Social Studies Curriculum Links

Economics Resources

Economic Data

The World Factbook, 2001 from the CIA Contains maps,flags, economic, geographic, government and population data for every country.

The Corruption Perception Index Ranks countries by how corrupt they are perceived by the international business community.

Country Studies Handbook An extensive outline of the culture, history, and current situation of every country by the Library of Congress. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page to get the list of countries.

Econ and Data Links

Economic Statistics Briefing Room from the White House

EconDash.com Automobile dashboard-inspired charts for understanding the main indicators of the US economy and US national expenditures.

E-Conflict A simplified version of the CIA Factbook, contains maps,flags, government, economic, geographic, and population data for every country.

Education Resources at the U.S. International Trade Commission If you need raw statistics on international trade - look here.

FRED: Federal Reserve Economic Data (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)

Current Fortune 500

Handbook of Economic Statistics CIA compilation of major economic statistics for all countries.

INFONATION A database of geographic, economic, social and population information provided by the United Nations. Choose which country and data you would like displayed in a table.

PovertyNet Directory of the many reports and data on poverty produced by the World Bank.

U.S. Trade Statistics Compiled by the Department of Commerce. Not very user friendly.

Dr. Yardeni's Economics Network Hundreds of charts and statistics on current and historic economic data. Many in easy to view .pdf files.

Economic History and Policy

A Comparative Chronology of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day magazine

Economics articles from Atlantic Monthly Articles from The Atlantic Monthly's archive about the global economy, the middle class, taxes, and labor.

Economics 3LL3 Biographies of economists

FairModel (Macroeconomic model of the US Economy)

Gallery of Economists A resource to supplement readings from The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers by Robert Heilbroner.

The History of Economic Thought Contains biographies and resources for over 300 economists and groups them into schools of thought.

The Marx/Engels Internet Archive

Money: What it is and how it works Well-written and easy-to-understand advice on a vast array of issues dealing with money and US monetary policy.

National Budget Simulation

Uncle Sam's Budget Balancer Free PC Software (not Macintosh)

Economic Periodicals

Business Week

The Economist

The Journal On Economic Education Includes full text articles from January 1998 to date.

Economic Teaching Materials

32 Economics and Geography Lessons Based on grades 1-5 children's literature.

Amos World Glossary A professor's detailed glossary of economic terms.

Amos World Testing System A professor of economics has created an automatic multiple choice exam on various economic principles.

Ask Mr. Economy The same professor as above explains economic principles in a most interesting manner. Despite it's name, this is a not an elementary site.

Aaron's Currency Gallery Pictures of paper currency from all over the world from many different historical periods.

Classroom Expernomics Economic experiments as a teaching tool for the classroom

The Currency Converter Will automatically convert any amount of money from one currency to another.

EcEdWeb: Economic Education Web An outstanding site for economics related lessons and background information. Be sure to visit the Virtual Economics area which offers fully developed units and lessons (Same as the CD). Created by the National Council on Economic Education.

EconomicsAmerica: EconEdLink A site dedicated to supporting K-12 teachers. Includes lessons for economics news of the week and basic principles of economics.

The Inflation CalculatorThis site will automatically calculate what any sum of money from years past would be worth in today's (1995) world.

Investor Home: Interactive Tools and Calculators Everything from car lease calculators to the national budget simulation.

InvestorWords A huge glossary of investment related terms.

The Learning Vault Department of the Treasury for kids. Describes the role of the Treasury and explains topics such as taxation, currency, and bonds.

Macro--Econ 100b Lecture Notes Professor Bradford De Long of UC, Berkeley has posted his lecture notes for his Intermediate Macro Economics Course. Includes charts.

Virtual Factory Virtual factory gives students an opportunity to apply their production, accounting, and marketing skills to real life business situations.

What is a dollar worth? Same concept as the inflation calculator above, but restricted to 1913 - 2001 and based on U.S. Government statistics.

Stock Market and Business Information

Big Business on the Web This site indexes only "the largest American and international companies on the Web," with links to homepages, five-year income profiles, stock quotes, Hoover company capsules, and reviews from the Dow Jones Business Directory.

CNN Financial Network - Quote Search Service

"Daily Stocks" - Stock Research Page

EduStock The only FREE real-time stock market simulation on the web!

InvestSmart A well designed investment simulation and education site related to the stock market. Includes basic information, lessons and a free simulation (though registration is required).

Investools Charting Historical price and volume graphs stocks, mutual funds, and the major indices.

NASDAQ Newsroon Everything you wanted to know and more on the nation's leading hi-tech stock market.

Researching Companies on the Internet: A Tutorial A step-by-step process for finding free company and industry information on the World Wide Web

The Web Financial Network

Other Sources of Economic Information

Links to Economic Information

Resources for Economists on the Internet

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Last updated and links checked on January 22, 2002 by John L. Day
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