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The list of links presented below is a guide to resources in business, economics, statistics, and data sources. It is by no means comprehensive. The student is encouraged to start the search for a research topic by selecting areas of interest first. This should be followed by reading articles in specialized economics/business journals. For a list of management, marketing, and finance journals look under "Listing" in Business Education on the Internet Site Map.

Table of Contents

1. Data sources: General
2. Data sources: Business and economics
3. Resources: Statistics
4. Resources: Economics
5. Resources: Econometrics
6. Software
7. Other links

1. Data sources: General

• Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
• Census and Demographic Data
• Subjects A to Z - U.S. Bureau of the Census
• FedWorld Information Network Home Page

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2. Data sources: Business and economics

• Business and Economics Resources - An excellent starting point.
• Business & Economics Numeric Data - Another good starting point for searching for data: macro time series, industry, retail sales, and more. It includes an outstanding site created by Ted Bos at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. To access it go to Ted Bos Economagic site.
• The Dismal Scientist site contains the latest economic releases.
• economic data and links
• WebEc - Economics Data

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3. Resources: Statistics

• Statistical Resources on the Web - Fairly comprehensive site with statistical information, organized by the University of Michigan. A good starting point.
• StatLib---Data Expo Archive
• StatLib---Datasets Archive
• StatLib Index

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4. Resources: Economics

    General

• Resources for Economists on the Internet - A must-see-first site for US data.
  • SHORTCUT TO ALL RESOURCES - This is a subset of Resources for Economists on the Internet.

• WebEc - WWW Resources in Economics
• WebEc - Economics Guides
• ECONOMICS
• Economics Single Subject WWW Pages

    International trade

• International Trade and Business
• International Economics and Business
• WebEc - International Economics
• Internet Resources on International Trade

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5. Resources: Econometrics

• Econometric Links Econometric Institute Rotterdam
• Econometric Sources

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6. Software

    General 

• Downloads for the PC (utilities, etc.) from CNET Networks Inc.

    Statistics/econometrics/forecasting

• A very comprehensive list from The Econometrics Journal including free, shareware, demos, and commercial software.

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7. Other links

• Other interesting servers - List prepared by Hal Varian, University of Berkeley.
• The Economist
• The Financial Times - The Financial Times newspaper with coverage for the US, the UK and around the world.
• Economics Departments on the Internet
• Research-It! - Your one-stop reference desk - Good reference link with access to the Top 1000 World Sites.
• Some search engines:
• HotBot
• Google
• Yahoo

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