ECON 251 - Economic Indicators

Reference Sources

• McKelvey, Ed. Understanding US Economic Statistics. (6th ed.) Goldman Sachs, 2008. (Available on
        course reserve in Mudd)
• Frumkin, Norman. Guide to Economic Indicators.  M.E. Sharpe, 2006.
        Main Ref Desk    HC103 .F9 2006   LIB USE ONLY
• Guide to Economic Indicators: Making sense of economics . London : Economist, 2011.
        Main Reference HA29 .E28 2011b
• O'Hara, F.M., Jr. and O'Hara, F.M III. Handbook of United States Economic and Financial Indicators. Greenwood Press, 2000.
         Main Reference  HC106.8 .O47 2000  LIB USE ONLY
• New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
        

Scholarly Research / Analysis

• EconLit
  The most comprehensive index to economics journals, essays, working papers and books
• NBER Working Papers
  Library subscribes to full text PDFs of working papers of the National Bureau of Economic Research
• RePEc EconPapers
  Searchable database of economics articles and working papers that are freely available online

Economic Data / Indicator Data

• FRED - Federal Reserve Economic Data (St. Louis Fed)
• Current releases of economic indicators
  • US Bureau of Economic Analysis
  • National Bureau of Economic Research
• Key Economic Indicators release schedule 2012 (US White House)
• Monthly Compilation of Economic Indicators (1995-2012)
• Economic Indicators – FRASER – Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (monthly data 1948-2012)

• US Economics and Statistics Administration
• US Bureau of Economic Analysis
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Current News

Factiva Newsstand
     New York Times and Wall Street Journal:  click on link "News Pages" to see current content
     The Economist:  click on link "News Pages," find the dropdown menu showing "National News"
        and change that to "News Magazines." You will also see feeds for Newsweek and Forbes