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| News sources BBC: www.bbc.co.uk The BBC’s home page contains links to Radio, TV, News, Sport, World Service, and CBBC. It also has an extensive BBC Directory with information on everything from antiques to yoga, and its own family friendly search engine. CNN’s European online edition, with breaking news stories from around the world, travel, sport, entertainment, weather, analysis of the world money markets, etc.Reuters: www.reuters.co.uk Reuters UK home page, with extensive financial news, currency exchanges, personal finance advice, and world news from Reuters Television.The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/ Guardian Unlimited, the online edition of The Guardian newspaper. Contains links to all sections of the newspaper, as well as a travel and information service.The Financial Times: www.ft.com The online edition of The Financial Times newspaper, with all sections of the newspaper, comment and analysis, breaking news stories and links to various research tools.The Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/ The online edition of The Independent newspaper. Special features include the Editor’s Choice, the interactive Independent Book Group, and The Independent Portfolio, where you can buy articles from the archives.The Times: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/ The online edition of The Times newspaper, includes Editor’s Choice, Comment and Analysis, as well as links to all sections of the newspaper.The Irish Independent: http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/ The online edition of The Irish Independent newspaper, with breaking news and top stories, sports business, travel, classifieds and features.The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/ The online edition of The New York Times newspaper, with all sections from the newspaper, with features, archive, services, opinions, etc.The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ The online edition of The Washington Post newspaper. Special features include live discussions, and a special members area for discussions, photos and video. Free registration is required to read any of the articles.The Wall Street Journal : http://online.wsj.com/public/us The online edition of The Wall Street Journal newspaper, with interactive features, in-depth reports, and journal links with supplementary material related to stories in the paper.Moscow Times (in English): www.moscowtimes.ru The online edition of The Moscow Times newspaper, with business news, arts and ideas, opinion and special reports.Sydney Morning Herald: www.smh.com.au The online edition of Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, with links to all the sections of the newspaper.To browse other newspapers from across the world, go to: http://www.newsdirectory.com/ This US online directory allows you to browse newspapers by country, magazines by subject and region, as well as search for a publication by title.
Magazines Business Week: www.businessweek.com This online magazine contains extensive daily features, special reports, news analysis and a host of sponsored business links.The Economist: www.economist.com The Economist online contains links to all the different sections of the magazine, as well as research tools, services, databank and the print edition in full.Harvard Business Review: www.harvardbusinessonline.com The Harvard Business School Publishing home page, with links to new business publications, Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business School Cases, Conferences, Newsletters and eLearning.
Journals Journal of Applied Econometrics: http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/jae/ The JAE Data Archive, which is located at Queen's University, Canada, contains data for all papers accepted after January, 1994 (unless the data are confidential).Journal of Money Credit and Banking: http://economics.sbs.ohio-state.edu/jmcb/volumes.html A data archive, organised by issue of the accompanying article's appearance.American Economic Review: http://www.aeaweb.org/aer/contents/previss.html This page of the online edition of American Economic Review contains links to all previous editions. The archive contains Adobe pdf-format articles that have appeared in AER since 1999.Applied Economics: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/00036846.html Contains a link to the online version of Applied Economics, a peer-reviewed journal encouraging the application of economic analysis to specific problems in both the public and private sectors.European Economic Review: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/505541/description#description The online edition of the European Economic Review includes links to the full text of Science Direct, the top 25 requested papers of 2003 and the most frequently cited articles.European Journal of Finance: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/1351847X.html Contains a link to the online edition of The European Journal of Finance, which has a full range of theoretical and empirical topics in finance. The emphasis is on issues and research reflecting European interests and concerns.Fiscal Studies: http://www.ifs.org.uk This is the home page of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. You can navigate from the journal to articles from the last three years' issues of Fiscal Studies, including the most recent, accessible online to subscribing individuals and academic institutions through Ingenta Journals.IMF Research Bulletin: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/irb/archive.htm The archive of the International Monetary Fund contains research summaries dating back to June 2000.The World Bank Economic Review: http://wber.oupjournals.org/ The online edition of The World Bank Economic Review allows you to browse the archive, search the articles and receive an email alert with a Table of Contents from each new edition.Review of Financial Studies: http://rfs.oupjournals.org/ The online edition of the Review of Financial Studies allows you to browse the archive, search the articles and receive an email alert with a Table of Contents from each new edition.For a more comprehensive list go to: http://netec.mcc.ac.uk/WebEc/journals.html This site contains extensive, alphabetised links to economics related journals from around the world.
Directories http://www.argmax.com - News links and other information about Economics by John Irons, Assistant Professor of Economics at Amherst College, Massachusetts, USA. www.bized.ac.uk - A business and economics service for teacher, lecturers and students. http://www.economicsuk.com/ - David Smith's EconomicsUK – “everything you need to know about the UK economy for both economists and non-economists.” The Learning and Teaching Support Network Centre for Economics: http://www.economics.ltsn.ac.uk/welcome.htm The centre provides a range of free services that support university teachers of economics in the UK. The site has links to new publications, resources, centre news and a Sharing Experience section.World Wide Web Resources in Economics: http://netec.mcc.ac.uk/WebEc/ WebEc is an effort to categorise free information in economics on the web. You may browse WebEc contents or you can search.
Societies, Research organisations and think-tanks http://www.res.org.uk/ - The Royal Economics Society is a professional association which promotes the encouragement of the study of economic science in academic life, government service, banking, industry and public affairs. The site contains links to information about the society, as well as a members' directory, and links to The Economic Journal and The Econometrics Journal. http://www.neweconomics.org/ - The New Economics Foundation The website of The New Economics Foundation includes details of the foundation and what it does, publications, links to issues of society, environment and economics, and reports and articles on various “hot topics”.http://www.jubileeresearch.org/ - Jubilee research- international debt and finance This site hosts the work of Jubilee Research at NEF - the international debt and finance programme of The New Economics Foundation. The site contains links to Real World Economic Outlook, Finance and Economics, Ecological Debt, a Data Bank, Analysis and Opinion.Institute for Fiscal Studies: www.ifs.org.uk The website of the independent research organisation has a wealth of research information, including research into charities, consumption, inequality, pensions and savings, and tax law. There are also links to briefing notes and working papers online.
Charities, Welfare, Environment, Development Friends of the Earth- policy and research unit: http://www.foe.org.uk/campaigns/sustainable_development/ The Policy and Research Unit web page contains details of the research programmes, publications and an extensive list of related links.Oxfam policy and research: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/index.htm The Oxfam website contains all the latest news about the charity’s work around the world, with papers, stories and resources, and details of how to help.The World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/en/ The WHO website contains details of projects, initiatives, activities, information products and contacts, organised by health and development topics. It also contains research tools and links to their publications.Joseph Rowntree Foundation: www.jrf.org.uk The homepage of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation contains links to the organisation’s latest research findings, housing operations and care services, and information on how to apply for project funding.UNICEF: www.unicef.org Unicef’s website contains information by country, and details of all current projects around the world. There are links to press releases and information on how to support the charity.
UK Government Bodies and Organistions Online access to UK government information: http://www.direct.gov.uk/Homepage/fs/en The Directgov website has a huge amount of public service information, from paying your taxes, to having a baby, to taking your driving test. Plus, in the newsroom, you can watch a recorded broadcast of the latest Prime Minister’s Question Time.Competition Commission: http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/ The CC conducts in-depth inquiries into mergers, markets and the regulation of the major regulated industries. Their website contains links to Inquiries, Reports and Publications, the Function of the Commission and Press Releases.National Statistics (UK): http://www.statistics.gov.uk/default.asp This is the online home of all UK official statistics. The website gives you the UK at a glance as well as the option to browse by theme, or use the search engine.HM Treasury (UK): http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/ The Treasury home page includes links to the Budget, economic data and tools, independent reviews, news and speechs.Land Registry (UK): www.landreg.gov.uk The Land Registry website includes information on law & practice, strategy, property prices and fees, as well as links to publications and forms.Department for International Development: www.dfid.gov.uk The DFID home page contains information on all the department’s latest projects around the world, and links to reports and publications, funding schemes and scholarships.Department for Trade and Industry: www.dti.gov.uk There is a huge amount of information on the DTI website on all kinds of employment related issues. You can search by DTI site or industry, or read any of the current issues surrounding employment.Environment Agency: www.environment-agency.gov.uk The Environment Agency’s home page contains information on the organisation’s work, and links to a number of environment-related issues and topics.UK Euro information website: www.euro.gov.uk On this site you can find information about how the introduction of the euro in the euro area could affect your business, details of euro notes and coins, and documents relating to euro preparations.UK Parliament: www.parliament.uk The site of the UK Parliamanet allows you to follow legislation, look up members of parliament, and search publications and archives, etc.Scottish Executive: www.scotland.gov.uk The official website of the Scottish Executive lets you search archives and publications, follow new initiatives, browse by topic and read the latest news from the devolved government.
US Government Bodies and Information CIA world statistics site: www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook The CIA’s World Fact Book provides a fact profile of every country in the world, as well as reference maps, links to flags of the world, and a history of the world factbook.The Whitehouse: www.whitehouse.gov/ The Whitehouse homepage has links to major speeches, issues, latest news, offices, as well as a section of the site dedicated to Barney, The White House Scottish Terrier!
Central Banks The European Central Bank: http://www.ecb.int/ Here you can read key speeches, statistics and publications, as well as find country by country links to EU Central Banks.Belgium: Nationale Bank van België - Banque Nationale de Belgique This site has a wealth of information about Belgium’s Central Bank, including the bank’s latest news, tasks and structures, and contacts and communications. The site is available in English.Denmark: Danmarks Nationalbank Here you can find links to Government debt, statistics, market information and monetary policy.Finland: Suomen Pankki - Finlands Bank Here you can find links to monetary policy decisions, key speeches, exchange rates, interest rates and press releases.France: Banque de France France’s Central Bank homepage provides links to all things connected to the bank, including a monthly digest of news, an EMU update, banking and financial information and practical advice.Germany: Deutsche Bundesbank In the English version of this website you can read about all areas of the Germany Central Bank, as well as find links to the Money Museum, the German Chair, and ExtraNet, Bundesbank’s e-business platform.Greece: Bank of Greece The Bank of Greece’s website has links to all their latest research and publications, news on the Euro, files on Eligible Assets and Counterparties, and downloadable speeches dating back to 1999.Ireland: Central Bank of Ireland This homepage has a “What’s New” section, details of monetary policy, publications, consultation papers and annual reports, a section on notes and coins, and a link to the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority.Italy: Banca d´Italia This website contains all the usual information about the bank, with publications, statistics and research, and includes useful information on the Euro and the ESCB, and news and services for the public.Japan: Bank of Japan Here you can find detailed information about Japan’s financial systems, with figures at a glance, the latest news and notices, monetary policy, research papers and statistics.Luxembourg: Banque centrale du Luxembourg The BCL website has all the usual information about the bank, including detailed reports on the Euro, banknotes and coins, numistatic products and statistics.The Netherlands: De Nederlandsche Bank Here you can find all the latest news from the bank, with press releases and speeches, and links to research, monetary policy, financial assessment, exchange rates and information on the Euro.Portugal: Banco de Portugal This website has a diary of events, an annual report, economic and statistical bulletins, a list of monthly economic indicators, as well as all the usual information about the bank and its services.Spain: Banco de España The Banco de España’s homepage includes a newsflash section, highlights, publications and statistics relating to Spanish financial systems.Sweden: Sveriges Riksbank Here you can read the bank’s top news stories, and find links to Swedish interest and exchange rates, financial stability, press releases and speeches.United Kingdom: Bank of England The Bank of England’s website contains recent news features, quick links to financial advice, and the usual information on financial markets, statistics, publications, monetary policy and press releases.United States: The Federal Reserve This site features breaking news features, publications and education resources, community development information, consumer information and links to monetary policy and banking information.
The European Union Europa: Portal site of the EU: europa.eu.int The European Economic and Social Committee: www.esc.eu.int Euro: The European Commission: europa.eu.int/euro The European Central Bank: http://www.ecb.int/
International Organisations IMF, Washington: International Monetary Fund You can enter the IMF site as a student or a journalist, find IMF reports on any country, read the latest news, archived publications and economic issues as well as find detailed information about all matters relating to IMF finances.OECD, Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development This site contains links to all the OECD’s statistics and reports. You can browse by country, topic or department.World Trade Organisation: http://www.wto.org/ The WTO’s site contains essential information about the organisation, with downloadable documents in many different formats, fact files, trade topics and resources, and an interactive WTO forum.The World Bank Development Report: http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/wdrpoverty/report/index.htm Here you can download the full text of the report on Attacking Poverty from 2000-01. There are also links to all the other World Development Reports and extensive resources on PovertyNet.OPEC: www.opec.org This site provides facts and figures on all 11 member countries of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, a number of downloadable publications, news and information on petroleum exports, press releases and speeches.World Health Organisation: www.who.org The WHO website contains details of projects, initiatives, activities, information products, and contacts, organised by health and development topics. It also contains research tools and links to their publications.United Nations: www.un.org Unicef’s website contains information by country, and details of all current projects around the world. There are links to press releases and information on how to support the charity.
Glossaries and other Reference Sources The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: www.econlib.org/library/CEE.html This site allows you to browse articles by author, title or category and features current articles, the online library of The Liberty Fund and an interactive tour of the Goodrich Room.Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History: eh.net/encyclopedia/ EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History is designed to provide students and laymen with high quality reference articles in the field. Articles for the Online Encyclopedia are written by experts, screened by a group of authorities, and carefully edited.Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centres in the World: netec.mcc.ac.uk/EDIRC/index.html This is an attempt to index the economic institutions on the www. Included are economics departments, research centres and institutes in universities, as well as finance ministries, statistical offices, central banks, think tanks, and other non-profit institutions. |