Economics and Research Internet Links
The Antitrust Case Browser provides summaries of principal
antitrust cases, multiple indexes, and key word search. Links
to other antitrust and regulation sites are provided. Maintained
by Prof. Anthony Becker.
Start at the library's list of general resources
for a complete listing. Anyone on the Web can go straight to
the catalog. St. Olaf
students, faculty, and staff can access Lexis/Nexis,
JStor, and other indexes at the Indexes and
Databases page.
Sources of Economic and Business Data
- Resources
for Economists on the Internet
- It's a complete listing of economics and business
data and information resources on the Internet. Use
the "Contents" page for quick access to
sources.
- The
Briefing Room at the Whitehouse
- The Briefing room has two parts: Economics
and Social
Statistics. Both provide summaries of current
statistics and conditions from various federal
agencies in text and graphics.
- Federal Reserve
Board of Governors
- This is the source for Fed
statistical releases, Open Market Committee news,
the Beige Book and more.
- Federal
Reserve Banks
- Some of the best sites are maintained by the Federal
Reserve Banks of Minneapolis,
New York, Boston, St. Louis, and Chicago. These
sites will also provide links to other regional Feds.
- Federal Departments, Bureaus, Commissions, etc.
- Data and reports can be found directly at sites
maintained by the Department
of Commerce, Department
of Justice - Antitrust Division, Department of Labor, Department of the
Treasury, Bureau
of the Census, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Federal Trade
Commission, Securities
and Exchange Commission, and Council
of Economic Advisors. A listing of all
federal statistical agencies is maintained by the
Census Bureau.
Legislative Information
- U.S. Congress -
Thomas
- Information on Congress, the Congressional Record
(searchable), and a host of other legislative links
are available.
- Minnesota State
Legislature and State
Government (NorthStar)
- The state
legislature maintains its own site with
information on the House and Senate, Minnesota
statutes, and links to other legislative sites. NorthStar
is the state government WWW service with links to
state agencies and departments.
News and Research
- For news of today, try The
New York Times, The Washington Post,
and USA Today.
Both the Times and Post have excellent search facilities
for finding current and past articles.
Policy Institutes ("Think Tanks")
Here are some starting points: The Brookings Institution,
The Economic Policy Institute,
NRDC, The Cato Institute,
and the American Enterprise
Institute.
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Anthony
D. Becker