Research Resources

The following online resources relate to economic information and data, databases and resources for economists.

Working Papers by Towson University Faculty

Economics Working Papers

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

Occupational Outlook Handbook

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

Social Explorer 

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)