Economics and Economists Resources

When Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations was published in 1776, the foundation of modern economics was put in place. More than 200 years later, his work is still vital and influential, but there is definitely a lot more to today’s economics than ever before. For this reason, it’s essential for economics students and educators as well as economists to have access to the most definitive economics resources in one place.

Economics Resources:

• General Economics
• General Economics Resources: Great resource page by the library of the Parliament of Australia.
• Economics Resource Center: A lot of good resources on general economics by Mount Holyoke College.
• Resources for Economics: Resource center by the Vanderbilt University.

• Education and Teaching
• MIT: Possibly the top economics department in the United States.
• Princeton University: Another top economics department in the country.
• Resources for Teachers: Offers good links to variety of economics subjects for teachers at the university and college level.

• Methodology and History of Economic Thought
• Assorted Links: A lot of great information on the subject.
• The Character and Logical Method of Political Economy: The e-text of the book by John E. Cairnes.

• Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
  • Consumer Theory: The Mathematical Core: An essay by Dan McFadden of UC Berkeley.
  • A Cook-Book of Mathematics: From the lecture notes of Viatcheslav Vinogradov.
  • Reading List: A compilation of essential reading materials.

• Microeconomics
  • Problems in Microeconomics: Four sets of problems by Michigan State University.
  • Principles of Microeconomics: A page of resources by the State University of New York, Oswego.
  • Basic Microeconomics: Lots of links on the subject.

• Macroeconomics
  • Resource Center: Online resource center for Carlin & Soskice: Macroeconomics.
  • Journal: By the Berkeley Electronic Press, dedicated to Macroeconomics.
  • Teaching Macroeconomics: An article on teaching macroeconomics by John B. Taylor.

• International Economics
  • The International Economics Network: Resource page focusing on international economics.
  • Glossary: Definition of terms related to international economics by the University of Michigan.
  • Resource Center: Provides good information on international economics.

• Financial Economics
  • General Resources: Great resource center on financial economics and macroeconomics by Iowa State University.
  • Financial Economics Network: Dedicated to research on financial economics.
  • Journal of Financial Economics: A journal focusing on the financial economics by the University of Rochester.

• Law and Economics
  • Resources: Great list of links by Stanford University.
  • American Law and Economics Association: Its official site.
  • Research Guide: A guide on law and economics by the University of Chicago.

• Health and Welfare
  
  • International Health Economics Association: The official website.
  • Welfare Economics and Public Choice: An article by Timothy Besley of the London School of Economics and Political Science.

• Economic History
  • World Economic History Congress: The official homepage.
  • Economic History Society: A UK body dedicated to economic history.

• Economic Systems
  • Comparative Economic Systems: Good resource center by Baylor University.
  • The Economic Problem: Studies the economic problems posed by different economic systems.

• Miscellaneous Economics Resources
  
  • Economic Statistics: Homepage of the U.N. Statistics Division.
  • Simplifying Economics: Website designed to help make economics easier to understand.

Economist Resources:

• Dictionaries and Glossaries
  • Economics A-Z: Great dictionary of economic terms by the Economist.
  • Dictionaries: A listing of the best economic dictionaries.
  • Glossary: A glossary of economic terms by OECD.

• Economists and Departments
  • Economists: Almost everything you wanted to know about economists.
  • Famous Economists: Provides information on the most famous economists in history.
  • Departments: Listing of the top economic departments in the world.

• Universities
  • Universities: A list of economics universities around the world.
  • Tom’s Rankings: Another listing of the world’s best economics universities.

• Consulting and Forecasting
  • NERA Economic Consulting: Homepage of the National Economic Research Associates.
  • CEFA: Florida State University’s Center for Economic Forecasting and Analysis.

• Jobs and Advice
  
  • Economics Advice: Advice from the Cornell University for President Obama.
  • Advice for Grad School: Good advice for people who are thinking of going to Grad School in Economics.

• Mailings Lists and Message Boards
  • GLA Mailing List: Mailing list organized by sectors, topics, and more.
  • Wilmott Forums: A message board discussing various Economics topics.
    

• Organizations and Associations
  • AEAweb: Official website of the American Economic Association.
  • IEA: Homepage of the International Economic Association. 
  • EEA: Homepage of the European Economic Association.

• Teaching Resources
  • Resource Center: Some lesson plans and experiments for economics teachers.
  • Lesson Plans: Lesson plans by the Foundation for Teaching Economics.
  • Economics Lessons: Many good links for elementary economics teachers.

• Articles and Research
  • Articles: Articles on economics on the Nobel Prize site.
  • Data & Research: Resource center by the World Bank.

• Miscellaneous Resources for Economists
  • Forbes: The place for business leaders of the world.