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I. Introduction

• Syllabus | Textbook Website | D2L | Class Pictures
• Project 1 Guideline | project1.xls
• Project 2: Research Paper Guidelines

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 | Paul Krugman | Econbrowser | Macroblog | Global Economy Matters

III. Data Resources

• Yahoo Finance
• Congressional Budget Office
• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Bureau of Labor Statistics | Foreign Labor Statistics
• Global Economic Indicators (Fed New York)
• CPI News Releases
• Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
• Foreign Exchange Rates (Fed)
• CIA the World Factbook
• Stattistical Offices in the World
• United Nations Statistics
• IMF World Economic Outlook Database (April 08)
• Index of Economic Freedom
• Center for International Development
• World Trade Organization
• Penn World Table International Comparisons of Production, Income and Prices PWT 6.2

IV. Useful Links

• World Bank Country Information
• IMF Country Information
• IMF Country Reports 2008 | 2007 | 2006
• Peterson Institute for International Economics
• Finance & Development (F&D): A Quarterly Magazine of the IMF
• World Tariff Profiles 2006
• Fed Monetary Policy Testimony and Report
• Federal Reserve Board | Federal Reserve Banks
• Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
• Council of Economic Advisers Publications
• World Development Report by World Bank
• IMF World Economic Outlook 2008 | Update
• Journal of Economic Perspectives (through JSTOR: Winona access only)
• Journal of Economic Literature (through JSTOR: Winona access only)
• Charlie Rose Interview with Michael Porter about Competitiveness (4/2004)

V. Group Presentations (Presented Slides are in D2L)

• Nov 16
  • Effects of Globalization on the US Auto Industry (Jackie, Kristan, and Adam)
  • Chinese Exchange Rate Policy and Its Impact (Ashley and Seth)
    
• Nov 18
  • Tariff Effect on the Labor (Chelsey, Kenneth, and Dustin)
  • An Analysis on the European Union (Andrew J., Kelli, and Tyler)
• Nov 20
  • NAFTA (Amber and Lindsey)
  • The Reality of Outsourcing (John and Jared)
• Nov 30
  • Global Financial Crisis (Dave and Joe)
  • Global Poverty (Laura R. and Alex)
  • Do Hedge Fund Need Regulation? (Nick, Micki, and Charles)
• Dec 2
  • Rising US Income Inequality (Jon and Andrew S.)
  • The Strength of a Coutry's Currency (Dom, Bryan, and Matt)
• Dec 4
  • Reasons for the Global Housing Boom (Laura J. and Denise)
  • Immigration (Kyle and Raghavi)