Research Resources
The following online resources relate to economic information and data, databases and resources for economists.
Working Papers by Towson University Faculty
Economic Information & Data
General Economic/Social Data
The Economic Report of the President by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
Census Bureau Statistics
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) – St. Louis Fed
Univ. of Michigan Statistical Resources
Library of Congress
Macroeconomic/Monetary Data
Budget of the US Government
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Econ Data and Links
Bureau of Economic Analysis
International/Development Data
European Union
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
CIA World Fact Book
United Nations
World Bank
World Trade Organization
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
Foreign Exchange Rates
Labor/ Inflation Data
Public Finance / Tax
Department of the Treasury
Social Security Administration
Financial Market Data
Major Market Index (Dow Jones, NASDAQ, NYSE, S&P 500 and AMEX)
USA Today Stocks page (Wall Street summary, earnings reports and stock quotes)
Mutual Fund Data
World Stock Market Indexes
Health Economic Data
Centers for Disease Control Health Statistics
Economic History Data
Economic History Association Historical Databases
National Historical Geographic Information System
Current Business and Economics News
CNN Financial News
Wall Street Journal
USA Today Money
Bloomberg's Business News
Databases
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Working Papers
Journal Storage (JSTOR), a database of searchable scholarly journals
Social Science Research Network
Cook Library Research Guide - Economics
Resources for Economists
American Economic Association (AEA)