The Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board: Sustainability and Monetary Policy
"Sustainability and Monetary Policy," Remarks by Governor Laurence H. Meyer before the National Economists Club and the Society of Government Economists, Washington, D.C., January 20, 2000. With links to graphics files in PDF format.
Curated OER
Biz Ed: Milton Friedman
This site from BizEd is an introduction to the economic theories of Milton Friedman. It includes formulas, links to related topics, and links to other Friedman works and biographical information.
Auburn University
Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy: Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship
Provides a definitive overview of entrepreneur and entrepreneurship from the point of view of an economist.
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Digital History
Digital History: Keynes and the Multiplier [Pdf]
John Maynard Keynes was an English economist who had definite ideas on how to end the Great Depression. Read about his economic theories and see whether Franklin Roosevelt followed his advice. Charts show information about the country's...
New York University
Nyu Stern: Europe's Single Currency Ready or Not
An Economist Magazine article from 1998 about the introduction of the Euro as the new currency in the European Union. This article predicts the effect the euro will have on the EU.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Early American Trade With China: Fortune and Failures in Fur [Pdf]
One of the things economists do is to study the relationship between the supply of products being sold on the market, the demand for products by consumers, and the price of products. They look at how price is determined by the...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: John Maynard Keynes
An in-depth encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on economist John Maynard Keynes details his life and professional works, and gives information about his skills as an investor.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Ecology and Economics
Natural systems studied by ecologists and human systems studied by economists must work together to ensure a future of biodiversity. This interview identifies the needs for both and ways in which the two can balance conservation with...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Makes Us Feel Good About Our Work?
What motivates us to work? It seems that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling a sense of purpose. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely presents two eye-opening experiments that reveal our unexpected and nuanced attitudes...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Our Buggy Moral Code
Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the bugs in our moral code: the hidden reasons some think it's OK to cheat or steal. Clever studies help make his point that we're predictably irrational- and can be influenced in ways we can't...
Library of Economics and Liberty
Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Biography of Irving Fisher (1867 1947)
A brief biography of famous economist Irving Fisher (1867-1947), and his impact on economic thought.
The Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board: Beige Book
This page provides access to the Beige Book, published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its district through reports from bank and branch directors, and...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Economic Forecast
In early 2001, a group of the nation's top economists got together to comment on the economic slowdown in the US and predict how long it would last and what kind of an impact it would have.
Other
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas: Economic Drivers of Texas [Ppt]
This PowerPoint presentation explores the different tools that are used by economists to analyze the Texas economy. Through their analysis, you are able to see which industries and business ventures are having the most impact on the...
McMaster University
Mc Master University: Vilfredo Pareto: New Theories of Economics
An article by the famous Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who developed the concept of welfare analysis, published in 1897. The Pareto Principle was named after him.
Other
The American Interest: China's Place in u.s. Foreign Policy
China's remarkable aggregation of national power over the past 35 years has been a source of wonderment: to economists, who have been surprised by that country's consistently high rate of growth; to political scientists, who are at a...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Who Is Working?
This lesson teaches students what economists mean when they talk about people who are employed, unemployed, and not in the labor force. It discusses the Current Population Survey and asks students to pose as government survey workers to...
San Jacinto Museum of History
San Jacinto Museum: Commanders in the Field: Juan Nepomuceo Almonte
Read about Juan Almonte, an economist as well as commander who had to surrender to the Texans in the Battle of Jacinto.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Population Growth: Friend or Foe?
The environment has recently been the focus of much research and discussion. Because productive resources are limited, it is important that we use resources wisely to ensure that resources will be available for use in future generations....
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Introduction
This is an introduction to AP Macroeconomics; it includes an outline of what you will learn in Chapter 1. You will learn about the following: Economics and why it is important, microeconomics and macroeconomics, how economists use...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Jokes, Quotations, and Cartoons in Economics
Students will apply their knowledge of economics to the analysis and interpretation of jokes, quotations, and cartoons in economics. Students will watch a Paul Solman video of an interview of Yoram Bauman, the Stand up Economist....
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Keynes vs. Hayek: The Rise of the Chicago School of Economics
Economic freedom is freedom from government intervention in the production and distribution of goods and services. After World War II, governments were trying to rebuild their economies from the ground up. They looked to the ideas of the...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Voting
Since the 1960s, many Americans eligible to vote have not bothered to do so- not even in presidential elections. Low rates of participation in voting have been worrisome to people interested in preserving our democratic traditions....
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chapter 10: Shifts in Aggregate Demand
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain how imports influence AD, Identify ways in which business confidence and consumer confidence can affect AD, Explain how government policy can change AD, and...