ECON305
Contents
-links to class materials (syllabus posted at the bottom of this page)
-Useful links
(General)
-The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online
-FRB: FOMC website< Federal Reserve Board
-BEA (method papers)< Bureal of Economic Analysis
-Economics Honor program: Omicron Delta Epsilon
(Data)
-FRED: all sorts of U.S. macro data.
-Gapminder: has relevant data on economic growth
-World Bank: DataBank
-IMF: Principal Global Indicators
-OECD: OECD Statistics
-RFE: Resource for Economists web site: links to additional data / information not covered above
-Index Mundi: country facts online
(journals)
-Economist.com: Authoritative weekly newspaper focusing on international politics and business news and opinion
-WSJ Blogs: Real Time Economics: Economic insight and analysis from The Wall Street Journal.
(academic papers)
-Google Scholar: search engine for academic papers
(personal blogs)
-Greg Mankiw's Blog: Author of the famous textbook. Writes everyday on current topics
(interview manuscripts / movies)
- Nobel Prize Lecture:
1987 Robert Solow
1996 Robert Lucas
1999 Robert Mundell
2004 Finn Kydland / Ed Prescott
2006 Edmund Phelps
-Speech by central bankers
Charles Evans (Fed Chicago, Oct 21, 2011)
(Review videos from Khan Academy)
Review Algebra: Log 1
Review Calculus: Interest 1 2, Derivative 1 2 3 4
Review Micro: Indifference curve 1, Profit 1 Labor 1 2
Review Macro: Circular flow 1 , Aggregate Supply 1, Consumption 1 2 ,
Money supply 1, Fractional Reserve Banking 1
(Interesting article)
-"These countries could be the world's new education superstars (WEF, Dec.16, 2016)
-"The Uninsured: A Primer" (KFF, Nov.16, 2016)
-"Macroeconomic forces underlying trade deficits" (PIIE, Mar.31, 2016)
-"Bailout is a windfall to banks, if not to borrowers" (The New York Times, 1/17/09)
-"The Economics of Video Games" (Washington Post, 9/28/12)
(Interesting videos)
- "Money and Banking: The I theory of money" (M.Brunnermeier, 3/3/2017)
- "Bill Gates pitches robot tax" (Newsy, 2017)