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Richard W Stratton, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor of Economics |
| rws@uakron.edu |
SoTAL Fellow |
The University of Akron |
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Papers |
University of Akron Library Economics Resources (must be on campus)
AEA Website for Undergraduate Economics
UA Department of Economics On-Line Resources
| US Federal Data and Agencies | Other Data and Databases | Other Resource Lists |
| Academic Resources | Economics-related Publications On-line | |
| Independent Organizations on the Web | International Resources |
Glossaries, Dictionaries, Style Guides
| biz/ed Economics Glossary | Defines a wide variety of economic terms, sometimes providing detailed explanations and diagrams |
| Economic Geography Glossary | An online dictionary and glossary in economic geography |
| Cambridge Dictionaries On-Line | An online version of Cambridge Dictionary |
| Merriam Webster On-Line Language Center | An online version of "Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary |
| The Conference Board Glossary | Glossary from the Conference Board |
| AER Style Guide | Guidelines for preparation of manuscripts accepted for publication in the American Economic Review |
| JEP Style Guide | Guidelines for preparation of manuscripts accepted for publication in the Journal of Economic Perspectives |
| Thinking Critically In Economics | An on-line guide to thinking and writing about economic issues |
| A Guide for Writing Research Papers | Capital Community College Library page |
| Babylon-Pro | A powerful translation, information and conversion tool, that instantly provides relevant information about any word or value you click on |
| About Economics | Has a variety of content, including a glossary and information on economics, but watch for the pop-up adds |
| Wikipedia | The Free Encyclopedia that anyone can edit. For economic topics, click on Quick index then Ec Or you can use the search feature. |
| LookSmart: Find Articles | (gives you free access to millions of articles from thousands of top publications.) |
| U.S. Department of the Treasury | CNNMoney Currencies |
| FED of New York, Foreign Exchange Rates | MSN Money Currency Exchange Rates |
| Bank of Canada Currency Converter | Yahoo Finance |
| European Central Bank Statistics | Business Reference Service (Library of Congress) |
| The Universal Currency Converter | FXConverter - 164 Currency Converter |
| X-rates.com and X-rates.com calculator | Rubicon International World Exchange Rates |
| LiveCurrencyConverter | Foreign Exchange Markets (Interbank fx) |
| GO Currency.com | |
| Other Calculators | |
| Present Value caclulator | Sperling's BestPlaces (relocation data, free membership) |
| Bankrate.com (Information on several banking issues) | Cost of Living Wizard |
| MoneyChimp Calculators (PV, FV, Annuity, etc) | |
| Bloomberg.com | Market Watch from Dow Jones | |
| Investopedia (dictionary, articles, etc.) | U.S. Commodity Future Trading Commission | |
| International investing (SEC) | ||
John Kane at SUNY Oswego has compiled an extensive list of online texts
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| Principles of Microeconomics | 3250:200 One semester overview of Microeconomics See link in Springboard |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 3250:201 One semester overview of Macroeconomics |
| Foundations of Economic Analysis | 3250:600 One semester introduction to economics for MBA students |
| Antitrust Guidelines | |
| Labor Economics | 3250:333 One semester introduction to labor market theory |
| WebCT at UA | Economic Resources for 201 |
| Thomas | Legislative information from the Library of Congress |
| National Budget Simulation | Allows students to make changes in the federal budget and estimate the consequences of their decisions. |
| Australian Finance Comparisons | Cool Online Economics Learning Resources for Students |
| Issues in Political Economy | Undergraduate student research in economics |
| The Digital Economist | Topic in economics, Study Resources, External Resources, Readings and Data (caution this may link you to undesirable and shady advertising) |
| DismalScientist | Economic indicators, analysis, and data (full access requires a fee) |
| Nova Car of the Future | Short video clips form Nova |
| EcEdWeb | Economic Education Web for the Center for Economic Education |
| NCEE | National Council on economic Education |
| Economics Network | UK Higher Education Academy resource web |
| SmartThinking | Online tutoring and writing services that help students succeed (fee) |
| Test Prep Review | Free practice tests for standardized test (ACT, CLEP, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, etc.) |
| Essential Principles of Economic | A Hypermedia Text by Dr. Roger A. McCain of Drexel University |
| Macroeconomics in Context | On-line text from Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University - registration required |
| AmosWeb | Economics with a touch of Whimsy |
| Dr. T's EconLinks.com | Economics News, Data, Analysis and Links (may require pop-ups) |
| Classroom Expernomics | An archive of classroom experiments |
| Economics at About.com | Provides regular columns and discussion forums |
| Economic History Services | Sources economic data and ideas throughout history |
| Introduction to Economic Analysis | Draft copy of text by R. Preston McAfee (California Institute of Technology - pdf format may load slowly) |
| The Economist's Voice (UA access only) | |
| Robert Frank (New York Times Economic Scene Columns) | David Leonhardt (New York Times Economic Scene ) |
| Alan Krueger (New York Times Economic Scene Columns) | Stephen J. Dubner (NY Times blog) |
| Paul Krugman (NY Times columns) | Greg Mankiw (blog) |
| Virginia Postrel (New York Times Economic Scene Columns) | |
| Robert Samuelson (Washington Post columnist, requires free reg.) | |
| Thomas Sowell | |
| Hal Varian (New York Times Economic Scene Columns) | |
| Real World Economics (Edward Lotterman columns in Pioneer Press) | |
| Web Newsletters (Link to Colander's text) | |
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Publications |
| Board of Governors | Monetary Policy Reports to Congress Fed 101 (Tutorial on the Federal Reserve) |
| Atlanta | |
| Boston | Regional Review |
| Chicago |
On Reserve (Newsletter for Teachers) |
| Cleveland | Economic Commentary |
| Dallas | Southwest Economy |
| Kansas City | Economic Review |
| Minneapolis | |
| New York | Current Issues |
| Philadelphia | Business Review |
| Richmond | Economic Education |
| St. Louis |
FRED II (Economic data source) Definitions of Money Stock |
| San Francisco |
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The Economist's Voice (UA access only) |
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NBER Working Papers (UA access only) |
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| Economic Bulletin | Resources in Science and Engineering Education |
| The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College | Tools |
| Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-being (LIMEW) | RIMS II Regional Input-Output Multipliers |
| EconJournalWatch | |
| Journal for Economic Educators | |
| Annual Review of Economics |
| UA Faculty Senate |
| Computing & Communications Technologies Committee |
| AAUP |
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