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The World Bank
The World Bank Group is devoted to improving living standards around the world. The site is huge, so use the search box to get closer to what you're looking for.
( http://www.worldbank.org )
United Nations System Websites
This is an overview of the gigantic UN site. Recommend using the "Thematic Index" button on the left instead of the alphabetical list.
( http://www.unsystem.org/ )
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
An organization of mostly European Countries and a few other developed countries that works to promote democracy and market economies. Use the "By Topic" tab to find what you're looking for.
( http://www.oecd.org/home/ )
OECD's Other Statistical Resources
This is a list of links to statistical resources in OECD member countries.
( http://www.oecd.org/std/others.htm )
European Union's Eurostat
This is EU site related to business and economic statistics. Click the "EN" button on the homepage to access the English version. To go to the regular EU site, click here
( http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/ )
U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Government agency that oversees trade.
( http://www.commerce.gov/ )
Bureau of Labor Statistics
A massive collection of labor and economic statistics from the United States Government.
( http://stats.bls.gov/ )
White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room
This site is just a gateway to U.S. Government statistics on the economy.
( http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html )
FedStats
A massive gateway to over 100 U.S. Government agencies.
( http://www.fedstats.gov/ )
National Bureau of Economic Research
This is an independent, non-profit research group devoted to the economy. The site seems to offer a lot of free, useful information about the macro economy.
( http://www.nber.org/ )
Strategis
This is a Canadian government site dedicated to promoting business and trade.
( http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/ )
The Economist
The source for world news on a weekly basis. Covers a great deal more than just the economy. Not cheap, but the web-only version is more affordable than the print copy. Highly recommended for serious scholars of the world.
( http://www.economist.com )
Resources for Economists on the Internet
Links to all sorts of economist-oriented websites. Nicely organized.
( http://rfe.wustl.edu/ )
About.com's Economics Page
A general site with a lot of good and not-so-good content.
( http://economics.about.com/money_economics/ )
UNIDO
A UN site dedicated to development through sustainable industry.
( http://www.unido.org/ )
The Globalization Website
A balanced collection of links about globalization hosted by Emory University.
( http://www.emory.edu/SOC/globalization/ )







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