Websites - ECO 151 - Principles of Macroeconomics - Clark - 2022 - LibGuides at St. Louis Community College

About Websites

Remember that anyone can post anything at all on the Web, from outright lies to informed opinion to accurate, thoroughly researched information. Therefore you must always evaluate a website before you rely on it for your research or personal use.

The sites listed here have been collected and reviewed for quality by an STLCC faculty librarian. For help with evaluating websites and other information sources which you find on your own, visit ...

Evaluate Your Sources
STLCC Libraries

Country Profile Websites

BBC Country Profiles
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.
CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The "ECONOMY" section of a country provides information on GDP, labor force, latest available unemployment rate, population, budget, public debt, taxes and other revenues, exports, etc.
Country List, The Economist: Intelligence Unit
Summary | Politics | Economy | Risk
Snapshot information is freely available; register for a free account to access more information; access to detailed reports are costly.
more...less...
The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) is the research and analysis division of The Economist Group, the sister company to The Economist newspaper. The EIU Store showcases unrivalled reports for almost 200 countries, providing analysis, forecasts and data to help businesses, financial firms and governments to understand how the world is changing and how that creates opportunities to be seized and risks to be managed.
globalEDGE
Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University (IBC), globalEDGE™ is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities. Get insights by Country.
NationMaster
Find statistics on Global Trends, Statistics and Insights. NationMaster is a statistics database which offers a large directory of variables for comparison purposes. A wide range of economic and demographic indicators are available, across 300 industry verticals (agriculture, consumer goods, ICT, pharma…) as they are released. The database is composed of data from trustworthy sources such as national statistic agencies, governments, international organizations... (UNDP, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, UNCTAD, WTO, World Bank, World Health Organization, OECD and many others).
Official Listing of Countries by World Region, ThoughtCo.
The 196 countries of the world can be logically divided into eight regions based on their geography, mostly aligning with the continent on which they are located.
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States in Figures
OIC Member States in Figures presents facts and figures from the 57 Member States of the OIC. After clicking either on the flag or the name of the OIC Member State listed, the profile of the selected country is displayed.
UHY Doing Business Guides
Prepared by UHY’s member firms (a network of independent accounting and consulting firms with offices in over 296 major business centres across more than 89 countries), each ‘Doing Business’ guide covers country specific business information you need to consider should you wish to pursue business interests there.
Index Mundi
IndexMundi is a data portal that gathers facts and statistics from multiple sources and turns them into easy to use visuals. Their mission is to turn raw data from all over the world into useful information for a global audience. They capture statistics that are scattered or otherwise hidden and present them via user-friendly maps, charts, and tables which allow visitors to understand complex information at a glance.

ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Provides a business-focused interface which intuitively guides users to content like journal articles, books, and company, industry and country reports.
Click here for the ProQuest One Business LibGuide..

ProQuest One Business contains:

• Company, industry and country reports from providers such Fitch Solutions and Economist Intelligence Unit; and in-depth analyst reports from J. P. Morgan
• Scholarly journal and ebook coverage from hundreds of publishers
• Full text of the three major global business news sources: the Wall Street Journal, the Economist and the Financial Times
• A robust collection of video – including interviews with business leaders, case studies and trainings
•Hundreds of thousands of reports from J.P. Morgan, Hoovers, BMI Research, EIU, Plunkett Research and others.

Forecasting & Trade Statistics

Global Forecasting Service, Economist Intelligence Unit
Region Economic forecast | Commodities | World trade | Exchange rates | Global risk
U.S. Trade Data & Analysis
The International Trade Administration's (ITA) Export.gov trade data can help companies identify the best countries to target their exporting efforts. Companies can gauge the size of the market for their product as well as develop a price strategy to become competitive.
Eurostat
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at the European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.
Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb
The United States International Trade Commission's (USITC) Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb provides U.S. international trade statistics and U.S. tariff data to the public full-time and free of charge. All trade data are compiled from official data retrieved from the U.S. Bureau of the Census (an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce).
*You will need to create a (free) user account to access data.
UN Commercial Trade Statistics
Free access to detailed global trade data. UN Comtrade is a repository of official trade statistics and relevant analytical tables. It contains annual trade statistics starting from 1962 and monthly trade statistics since 2010

Websites with Country Data & Statistics

Index of Economic Freedom, The Heritage Foundation
For over twenty years the Index has delivered thoughtful analysis in a clear, friendly, and straight-forward format. The Index covers 12 freedoms – from property rights to financial freedom in 186 countries. Readers can track over two decades of the advancement in economic freedom, prosperity, and opportunity.
Economic Development Reports, Brookings Institution
Visit other sections of the Brookings website, including Global Development, International Affairs, U.S. Economy, etc.
Eurostat
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at the European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.
How Much Does Your Country Invest in R&D?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
ILO Statistics International Labour Office
View and download data and metadata for over 200 countries or territories. The ILO is the only tripartite U.N. agency, since 1919 that brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member States, to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.
IMF Data Library
From the start of 2015, all of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) statistical databases, including International Financial Statistics, Balance of Payment Statistics, Government Finance Statistics, and Direction of Trade Statistics, are available free of charge.
OECD Library -- Statistics
This link goes to the statistics section of the OECD iLibrary, the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and serves as a gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. Users can also browse by country and themes.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Data
UN Data
UN Data brings UN statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single entry point (http://data.un.org/). Users can now search and download a variety of statistical resources of the UN system.
UN Statistics Division
The UN Statistics Division is committed to the advancement of the global statistical system. The Division compiles and disseminates global statistical information, develops standards and norms for statistical activities, and supports countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
World Bank Open Data
Browse by topic or country. Find, compare and share the latest OECD data: charts, maps, tables, etc. Scroll to bottom of page for more resources.

economic opportunity and human well-being

World Resources Institute
A global research organization that spans more than 50 countries. Our more than 700 experts and staff work closely with leaders to turn big ideas into action to sustain our natural resources—the foundation of economic opportunity and human well-being. Our work focuses on six critical issues at the intersection of environment and development: climate, energy, food, forests, water, and cities and transport.

New Climate Economy
The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate is a major international initiative to examine how countries can achieve economic growth while dealing with the risks posed by climate change. The Commission comprises former heads of government and finance ministers and leaders in the fields of economics and business, and was commissioned by seven countries – Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Norway, South Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom – as an independent initiative to report to the international community.

FRED® Economic Research, Economic Data

The Twelve Federal Reserve Districts, Banks
The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, provides the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system. Each Regional Federal Reserve Bank provides value-added resources, including special reports, money museums, periodicals, speeches, podcasts, etc.
more...less...
- conducts the nation’s monetary policy to promote maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates in the U.S. economy;
- promotes the stability of the financial system and seeks to minimize and contain systemic risks through active monitoring and engagement in the U.S. and abroad;
- promotes the safety and soundness of individual financial institutions and monitors their impact on the financial system as a whole;
- fosters payment and settlement system safety and efficiency through services to the banking industry and the U.S. government that facilitate U.S.-dollar transactions and payments; and
- promotes consumer protection and community development through consumer-focused supervision and examination, research and analysis of emerging consumer issues and trends, community economic development activities, and the administration of consumer laws and regulations.
Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis provides consumers, students, economists, and financial institutions with economic and financial information in an easy-to-use format. FRED® Economic Data provides historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily U.S. interest rates, monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, balance of payments, and regional economic data for Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. See other areas of web site for: Data Tools, Publications, Working Papers, Economists and more.
Main Economic Indicators
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Links to individual economic indicators for countries worldwide.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
FRASER™
FRASER is a digital library of U.S. economic, financial, and banking history—particularly the history of the Federal Reserve System.
more...less...
Providing economic information and data to the public is an important mission for the St. Louis Fed started by former St. Louis Fed Research Director Homer Jones in 1958. FRASER began as a data preservation and accessibility project of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in 2004 and now provides access to data and policy documents from the Federal Reserve System and many other institutions.

Page One Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Education Program
Each issue provides a simple, short overview of a current economic event that offers students an opportunity to use close reading strategies.

Web Searching Tip: Use the
search limiter SITE: in Google

Use the search limiter SITE: to search for country information limited to a specific domain type or to a particular website. Type the name of the country you are researching with or without other keywords combined with the site: command. Note there is no space between site:domain.type or website address. NOTE: You can combine site: commands. Search order and capitalization does not matter.

Search examples:
China trade site:state.gov site:heritage.org

Brazil unemployment site:worldbank.org

North Korea economic growth site:gov

site:imf.org hong kong economy

India site:eiu.com

Useful Websites for Doing Business in Foreign Countries

Culture Crossing Guide
A community-built resource for cross-cultural etiquette and understanding.
Doing Business: Measuring Business Regulations
World Bank Group's Doing Business project provides measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 189 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level. The project, launched in 2002, looks at domestic small and medium-size companies and measures the regulations applying to them through their life cycle.
Deloitte's Tax Guides and Highlights
The Deloitte International Tax Source (DITS) is an online database featuring tax rates and information for 65 jurisdictions worldwide.
World Economic Forum (WEF) Reports
The World Economic Forum publishes a comprehensive series of reports which examine in detail the broad range of global issues it seeks to address with stakeholders as part of its mission of improving the state of the world. Besides reports on its key events and standalone publications such as the Global Competitiveness Report, the Global Risks Report and the Global Gender Gap Report, the Forum produces landmark titles covering the environment, education, individual industries and technologies.
Country Commercial Guides
The U.S. Commercial Service is the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service trade professionals in over 100 U.S. cities and in more than 75 countries help U.S. companies get started in exporting or increase sales to new global markets.
KPMG Competitive Alternatives Study
Competitive Alternatives is a biennial KPMG study that focuses on business locations in the NAFTA marketplace, as well as leading mature market countries in Europe and Asia Pacific. This study contains valuable information for any company considering international business location options.

ECO 151 - Principles of Macroeconomics - Clark - 2022