Euromonitor  Retrieved October 30, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Global database.
Contains detailed economic activity statistics and forecasts and analysis for global, and country by country. Occasional thematic topics such as emerging markets, Eurozone etc.  I

Once connected narrow your results as in this example:

 

EconStats   Normalized global economic data.

The Economist Country Briefings
From the Economist.  Each country profile includes  a forecast (   ), Factsheet, Economic data (     ), short history, political structure and forces and economic structure.  Currency converter and news articles and links to related country websites.

US Census Economic Programs
Includes The Economic Briefing Room and Indicator Release Schedule and economic data by geography, frequency and frequency

Consumer Confidence Index Conference Board
A monthly index of consumer spending.

EconomicIndicators.gov
Economics and Statistics Administration / Dept. of Commerce
Provides latest economic indicator releases with an email option to be notified of releases.

FRED: Federal Reserve Economic Database
Key economic indicators arranged in a way to quickly scan for U.S. interest rates, CPI (Consumer Price Index); PPI (Producer Price Index) GDP, and banking indicators

California Economy

San Diego Leading Economic Indicators / University of San  Diego
Monthly data with 2 month lag back to 2002;   Index, % change, Building permits, unemployment claimrs, San Diego stock price index, consumer confidence, help wanted advertising, national economy

California County Projections / Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy
Reference HC107 .C23 I52.

Analysis and projections of California population, construction, housing and real estate, income, taxable sales, and job growth. Suitable for those with little or basic knowledge of economic tables. Includes clear and short description and analysis of tables and definition of terms. Especially useful for domestic migration rate, rankings by county--top ten markets, top ten counties by income, etc.

CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act)
http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/
Locate statute, case law and other general references.

State Profile: State and County Projections to 2025 / Woods & Poole Economics
Reference HC 107 .C2 C36 2001 Earlier year 1990-- in book stacks.

Loose-leaf binder of statistical tables and accompanying CD-ROM with capability to create custom reports by census track (MSA, PMSA and DMA). Useful for advanced analysis of California economic indicators and 25 year projections. Includes national and regional tables. Detailed description of data collection methodology. Tables for employment, personal income and retail sales, and households. Especially useful for its county ranking tables.

By State

Economic Development Agencies by State
The US Dept. of Commerce has created a nice page that links to all State economic development agencies, and other state government websites.

International

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

World Bank

OECD

CIA World Factboot
 

LABORSTA Internet International Labour Organization
Yearly data by country and employment; wages, cost CPI injuries, strikes, Hours of work, wages.

Penn World Table:
http://pwt.econ.upenn.edu/php_site/pwt_index.php
Alan Heston, Robert Summers and Bettina Aten, Penn World Table Version 6.1, Center for International Comparisons at the University of Pennsylvania (CICUP), October 2002.
Find GDP comparisons for countries worldwide time series 1950- present in a downloadable table.