Beige Book: Current Economic Conditions
This is a summary of the commentary on US Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District compiled and published by the Federal Reserve Bank.
CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
Congress.gov
The official source of federal legislative information that replaced THOMAS.gov at the end of 2014.
Economic Policy Institute
"The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a nonprofit think tank. EPI conducts ... research and analysis on the economic status of working America."
Economic Report of the US President
This is an annual report written by the Chairman of the US Council of Economic Advisers and overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices.
EconPapers
Access to the largest collection of online Economics working papers and journal articles. The majority of the full text files are freely available, but some (typically journal articles) require that you or your organization subscribe to the service providing the full text file.
Equal Pay & the Wage Gap Archives
Women of every race are paid less than men, at all education levels — and it only gets worse as women’s careers progress.
FRASER - Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research
FRASER's mission is to safeguard and provide easy access to the nation’s economic history—particularly the history of the Federal Reserve System—through digitization of documents related to the U.S. financial system.
globalEDGE
Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University (IBC), globalEDGE™ is a web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities.
House Financial Services Committee
Official website of the US House of Representatives committee that has jurisdiction over issues pertaining to the economy, the banking system, housing, insurance, and securities and exchanges.
IDEAS: Economics
"IDEAS is the largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics and available freely on the Internet."
Inequality.org
"Gaps in earnings between America's most affluent and the rest of the country continue to grow year after year."
Pew Research Center
"Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research."
RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet
"Sponsored by the American Economic Association. It lists more than 2,000 resources...available on the Internet of interest to academic and practicing economists, and those interested in economics."
USA.gov
One-stop access to U.S. federal government eResources.
The World Bank
The World Bank's mission: "To end extreme poverty."
They work with other institutions to provide aid by providing "low-interest loans, zero to low-interest credits, and grants to developing countries."
Data Census (U.S.)
"Data.census.gov is the new platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau."
Data.gov
"The home of the U.S. Government’s open data." Search over 309,129 datasets.
FRED -- Federal Reserve Economic Data
Download, graph, and track US and international time series from a variety of sources compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
ICPSR advances and expands social and behavioral research, acting as a global leader in data stewardship and providing rich data resources and responsive educational opportunities for present and future generations.
International Programs Center
The International Programs Center advances data-driven decision making through tools, capacity strengthening, and data products for the global statistical community.
IPUMS USA
IPUMS USA collects, preserves and harmonizes U.S. census microdata and provides easy access to this data with enhanced documentation. Data includes decennial censuses from 1790 to 2010 and American Community Surveys (ACS) from 2000 to the present.
OECD: How Was Life?
How was life in 1820, and how has it improved since then? From the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECD iLibrary
"OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development."
Statistical Abstract of the United StatesThis link opens in a new windowProvides more than 1,400 individually indexed tables (with attached spreadsheets) on the social, political and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract for statistical reference and as a guide to sources of more information in print and on the Web.
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
"We compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries' efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems."