LibGuides: Economics: Web Resources

Research Organizations

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Research from AEI, a Washington think tank, covers economics and trade policies.
Brookings Institute: Economic Studies
This Center at the Brookings Institute strives to help people understand national and international economic policy issues.
CATO Institute
Non-profit public policy research foundation studying the principles of “individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace.”
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Conducts research to fill gaps in the understanding of economic and social problems and provides public education on major policy debates.
National Bureau of Economic Research
“Private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works.”
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
An international organization of many countries developed to discuss, develop, and refine economic and social policies.
Resources for the Future
The purpose is to improve environmental and natural resource policy making worldwide.
The Heritage Foundation
The Foundation's mission is to “formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.”

American Economic Association
AEA produces the database EconLit, hosts a job list for Economists, and provides a resource list of economics links on the Internet.
Budget of the United States Government
Complete federal budget from 1996 to the present.
Economic History Association
Resources to promote communication among scholars in economic history.
EconPapers
Reportedly “provides access to . . . the world's largest collection of on-line Economics working papers, journal articles and software.”
Resources for Economists
Comprehensive guide to economics data online.
World Development Indicators
Time series statistics provided on national accounts, international transactions, manufacturing, and monetary indicators for World Bank member countries.

World Bank Archives

A variety of online historical resources and information products, such as ISAD(G) finding aids, transcripts of oral history interviews, and exhibits featuring the Archives' collection and World Bank history.
World Bank Data Catalog

Free and open access to global development data including World Development Indicators and hundreds of datasets, including embeddable data visualizations.
World Bank Documents

Free access to more than 240,000 publicly-available World Bank Documents that enable sharing the institution's extensive knowledge base and implementing its access to information policy.
World Bank Microdata

Access to data collected through sample surveys of households, business establishments or other facilities. These "microdata" sets may also originate from population, housing, or agricultural censuses or through an administrative data collection processes.
World Bank Open Financial Data

Publicly-accessible data related to the Bank's financials in a social, interactive, visually compelling, and machine-readable format.