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A. General news sources

As the title of this section implies, the websites here can be used for finding material on current news issues or tapping into news archives. Most archives are offered free of charge. However, some do require you to register. As well as key UK and American sources, you will also notice some slightly different places from where you can get your news, such as the Moscow Times and Kyodo News (from Japan). Check out sites number 38.Refdesk, 39.Newspapers and Magazines on the World Wide Web43.Guardian World News Guideand 44.Online newspapersfor links to newspapers across the world. Try searching for an article on a particular topic by using site number 41.Google News Search.

1. BBC news
(see also)

2. The Economist
(see also)

3. The Financial Times
(see also)

4. The Guardian
(see also)

5. The Independent

6. ITN

7. The Observer

8. The Telegraph
(see also)

9. Aljazeera
(see also)

10. The New York Times

11. Fortune

12. Time Magazine

13. The Washington Post

14. Moscow Times (English)

15. Pravda (English)

16. Straits Times(Singapore)
(see also)

17. New Straits Times(Malaysia)

18. The Scotsman

19. The Herald

20. Euromoney

21. Moneyextra

22. Market News International (MNI)

23. Bloomberg Businessweek

24. International Business Times
(see also)

25. CNN Money
(see also)

26. Vox (economic analysis and commentary)
(see also)

27. Asia News Network

28. allAfrica.com

29. Greek News Sources (English)

30. Kyodo News: Japan (English)

31. Euronews

32. Australian Financial Review

33. Sydney Morning Herald
(see also)

34. Japan Times

35. Reuters

36. Bloomberg

37. David Smith’s Economics UK.com

38. Refdesk (links to a whole range of news sources)

39. Newspapers and Magazines on World Wide Web

40. Yahoo News Search

41. Google News Search

42. ABYZ news links

43. Guardian World News Guide

44. Online newspapers

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B. Sources of economic and business data

Using websites to find up-to-date data is of immense value to the economist. The data sources below offer you a range of specialist and non-specialist data information. Universities have free access to theUK Data Servicesite (site 35 in this set), which is a huge database of statistics. Site number 34 in this set, theTreasury Pocket Data Bank, is a very useful source of key UK and world statistics, and is updated monthly. It downloads as an Excel file. The Economics Network’sEconomic data freely available online(site 1) gives links to various sections in 40 UK and international sites.

1. Economics Network gateway to economic data

2. Office for Budget Responsibility

3. National Statistics
(Publications)
(Data)

4. Data Archive (Essex)

5. Bank of England Statistical Database

6. Economic Resources (About)

7. Nationwide House Prices Site

8. House Web (data on housing market)

9. Economist global house price data

10. Halifax House Price Index

11. House prices indices from ONS

12. Penn World Table

13. Economist economic and financial indicators

14. FT market data

15. Economagic

16. Groningen Growth and Development Centre

17. AEAweb: Resources for economists on the Internet (RFE): data

18. Joseph Rowntree Foundation

19. Intute: Social Sciences (Economics) (archive site)

20. Energy Information Administration

21. OECD Stat
(see also OECD Economic Outlook)

22. CIA world statistics site (World Factbook)

23. Millennium Development Goal Indicators Database
(see also)

24. World Bank Data

25. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, US Economic Data sets (FRED)

26. Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (Japan)

27. Financial data from Yahoo
(see also)

28. DataMarket

29. Index Mundi
(Commodity prices)

30. Oanda Currency Converter

31. IMF World Economic Outlook Database
(see also country information)

32. Telegraph shares and markets

33. OFFSTATS links to data sets

34. Treasury Pocket Data Bank (source of UK and world economic data)

35. UK Data Service (incorporating ESDS)
(see in particularInternational MacrodataandBusiness Microdata)

36. BBC News, market data

37. NationMaster

38. Statistical Annex of the European Economy

39. Business and Consumer Surveys (all EU countries)

40. Gapminder

41. WebEc Economics Data

42. WTO International Trade Statistics database

43. UNCTAD trade, investment and development statistics (UNCTADstat)
(see also)

44. London Metal Exchange

45. Bank for International Settlements, global nominal and real effective exchange rate indices

46. EconStats from EconomyWatch

47. AMECO database

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C. Sites for students and teachers of economics

The following websites offer useful ideas and resources to those who are studying or teaching economics. It is worth browsing through some just to see what is on offer. Try out the first four sites, for starters. The Internet for Economics (site 8) is a very helpful tutorial for economics students on using the Internet.

1. The Economics Network
(see also)
(see also)

2. Teaching Resources for Undergraduate Economics (TRUE)

3. Ecedweb

4. Studying Economics

5. Economics and Business Education Association

6. Tutor2U

7. Council for Economic Education

8. Internet for Economics (tutorial on using the Web)

9. Econoclass: Resources for economics teachers

10. Teaching resources for economists (RFE)

11. METAL – Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching And Learning

12. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Economics Education

13. Excel in Economics Teaching

14. WebEc resources

15. Dr. T’s EconLinks: Teaching Resources

16. Online Opinion (Economics)

17. The Idea Channel

18. History of Economic Thought

19. Resources For Economists on the Internet (RFE)

20. Classroom Expernomics

21. Bank of England education resources

22. Why Study Economics?

23. Economic Classroom Experiments

24. Veconlab: Charles Holt's classroom experiments

25. Embedding Threshold Concepts

26. MIT Open Courseware in Economics

27. EconPort

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D. Economic models, simulations and classroom experiments

Economic modelling is an important aspect of economic analysis. There are a number of sites that offer access to a model for you to use, e.g.Virtual Chancellor(where you can play being Chancellor of the Exchequer). Using such models can be a useful way of finding out how economic theory works within a specific environment. Other sites link to games and experiments, where you can play a particular role, perhaps competing with other students.

1. Virtual Chancellor

2. Virtual factory

3. Interactive simulation models (Economics Web Institute)

4. About.com Economics

5. Classic Economic Models

6. Economics Network Handbook, Chapter on Simulations, Games and Role-play
(see also)

7. Classroom Experiments, Internet Experiments, and Internet Simulations

8. Simulations

9. Experimental economics: Wikipedia

10. Software available on the Economics Network site

11. RFE Software

12. Virtual Worlds

13. Veconlab: Charles Holt's classroom experiments

14. EconPort Experiments

15. Denise Hazlett's Classroom Experiments in Macroeconomics

16. Games Economists Play

17. Finance and Economics Experimental Laboratory at Exeter (FEELE)

18. Classroom Expernomics

19. The Economics Network's Guide to Classroom Experiments and Games

20. Economic classroom experiments (Wikiversity)

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E. UK government and UK organisations’ sites

If you want to see what a government department is up to, then look no further than the list below. Government departments' websites are an excellent source of information and data. They are particularly good at offering information on current legislation and policy initiatives.

1. Gateway site (GOV.UK)

2. Department for Communities and Local Government

3. Prime Minister's Office

4. Competition & Markets Authority

5. Department for Education

6. Department for International Development

7. Department for Transport

8. Department of Health

9. Department for Work and Pensions

10. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
(see also)

11. Environment Agency

12. Department of Energy and Climate Change

13. Low Pay Commission

14. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

15. Office of Communications (Ofcom)

16. Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)

17. Official Documents OnLine

18. Office for Budget Responsibility

19. Office of Rail and Road (ORR)

20. The Takeover Panel

21. Sustainable Development Commission

22. OFWAT

23. National statistics (ONS)

24. List of ONS releases from UK Data Explorer

25. HM Revenue and Customs
(see also)

26. UK Intellectual Property Office

27. Parliament website

28. Scottish Government

29. Scottish Environment Protection Agency

30. HM Treasury

31. Equality and Human Rights Commission

32. Trades Union Congress (TUC)

33. Confederation of British Industry

34. Adam Smith Institute

35. Chatham House

36. Institute for Fiscal Studies

37. Advertising Standards Authority

38. Businesses and Self-employed

39. Campaign for Better Transport

40. New Economics Foundation

41. Financial Conduct Authority

42. Prudential Regulation Authority

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F. Sources of monetary and financial data

As the title suggests, here is a list of useful websites for finding information on financial matters. You will see that the list comprises mainly central banks, both within Europe and further afield.

1. Bank of England

2. Bank of England Monetary and Financial Statistics

3. Banque de France (in English)

4. Bundesbank (German central bank - in English)

5. Central Bank of Ireland

6. European Central Bank

7. Eurostat

8. US Federal Reserve Bank

9. Netherlands Central Bank (in English)

10. Bank of Japan (in English)

11. Reserve Bank of Australia

12. Bank Negara Malaysia (in English)

13. Monetary Authority of Singapore

14. Bank of Canada

15. National Bank of Denmark (in English)

16. Reserve Bank of India

17. Links to central bank websites from the Bank for International Settlements

18. The London Stock Exchange

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G. European Union and related sources

For information on European issues, the following is a wide range of useful sites. The sites maintained by the European Union are an excellent source of information and are provided free of charge.

1. Economic and Financial Affairs: (EC DG)

2. European Central Bank

3. EU official Web site

4. Eurostat

5. Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion: (EC DG)

6. Booklets on the EU

7. Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs: (EC DG)

8. Competition: (EC DG)

9. Agriculture and Rural Development: (EC DG)

10. Energy: (EC DG)

11. Environment: (EC DG)

12. Regional Policy: (EC DG)

13. Taxation and Customs Union: (EC DG)

14. Education and Culture: (EC DG)

15. European Patent Office

16. European Commission

17. European Parliament

18. European Council

19. Mobility and Transport: (EC DG)

20. Trade: (EC DG)

21. Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: (EC DG)

22. International Cooperation and Development: (EC DG)

23. Banking and Finance: (EC DG)

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H. International organisations

This section casts its net beyond Europe and lists the Web addresses of the main international organisations in the global economy. You will notice that some sites are run by charities, such as Oxfam, while others represent organisations set up to manage international affairs, such as the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations.

1. Food and Agriculture Organisation

2. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

3. International Labour Organisation (ILO)

4. International Monetary Fund (IMF)

5. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

6. OPEC

7. World Bank

8. World Health Organisation

9. United Nations

10. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

11. Friends of the Earth

12. Institute of International Finance

13. Oxfam

14. Christian Aid (reports on development issues)

15. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

16. World Trade Organisation (WTO)

17. United Nations Development Programme
(see also)

18. UNICEF

19. EURODAD - European Network on Debt and Development

20. NAFTA

21. South American free trade areas

22. ASEAN

23. APEC

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I. Economics search and link sites

If you are having difficulty finding what you want from the list of sites above, the following sites offer links to other sites and are a very useful resource when you are looking for something a little bit more specialist. Once again, it is worth having a look at what these sites have to offer in order to judge their usefulness.

1. Gateway for UK official sites

2. Alta Plana

3. Data Archive Search

4. Inomics (search engine for economics information)

5. RePEc bibliographic database

6. Estima: Links to economics resources sites

7. Portal sites with links to other site (Economics Network)

8. WebEc

9. One World (link to economic development sites)

10. Economic development sites (list) from OneWorld.net

11. DMOZ Open Directory: Economics

12. Web links for economists from the Economics Network

13. EconData.Net

14. OFFSTATS links to data sets

15. Excite Economics Links

16. Internet Resources for Economists

17. National Association for Business Economics links

18. Resources for Economists on the Internet

19. UK University Economics Departments

20. Economics education links

21. Development Gateway
(see also)

22. Find the Data

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J. Internet search engines

The following search engines have been found to be useful.

1. Google

2. Bing

3. Whoosh UK

4. Excite

5. Zanran (search engine for data and statistics)

6. Search.com

7. MSN

8. Economics search engine (from RFE)