ECON 3001 - Kohls: Macro-economics

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Directly below are some sources for background on these variables: a primer book, a couple of other books, and a database of subject encyclopedias.

Gale eBooks from Gale
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Economic indicator data is some of the easiest to find. But these sources have advantages and disadvantages (of course!)

Census Data
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Although this is a wonderful resource, because so much is there, expect to spend some time figuring it out.
The Guidance pages can be helpful.
FRED - Federal Reserve Economic Data
Economic time series from 43 sources. From the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank.

World Bank DataBank from World Bank
Free data from the World Bank, including: World Development Indicators (WDI), Statistical Capacity Indicators, Education Statistics, Gender Statistics, and Health Nutrition and Population Statistics, and more. Annual data only, mostly 1960 - present.
Passport
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Data, reports and analysis about countries, industries, companies and consumers. Includes: economic and social data for ~200 countries; market research reports for ~80 countries; company and consumer profiles. We do NOT subscribe to the Sustainability module.
Video demo on how to search in Passport.
Economic and social indicator data redistributed from IMF, UN, World Bank, OECD. Annual data only.