This online activity, from EconEdlink, uses the salaries of major baseball players to analyze the concept of marginal revenue product. (
http://econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM75
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This site, administered by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), features research papers on Canadian labour markets and equity issues. (
http://labour-travail.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=english
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This directory gives an international perspective on labour-market issues. Compiled by the Institute for Industrial Relations at the University of California Berkeley, it provides links to labour-related site throughout the world. (
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/IIRL/iirlnet.html
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This online publication by the United States Bureau of Labour Statistics gives information on expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. Though its information is US-based, it is nonetheless a useful tool in analyzing which careers are most in demand - not just in the US, but in Canada as well. (
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
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This site, part of the History of Economic Thought website, provides a host of links to online resources on David Ricardo. (
http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/ricardo.htm
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