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I. Introduction

• Syllabus | D2L | Class Pictures
• Assignment 1 | Assignment1.xls
• Project Guideline
• Assignment 2 | assignment2.xls

II. 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.
• IMF Public Finance Blog | Global Economy Matters | Asia Economy Watch

III. Data Resources

• 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
• Global Economic Indicators (Fed New York)
• Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)

IV. Useful Links

• CIA the World Factbook
• World Bank Country Information
• IMF Country Information
• IMF Country Reports 2008 | 2007 | 2006
• Michael Porter's Country Competiveness Presentations
• Global Competitiveness Index from World Economic Forum
• Governance Indicator from World bank
• Corruption Pewrception Index from Transparency International
• Brookings on Asia
• Peterson Institute for International Economics
• Finance & Development (F&D): A Quarterly Magazine of the IMF
• World Development Report by World Bank
• IMF World Economic Outlook 2008 | Update
• Foreign Affairs | WTO | World Bank
• Asian Development Bank | APEC | ASEAN | Asia Economic Institute
• Asian Major Stock Markets Indices from Yahoo Finance
• Energy Information Administration (EIA) | Country Profiles
• International Energy Agency (IEA)
• Major Asian Countries Profile:
• Japan 1 2 | Korea 1 2 | Taiwan 1 2 | Hong Kong 1 2 | Singapore 1 2 | Israel 12
• China 1 2 | Indonesia 1 2 | Malaysia 1 2 | Thailand 1 2 | Philipines 1 2 | Vietnam 1 2
• India 1 2 | Pakistan 1 2 | Bangladesh 1 2
• Saudi Arabia 1 2 | Iran 1 2 | United Arab Emirates 1 2 | Iraq 1 2 | Kuwait 12

V. Country Report Presentations (Presented Slides are in D2L)

• 11/3: Shushma Maharjan (Singapore); Jessica Curry (Bangladesh)
• 11/5: Peter Thoke (China); Shreeya Kharel (Thailand)
• 11/12: Tony Taylor (Georgia); Josh Day (India)
• 11/19: Laura Schmitz (Taiwan); Raghavi Kharel (UAE)
• 11/24: Tyler McMahon (Hong Kong); Jordan Nelson (Kuwait)
• 12/1: Daniel Schwartz (Japan); Eun Seon Choi (South Korea)
• 12/3: Adam Luu (Vietnam); Steven Mach (Saudi Arabia)

VI. Reports and Articles

• Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific, April 2008 (IMF)
• Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia, April 2008 (IMF)
• Are Emerging Asia's Reserves Really Too High? Aug 2008 (IMF)
• Charlie Rose Interview with Michael Porter about Competitiveness (4/2004)