Economics Resources

Economics Resources Updated 2/04/04

"The Better Business Bureau provides instant access to business and consumer alerts as well as helpful resources. Plus, you can file a complaint online and more." Includes the latest consumer warnings and other news from the BBB, consumer buying guides and business publications, and related information.

A wonderful collection of easily understood information about economics, including definitions and data. A superb starting place for economics research, especially for those who want to become familiar with the basic terms and concepts of economics.

A large set of links to Internet resources related to the study of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

This simple simulation should give you a better feel of the trade-offs which citizens and policy makers will need to make to balance the budget. This simulation asks you to cut the 1995 fiscal deficit in order to achieve a balanced budget. In order to make the choices we face in the budget clearer, we assume that you make the cuts all in one year. Use the pop-up menus to increase or decrease as many of the budget items as you'd like. When you're finished, click the button at the end of the document.

An extremely useful and comprehensive daily summary of data related to stock exchanges, as well as other useful economic data.

A major place where stock is traded, in New York City.

A place to find out information about companies (stocks, reports, industry snapshots, and much, much more.)

Stockmaster allows you to find data on stocks. Click on a letter to view company names that start with that letter. Click on a company name below to view its current stock quote and one year chart.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, which regulates public companies, provides this site to allow the public access to information on companies.

"Since it's founding in 1983, The Annual Reports Library has built a collection of over 1.45 million original reports (and proxies) from corporations, foundations, banks, mutual funds and public institutions."

Using the Koblas Currency Converter is very simple. Just select the desired currency and all other currencies will be converted relative to the one you selected. The name of the currency will also appear at the top of the message.

Lots of information related to patents and getting patents. Urban Issues: Growth and Urban Sprawl Resources

This online "calculator" will allow you to calculate how much salary you would need in order to equal that of another city.

Click on CPIcalc. Then choose one of ten consumer price index variables (e.g. all items, food, medical care) and then the U.S. or one of twenty regions/cities, then enter a dollar amount for a beginning year and obtain its value in another year. Beginning years vary but range from 1913 to 1976.

Find out about home and apartment rental costs for many cities in the United States, online.

Basic statistics on people in cities and regions of the U.S. Just click on a state, then narrow your search down to the area you want data about.

This resource provides WWW access to the electronic versions of the 1988 and 1994 County and City Data Books. You will need to check some boxes to get the data. First specify data desired, and ask for only California data, and submit. Then specify data for city only.

An officially adopted and mapped line dividing land to be developed from Greenbelt land to be protected for natural or rural uses. Urban growth boundaries are regulatory tools, designated for long periods of time - 20 or more years. In order to provide greater certainty for both development and conservation goals they are rarely subject to revision and can be made permanent over time.