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Resources for Economists on the Internet: http://netec.mcc.ac.uk/EconFAQ

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United Kingdom: Bank of England

United States: The Federal Reserve: http://www.federalreserve.gov/

 

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Euro: The European Commission: europa.eu.int/euro

European Central Bank: www.ecb.int

International Organizations

IMF, Washington: International Monetary Fund

OECD, Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development

World Trade Organization: http://www.wto.org/

The World Bank Development Report: http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/wdrpoverty/report/index.htm

OPEC: www.opec.org

World Health Organization: www.who.org

United Nations: www.un.org

 

Glossaries and other Reference Sources

The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: http://www.econlib.org/library/CEE.html

Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History: http://eh.net/encyclopedia/

Macroeconomics glossary: http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/macro_online/display_glossary.html

Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World: http://netec.mcc.ac.uk/EDIRC/index.html