Economics: Web Resources

The American Economic Association was organized in 1885 at a meeting in Saratoga, New York, by a small group interested in economics. It was incorporated in Washington, DC, on February 3, 1923. The purposes of the Association are: The encouragement of economic research, especially the historical and statistical study of the actual conditions of industrial life;
the issue of publications on economic subjects;
the encouragement of perfect freedom of economic discussion; The Association as such will take no partisan attitude, nor will it commit its members to any position on practical economic questions.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) promotes a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing the most timely, relevant, and accurate economic accounts data in an objective and cost-effective manner. BEA is an agency of the Department of Commerce. Along with the Census Bureau, BEA is part of the Department's Economics and Statistics Administration.

here is now an amazing number of economics institutions on the WWW. This is an attempt by Christian Zimmermann (Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) to index them.

The economic future for states hinges largely on the performance of their metropolitan economies, which generate the bulk of economic output in 47 of 50 states. A new Metropolitan Policy Program analysis reveals how metro areas within each state are positioned to help propel the next wave of U.S. economic growth.

From the first decade of the 20th century through the early portion of the 21st century, America has been on an economic roller-coaster ride from boom to bust and back again. Economics U$A: 21st Century Edition is a 28-part multimedia distance learning course in micro- and macroeconomics for college and high school classrooms that features many of America’s leading businesspeople, politicians, and economists as they expose the inside story behind these turbulent times.