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- Essay Contest on Economics (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
"Select a major problem concerning the ecological environment. Using economic analysis, show how this problem could be addressed." 1-03
- Economics - Nobel Laureates Since 1981 (Nobel Foundation)
Provides short biographies of the Nobel laureates in economics since 1981. 9-00
- Keynes, John (Economics New School)
Provides a biography of the economist. "John Maynard Keynes is doubtlessly one the most important figures in the entire history of economics. He revolutionized economics with his classic book, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936). This is generally regarded as probably the most influential social science treatise of the 20th Century, in that it quickly and permanently changed the way the world looked at the economy and the role of government in society. No other single book, before or since, has had quite such an impact." 4-02
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- Economics Tests (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
Provides the test questions (and answers) for the annual national contests for student knowledge of economics. 1-05
- Glossary for Economics (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
Provides an alphabetic list of words commonly used in economics, along with definitions or explanations. 1-03
- Essays - Education in Economics (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
Provides essays on the importance of understanding economics. 1-03
- Economics Test (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
Provides a test of economic literacy to see how you compare to a sample of persons who completed the test. 1-03
- Essay - Education in Economics (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Wirtz)
Discusses the role of high school and college economics courses as part of a general education. 1-03
- -10-11-04 Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded (Fox News)
"Finn E. Kydland, 60, of Norway, teaches at Carnegie Mellon University (search) in Pittsburgh and the University of California at Santa Barbara (search)."
"Edward C. Prescott, 63 — the fifth American to receive the economics award since 2000 — teaches at Arizona State University (search) in Tempe, Ariz., and serves as an adviser to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis"
. "The pair received Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work that showed that driving forces behind business cycle fluctuations and the design of economic policy are key areas in macroeconomic research."
"Kydland and Prescott made fundamental contributions to macroeconomic analysis and the practice of monetary and fiscal policy in many countries, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in its citation." 10-04
- -Editorial: U.S. Combating Iran Through Economics (MSNBC News - Hirsh)
"[Stuart] Levey, the undersecretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, has been leading the U.S. campaign to isolate and slowly asphyxiate the Iranian economy." 01-07
- Biochar Economics (BiocharEngineering.com)
"Over 40% of the total carbon from the waste biomass is retained in biochar and sequestered in the soil for thousands of years, effectively removing that carbon from the atmosphere. The carbon in one tonne of biochar is equivalent to 3 to 3.5 tonnes of CO2."
"At current global carbon prices in the $15/tonne range the additional value of biochar as a carbon sequestration agent should be worth another $50/tonne, but there is not yet a market for this carbon, so the immediate deployment of biochar will be driven by the soil fertility value." 05-09
- Budget Deficit - Debt Clock (Brillig.com)
In October of 2009, the national debt was around $12 trillion, the largest in U.S. history. Provides a clock that records the national debt each minute.
"The estimated population of the United States is 307,119,045 so each citizen's share of this debt is $38,924.61." 10-09
- U.S. Small Business Administration Services
Provides information for small businesses. 10-09
- Better Business Bureaus (BBB.org)
Provides a directory providing state by state addresses, telephone and FAX numbers. 10-09
- Business Profiles (Search.com)
Provides keyword searches. 10-09
- EDGAR Database of Corporate Information (SEC.gov)
Provides corporate information. 10-09
- Business Links (SBA.gov)
- Mortgage Loan Rates (HSH Associates)
Provides the rates. 10-09
- Investment Research Center (CNN News)
Provides data on markets. 10-09
- The American Stock Exchange (NYSE.com)
Provides data on markets. 10-09
- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (MinneapolisFed.org)
- The Department of the Treasury (USTreas.gov)
- Federal Economic Statistics (White House)
"The purpose of this service is to provide easy access to current Federal economic indicators." 1-01
- Federal Social Statistics (White House)
"The purpose of this service is to provide easy access to current Federal social statistics." 1-01
- History of Money from Ancient Times to Present Day (Davies)
Provides a history. 10-09
- Entrepreneur Magazine
Entrepreneur's Resource Center contains a small business library, franchise information, and business opportunities. 10-09
- Tokyo Stock Exchange 9-01
- Social Security Administration
Provides news and other information related to social security. 3-05
- Estate Planning, Retirement, and Insurance (Northwestern Mutual)
Provides dozens of articles discussing issues. 9-01
- Tax Cuts and Social Security (Center on Budget and Planning Priorities - Kogan, Greenstein, and OrszagKogan)
Concludes that "the 75-year cost of the tax cut Is more than twice as large as the long-term deficit in social security." 2-02
- Freedman, Milton (Hoover Institution)
Provides a biography of the economist. "He is widely regarded as the leader of the Chicago School of monetary economics, which stresses the importance of the quantity of money as an instrument of government policy and as a determinant of business cycles and inflation." 4-02
- Hayek, Friedrich August Von Hayek (Mises.org - Klein)
Provides a biography of the economist who influenced the views of President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. 4-02
- Dynamic Hedging (Taleb)
Discusses and explains the Black, Scholes, and Merton model for investment. 5-02
- Organizations - Local Environmental Organizations (Orion Grassroots Network)
"OGN member organizations are recognized in their communities as leaders in the fields of conservation, restoration, education, justice, health, and economics." "The OGN is the only network that is focused on connecting the full diversity of groups and, beginning this year, engaging them in coordinated campaigns on regional, national, and global issues." 6-02
- Retirement and Elder Care Law (Nolo.com - Legal Encyclopedia) Provides basic information for persons who are not legal professionals and is organized by topic.
- Essay - Why Recent Economies in the USA Rose and Fell (TheAtlantic.com - Stiglitz)
"The executives were being rewarded not on the basis of their companies' performance but on the basis of stock prices."
"The examples of Enron and Global Crossing prove that incentives matter, and that markets do not always provide the right incentives. That is why government has an important role. Every game has to have rules, and government sets the rules of the economic game. If the rules promote special interests, or the interests of corporate executives, then the outcomes are not likely to promote general interests, or the interests of small shareholders." 12-02
- Labor Statistics by State (U.S. Department of Labor)
Provides key labor statistics by state and city. 12-02
- Labor Statistics by Industry (U.S. Department of Labor)
Provides key labor statistics by industry. 12-02
- Cost of Living Index (ACCRA)
Compares cost of living by cities of your choice. 12-02
- Consumer Price Index and Other Leading Indicators (ACCRA)
Provides the CPI and other leading indicators of the health of the economy, such as increase or decrease on Unemployment Rate, Payroll Employment, Average Hourly Earnings, PPI, ECI, Productivity, and the U.S. Import Price Index. 12-02
- John Snow - Comments on Nomination of John Snow as Treasury Secretary (Townhall.com - Novak)
"With his economic program's outlines charted, President Bush was looking for a secretary of the Treasury and National Economic adviser who would energetically sell his tax cuts." 12-02
- John Snow - Comments on Nominations of John Snow and Stephan Friedman (Townhall.com - Kudlow)
"Apparently, Vice President Dick Cheney quietly led a search team that came up with Snow. In contrast, the White House loudly leaked the name of investment banker Stephen Friedman to replace Larry Lindsey as head of the National Economic Council. Neither the stock market nor the rest of the world (nor me) knows much about these men." 12-02
- Donaldson Nominated for Head of SEC (Sun-Sentinel)
"President Bush selected former investment banker William H. Donaldson to head the Securities and Exchange Commission and to restore confidence in markets shaken by a wave of corporate financial scandals." 12-02
- Essay - Why Johnny Can't Choose (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Dahl)
Provides six concepts are the foundations to understanding the economy. 1-03
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- Desalination to Combat Water Shortages (Capital Times)
"California's epic quest for water, made more pressing by a Western drought and a cutback in the Colorado River supply, is turning toward what many see as an obvious source: the Pacific Ocean."
"For the most part, desalination has long been prohibitively expensive as a source of drinking water in California. But rising demand, dwindling supply, and new technology that makes it cheaper to take the salt out of sea water are changing the economics of desalination."
"The basic process of desalination is not new. Salt water is pumped through filters under high pressure, squeezing out minerals. Israel and Kuwait have relied on desalination for decades, as have military vessels and cruise ships." 03-06
- Editorial - Bush's Prescription Drug Relief Flawed (Detroit Free Press - )
"Several states, including Michigan, have already tried to help senior citizens get prescription drugs by giving them choices among HMO plans through Medicare. The experiments have mostly failed. Yet President George W. Bush is heading into the same blind alley." 1-03
- Social Security Benefits and Statement
Provides your Social Security information.
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