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General Resources

AmosWEB
The ECONOMIC GLOSS*arama is a database of economic terms and concepts with numerous cross-references to related terms.

Biz/Ed
Unique service for students, teachers and lecturers of business, economics, accounting, leisure and recreation and travel and tourism. Contains a searchable catalog of over 3500 quality Internet resources.

EcEdWeb
The Economic Education Web is a portal to economic education resources in a variety of formats for all educational levels.

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Public record of the work of ECLAC, including press releases, interviews, speeches, op-ed pieces, and PDF versions of nearly all of its publications (English and Spanish).

Economics Working Paper Archive
Provided by the Economics Department at Washington University, this service is devoted to the free distribution of working papers in economics. Searchable by subject, JEL category, author, etc.

Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site Stern School of Business, NYU. Updated daily; current news, hot topics, policy readings, and extensive academic research organized by subject.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Contains information about the IMF and its 184 member countries. IMF research and statistics available in PDF, Excel, or HTML format. News Releases section archived back to 1995.

Directory of International Economists
International and development economists (individuals and organizations) whose addresses are in the public domain.

OECD: Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development
An international organization helping governments tackle the economic, social and governance challenges of a global economy. Includes publications and statistics on macroeconomics, trade, education, and development.

Online Glossary of Research Economics
Definitions of 1200+ formal terms in research economics, cited from economic texts.

Research Papers in Economics
Database of working papers, journal articles, and software components.

WWW Virtual Library: Economics
Provides simultaneous search of RFE and WebEc, as well as link back to the WWW Virtual Library. Resources for Economists on the Internet: over 1,000 internet resources for teaching and research in economics, sponsored by the American Economic Association. WebEc: World Wide Web Resources in Economics: mainly for academic economists.

Government Sources

Economic Report of the President
[Gov Docs Desk] PR 43.9: catalog record
Represents the annual report of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. Appendix B contains historical tables (from 1959 or earlier) on aspects of income (national, personal, and corporate), production, prices, employment, investment, taxes and transfers, and money and finance.

Economic Statistics Briefing Room
Links to economic indicators produced by a number of federal agencies.

FedStats
Federal Statistics search; contains links to a large number of data suppliers

Career Resources

ASA: Through the American Statistical Association
Provides variety of statistician employment opportunities. Also has information about becoming a statistician and other resources available for career information.

America's Job Bank
Career resource library, area wage information, employment outlook.

JOE (Job Openings for Economists)
Provided by the American Economic Association. Lists openings by employer, location, or JEL category.

Monster.com
Database of jobs in various fields.

Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2002/03 - Economists and Market and Survey Researchers
Describes nature of the work, employment, training, job outlook, earnings, and sources of additional information.

StudentJobs.Gov
Student employment and internships in the Federal government. .

USAJOBS.gov
Database of Federal career opportunities, updated daily.