I. Introduction
- Syllabus | Textbook Website | D2L | Class Pictures
- Project 1 Guideline | project1.xls
- Project 2: Research Paper Guidelines
II. Textbook Powerpoint
III. On-Line Journals and Blogs
- The Wall Street Journal | The Financial Times | Business Week
- The Economist | CNN Money | Bloomberg
- WSJ Economics Blog | Greg Mankiw's Blog | Economist’s View | William Yu's Blog
- VOX | Brad Setser | IMF Public Finance Blog | Econbrowser | Macroblog
IV. Data Resources
- Yahoo Finance
- White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Global Economic Indicators (Fed New York)
- CPI News Releases
- Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
- Foreign Exchange Rates (Fed)
- CIA the World Factbook
- Statistical Offices in the World
- IMF World Economic Outlook Database (April 08)
- Index of Economic Freedom
- Center for International Development
- Human Development Index (HDI)
- Penn World Table International Comparisons of Production, Income and Prices PWT 6.2
- The US Misery Index
- US Inflation from 1800 - 2006
- US Budget Historical Data 1962-2006 from Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
V. Useful Links
- Federal Reserve Speeches 2008 | Testimony 2008
- Fed Monetary Policy Testimony and Report
- Federal Reserve Board | Federal Reserve Banks
- FOMC Meeting
- The Beige Book
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Council of Economic Advisers Publications
- World Development Report by World Bank
- Finance & Development
- IMF World Economic Outlook 2008 | Update
- Finance Education for All from New York Fed
- Personal Financial Education (Great links)
- Journal of Economic Perspectives (through JSTOR: Winona access only)
- Journal of Economic Literature (through JSTOR: Winona access only)
- 3D Production Function by William Yu
- Global Rich List - How rich are you?
- US Cities Cost of Living
VI. Articles
- A Core of Practical Macroeconomics by John Taylor
- Is There a Core of Practical Macroeconomics That We Should All Believe? by Alan Blinder
- Modern Macroeconomics in Practice: How Theory Is Shaping Policy? by Chari Kehoe