Resources for Students
The Student's Writing "Dirty Dozen" (thanks to Prof Steve Tuck, Miami University, Department of Classics, linked with permission)
Economics Resources at Gelman Library (available to GW students)
Economics Research Links (maintained through GW Economics Dept.)
Econ Papers (searchable data base of economics working papers)
Data, Special Topics, Etc.
Penn World Tables (searchable macroeconomic data base)
U.S Federal Reserve (data and research links); Fed in Print (searchable data base of all Fed research)
GeoFRED (regional data supported through the St. Louis Fed)
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (U.S./international economic database supported through the U.S. Department of Commerce)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (tables/files of popular US labor force related statistics)
GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office including searchable database of past reports)
Economics of AIDS (World Bank Group clearing house of AIDS-related materials)
Doing Business (World Bank report, statistics on business climate throughout the world)
America Memory Project (Library of Congress project, amazing images/phots from a variety of topics in U.S. history)
Media Resources
C-SPAN (live stream current program and search archives)
McClatchy Washington Bureau (news from inside the beltway with outside the beltway awareness)
The Financial Times (UK-based international economic news)
The Economist (UK-based weekly journal on international economics)
Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria (searchable video clips)
Frontline (online streaming of PBS news documentaries)
Online News Hour (searchable online clips of PBS newsshow)
Democracy Now (alternative news source hosted by Amy Goodman)
The Gallup Poll (online materials related to national/international survey results)
Zogby (another popular resource for polling results)
Voice of America (practice your language skills--find out what we are saying overseas) webcasts
Deutsche Welle (live stream news from Germany)
Radio France International (includes live streams to/from Africa)
Radio Paris (French news in English, links to radio live streams)
French-Canadien news/music (series of available live streams in Quebecois)
Just for laughs!