Important Links

U.S. Economics Data

• Business Data and Statistics USA.gov

Provides data and statistics on banking, earnings, economic analysis, trade, and more.

• Business Data & Statistics SBA.gov

Includes data on General Business Statistics, Consumer Statistics, Demographics, Economic Indicators, Employment Statistics, Income Statistics, Money & Interest Rates, Production & Sales Statistics, Trade Statistics, and Statistics for Specific Industries.

• Federal Reserve System

• Economic Research & Data -- Data releases include Bank Assets and Liabilities, Bank Structure Data, Business Finance, Dealer Financing Terms, Exchange Rates and International Data, Flow of Funds Accounts, Household Finance, Industrial Activity, Interest Rates, Money Stock, and Reserve Balances and Other.
• The Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) -- The survey data include information on families’ balance sheets, pensions, income, and demographic characteristics.

• FEDSTAT

Links to statistics and information from more than 100 agencies in the U.S. Federal Government.

• Resources for Economists on the Internet (REF)

Includes web site links to U.S. Macro and Regional Data; Other U.S. Data; World and Non-U.S. Data; Finance and Financial Markets; Journal Data and Program Archive, Dictionaries; Glossaries, & Encyclopedia; and many more.

• Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web

Includes links to Principal U.S. Federal Statistical Agencies:

• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Census Bureau
• Economic Research Service
• Energy Information Administration
• National Agricultural Statistics Service
• National Center for Education Statistics
• National Center for Health Statistics
• Statistics of Income (IRS)

International Economics Data

• Country Statistical Yearbooks

Provides links to country statistical yearbooks or similar collections (census, "facts and figures," etc.) for 143 countries worldwide.

• Data / The World Bank

• National Statistical Agencies of Other Countries and International Organizations

From the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• UNdata

A searchable statistical database provided by the United Nations Statistics Division.

• United Nations

Broad range of macroeconomic and social indicators. Particularly useful are:

• Social Indicators
• Demographic Yearbook
• UN Human Development Reports
• UN Regional Commissions

Journals and Working Papers

• Economics

Economics is a pathbreaking journal that adopts an open source approach to publication, viewing research as a cooperative enterprise between authors, editors, referees, and readers.

• IDEAS

IDEAS is the largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics and available freely on the Internet.

• The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. The NBER is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community. Searchable for NBER Working Papers & Publications, Data, and Activities (Programs).

• Scholars' Bank

Scholars' Bank is the open access repository for the intellectual work of faculty, students and staff at the University of Oregon. Open access journals, student projects, theses, dissertations, pre and post-print articles, instructional resources and university archival material are all candidates for deposit.

• Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN)

The SSRN is a searchable archive of downloadable research papers in economics and other fields.