PennWest University Libraries: ECON 4600: Global Economic Perspectives: Web Resources

Free Web Sources

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Bank of Canada
Bank of Mexico
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Center for Global Development Provides access to the centers website and it many resources on world economic development.
Center for International Data, UC Davis Dept of Economics This website contains data and research in areas involving cross-country and inter-area comparisons of incomes and prices.
Center for International Development at Harvard University Publications from the Center for International Development at Harvard University.
CIA World Fact Book: Provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities
Council of the European Union (CONSILIUM)
The Economist Intelligence Unit
European Union
Financial Times
Global Distribution of Poverty This website seeks to enhance current understanding of the global distribution of poverty and the geographic and biophysical conditions of where the poor live.
Golden Gate University Economics LibGuide This guide from Golden Gate University lists books, databases and websites covering many aspects of economics including: economic indicators, how to locate company financials and industry ratio information, business articles and news and scholarly research in the area of economics.
Heritage Foundation
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
IDB: Inter-American Development Bank
IMF's Statistical Topics A set of international statistics on various economic indicators.
Impact of War on Country per Capita GDP: A Descriptive Analysis This article was recommend by Dr. Trejos. You will have access to the article once you register your information with the publisher.
International Monetary Fund Direct link the IMF homepage. Contains a set of international statistics on various economic indicators. Also Includes various country reports and surveys published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Internet Public Library - Business Provides links to reviewed web sites on business topics.
Market Watch
MERCOSUR (Spanish)
National Bureau of Economic Research Link to the NBER statistics page.
Organization for Economic Co-operations and Development Direct link to the statistics page of the OECD. More information may be found by browsing the website.
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
The People’s Bank of China
Poverty Topic from World Bank This World Bank website seek to provide strategic guidance and knowledge services to make the World Bank and its clients more effective in reducing poverty.
Reserve Bank of Australia
Saint Louis Federal Reserve District Bank (Data from FRED)
Transparency International
U.S. Department of Commerce Provides general information about the department and its functions. Also includes top news from the department and links to additional information.
United Nations - Data This website contains a web-based data service for the global user community. It brings international statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single-entry point. Users can search and download a variety of statistical resources compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies.
UNSD Statistical Databases Link to the United Nations Statistics Division page of statistical databases.
World Bank Data Free and open access to global development data.
World Bank Group Documents and Reports Provides access to World Bank Group resources including Economics & Sector Work, Project Documents, Working Papers and much more.
World Health Organization World Health Organization is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
World Trade Organization Direct link to the WTO statistics page. More information may be found by browsing the website.