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Special Topics Specialty collections organized by subject Money—Past, Present & Future Collections of links on the history of money and inflation, organized by topic, gathered by Roy Davies. Some specific examples: Current Value of Old Money and Electronic or E-Money. The Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom Country-by-country indices of economic freedom organized by category, including foreign investment codes, taxes, tariffs, banking regulations, monetary policy, black markets, etc. Produced by the Heritage Foundation. Business Cycle Indicators Nouriel Roubini's links and discussions of business cycles indicators. Includes data links, analysis, lecture notes, and more. Museum of Communism Bryan Caplan's collection of the history, development, and demise of communism. FirstGov U.S. Government's new overall website, an ambitious organized set of links to government agencies and services, both federal and state. Shadow Open Market Committee Reports by the Shadow Open Market Committee evaluate Federal Reserve, fiscal, and international economic policies from an academic standpoint outside the government. Tax Freedom Day Tax Freedom Day is the day after which your income becomes your own—that is, you've now earned enough that your taxes for the year are fully paid up, so everything you earn hence is your own. The day varies by country, state/province, and your individual situation, but some approximate days are provided each year as follows: U.S. Tax Freedom Day U.K. Tax Freedom Day Comparison: France, Germany, U.K., Italy, Spain Books Online Economics, Reference, and General Interest Bibliothèque Virtuelle Online texts maintained by the Centre d'Histoire de la Pensée Economique (CHPE, University of Paris). Includes original texts in French, as well as complete works in English, plus links to texts on other sites. McMaster University History of Economic Thought Archive One of the largest extant online collections of classic economics essays and books, plus bibliographies and more. ASCII text only. Maintained by Rod Hay. Independent contributors often provide scanned text: The documentation of sources or choice of editions is not always thoroughly researched or reported, and details like tables may be distorted; but the collection is nevertheless impressive, extensive, and extremely useful. Highly recommended. Gallica, la bibliothèque numérique Fine collection of works, both books and periodicals, primarily in French. Maintained by la Bibliothèque nationale de France. Marshall Library of Economics Excellent catalogued collection of links to economics sites, online books, journals, etc., organized by subject. Maintained at the University of Cambridge. The Online Books Page Remarkable catalogued collection of links to online books in all fields, organized by subject (and call number). Maintained at the University of Pennsylvania by John Mark Ockerbloom. Online Economics Textbooks Links to current economics textbooks online, organized by subject. Maintained by John Kane. The Founders' Constitution Anthology of American Constitutional history, jointly provided by the University of Chicago and Liberty Fund. Making of America (MOA) University of Michigan site with collection of online scans of texts from the pre-Civil War period on subjects from history to sociology to science. Extremely helpful search capabilities; pdf and raw scanned ascii formats. Sister site at Cornell University, MOA. Part of the Humanities Text Intitiative at the U. of Michigan. David Friedman's Price Theory: An Intermediate Text Friedman's terrific work, complete, with additional chapters from the first edition that did not appear in the second edition. See also David Friedman's main site, for links to other books of his online. Deirdre McCloskey's The Applied Theory of Price McCloskey's terrific work, complete online. See also Deirdre McCloskey's main site, for links to other books of hers online. William J. Barber's A History of Economic Thought Barber's much-used but now out-of-print text, online, with links to chapters, footnotes, etc. If you get a browser-alert to download a Thai text font, just say no or cancel the alert. The font is not necessary to display the book. Gutenberg Bible, Digital Online Gutenberg Bible, magnificent color and detail, surprisingly quick-loading full-sized displays from menu of thumbnail pictures. English and German explanations. These scans are from the Göttingen Gutenberg. The British Library (follow the links to Collections/Treasures, which collection also includes the Magna Carta online) also offers a magnificent online Gutenberg Bible and Japan's Keio University are currently collaborating on bringing two more of the few remaining Gutenberg Bibles on line with even more high-powered scanning techniques. (Not to be confused with the Project Gutenberg, an online collection of public domain books.) The Oxford Shakespeare Top-notch 1914 edition of Shakespeare's works. Fully searchable and complete online. [N.B. Jeremy Hylton's first and influential effort to make Shakespeare's works available online is still accessible at The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.] Internet Encylopedia of Philosophy Maintained by the University of Tennessee at Martin. Thoughtful articles about specific topics and authors. Internet Public Library Listings for economics works on line from the University of Michigan. Clever Dewey decimal system organization. Perseus Digital Library Fascinating online collections of classical works (Greek, Roman, Renaissance) plus some collections focussing on the U.S. in the last two centuries, maintained at Tufts University. Athena Fine online collection of works and links to classical works. See, specifically, the Authors and Texts: Online Book Links pages. Maintained by Pierre Perroud at the Université de Genève. Bartleby Selected quality reference materials, including the Columbia Encyclopedia, the American Heritage College Dictionary, Roget's Thesaurus,, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, the Oxford Shakespeare, Gray's Anatomy, the Harvard Classics, and more in an expanding collection. Project Gutenberg Fiction and nonfiction, online. First major open source collection of public domain books online. Downloadable zip formats, ascii text, excellent documentation of original sources. U. of Virginia's Electronic Text Center Online and Microsoft Reader formats. Fiction and nonfiction, online, from the University of Virginia library. E-book formats available for many works. Bibliomania Several thousand fiction and nonfiction works, plus study guides, online. Nice searchability, offering search of full texts of all their works. Online Literature Library Nice though small collection of online literary classics, by author. Internet History Sourcebook Project Maintained by Paul Halsall at Fordham University. Links to online sources and excerpts from historical works to serve as teaching resources for use in syllabi, etc. See, specifically, Internet Modern History Sourcebook. Episteme Links Philosophy resources on the Internet. Includes links to online books, encyclopedias, journals, etc. Periodicals Online Economics Magazines and Periodicals Online; and General Online newspapers and magazines with current and archived economics coverage and opinion. The Dismal Scientist Online magazine with articles, data releases organized by release date, charts, and more. The Economist Online site for the widely read periodical about economics, with mix of current news and reviews of scholarly research, plus editorials and essays grouped by topic. Opinion Journal The Wall Street Journal's new opinion page, featuring daily editorials that do not always appear in the printed newspaper. Includes the Best of the Web Today (BOTW). The New York Times Registration (free) required for access to some of the material (such as the reading groups in the Forum section). Other direct links: Opinion. The Washington Post Occasional live coverage is a unique feature. CNN News that is reliably up-to-the-minute, accurate, and responsible. If you want to find out online what's happening in the middle of the day between releases by other news sources, but you still want to be sure it's verified during the occasional rapid-fire moments of confused information released, CNN's constantly-updated website has been the ticket. Reason Magazine Magazine with a focus on free markets and political analysis. The Independent Review Quarterly journal on critical analysis of government policy and current affairs. The Cato Journal Archived journal with academic articles and book reviews published the Cato Institute. See also the Cato Institute's quarterly publication, Regulation. Slate Online-only magazine with articles on many topics, including economics and politics. Includes The Fray, a forum for reader posts. The National Review Magazine with focus on economics and politics. The New Republic Magazine with with focus on economics and politics. Wired Magazine with articles on many topics with a specialty in technological issues in law, economics, and politics. Forbes Magazine with specialty in finance. Daily or Weekly Journal Entries, Commentary, and Web Logs. Here are some entertaining and sometimes off-beat sites featuring daily or weekly updates with supporting links or reprinted material. The work ranges all over the landscape, but the diligent reader will find plenty of economic nuggets sprinkled throughout. Best of the Web Today (BOTW) One of the cleverest, most provocative daily sites anywhere on the Web. Includes harrowing quotes by popular writers, politicians, columnists, and well-regarded individuals on topics of current interest, with full links and citation information to the originals in context, as released by other newspapers, magazines, the U.S. government, foreign governments, and many more obscure but always topical sites. A subset of the Wall Street Journal's opinion pages. Lileks: The Daily Bleat Daily and weekly thoughts and cool links to web recommendations by James Lileks. Don't miss the ever-increasing collection of pictorial reprints from the 1940s-50s, including the Institute of Official Cheer (click the snow-covered TV-set) with its belly-clutching Gallery of Regrettable Food; Really Bad Old Comics; and Curious Lucre (pictures from foreign money and more). Brad DeLong Semi-daily essays, thoughts, and links to web recommendations by Brad DeLong, Professor of Economics, U. California at Berkeley. The Dynamist: The Scene Observations and links to interesting websites by Virginia Postrel, with personal, political, and economics topics. The Daily Dish Personal thoughts and interesting links maintained by Andrew Sullivan. Emphases on current political and cultural issues. InstaPundit Personal thoughts and interesting links maintained by Glenn Reynolds. Emphasis on current political issues. More... More links to top-notch economics blogs and opinion. Biographies of Famous Economists Sites focusing on biographies and bibliographies of famous economists and schools of thought. History of Economic Thought (HET) Superb collection of biographies of economists and discussions of economic thought (look under Alphabetical Index), as well as an excellent set of original publications and links by author. Fastest way to find many links to online books and bibliographical info by author. Not always up-to-date in terms of links, but to keep that many links updated for free would be an unachievable feat. Highly recommended: This is one of the first resources to which to turn when researching any particular economist online. Maintained by the New School University. Great Economists and Their Times Small overview of great economists along with a time-line of contributions to economic thought. Maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Nobel Laureates in Economics Official list of the Nobel Laureates in Economics. French Liberalism Scholarly essays on Cantillon, Say, Bastiat, de Molinari, and other early French economists. Many of the essays are online in pdf format. Maintained by Geurt Marco de Wit. Economic Systems Uniquely fascinating site with an emphasis on comparative economic systems, maintained by Oldrich Kyn at Boston University. The navigation of this rich and informative site is unfortunately full of distracting flashing images, but if you are looking for a biography, try the Site Map for the Economic Systems Section. Biz-Ed List of Economists Small overview of famous economists from Smith to Friedman, with an interesting time-line. Great Economists by Birthday Nicely-done consolidated listing of many famous economists and other authors monthly by birthday, with some links to online texts. Frédéric Bastiat (.net) Multilingual site dedicated to Bastiat. Includes biographical and bibliographical material, plus links to online works. Also: Frédéric Bastiat (.org), partner site with more information about Bastiat. The Bentham Project Site dedicated to Jeremy Bentham with solid discussions and links to online publications and additional information. Ronald Coase Institute Material about Ronald Coase. The Friedrich Hayek Scholars' Page Bibliographies, posts, conference listings, and more on Friedrich Hayek. Maintained by Greg Ransom. The Leeds Hume Project Texts by David Hume. See also: The Hume Society, an organization devoted to stimulating scholarship on Hume's writings. The Malthus Home Page Maintained by Nigel Malthus, descendent of the Malthus family, this site contains many links to online materials on T. Robert Malthus, as well as entertaining family anecdotes and rare pictures. Ludwig von Mises Institute Articles and reviews of current books. Also: Online text of many of Mises's works. Ricardo on value Interesting comparisons and reconstructions of Chapter 1 of Ricardo's On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. Includes some bibliographic material. A similar page is available on John Stuart Mill's treatment of Interchange (http://www.economics.soton.ac.uk/staff/aldrich/index.htm). Maintained by John Aldrich. The Herbert Simon Collection Digital archive of the works of Herbert Simon, economics Nobel Prize winner (1978). Maintained at Carnegie Mellon University. Professors' Sites Home pages of economics professors, journalists, etc. Understanding the World Economy Nouriel Roubini's macroeconomics course: on-line resources including reading list, lecture notes, links, forecasting game, and more. David Friedman's Home Page Friedman's Quotes of the Week, plus his pithy work on law and economics, Microeconomics, etc. Paul Krugman's Website Krugman's thoughts and various collected articles from Slate, Fortune, speeches, etc. Specialties in Japan, international monetary issues, international capital flows. Hal Varian: The Information Economy Hal Varian's collected links and resources on special topics ranging from measurement to pricing to networks to intellectual property. Deirdre McCloskey Deirdre McCloskey (U. of Illinois at Chicago): Well-organized links to articles, books, courses, and thoughts. The books are highly recommended! Michael DeBow's Internet Links Nice collection of links on economics, politics, law, history, philosophy, and freedom. Russ Roberts: The Invisible Heart Collected NPR and other essays by Russell Roberts, plus teacher's guides and sample chapters of his books. Ray C. Fair Ray C. Fair's complete works, online. Pdf format. Thomas Sowell's Home Page Sowell's speeches, columns, quotes, etc. Birgir Þór Runólfsson's U. Iceland site Available in Icelandic and English. History, economics, and free market links. Nicely organized link collection on History of Economic Thought. Nicholas Economides's Networks Pages Economides's collected papers, definitions, and links on the economic issues of networks, such as the telephone and fax communications networks, the internet, financial exchange and credit card networks, etc. Bryan Caplan's Home Page Caplan's eclectic, thoughtful links on economics and other social sciences. Alan Stockman's Links Page Materials for Stockman's Principles textbook and resources, publications, and great links in International Macro, Finance, Macroeconomics, and more. Michael Parkin's Econ100 Website Materials for Parkin's textbooks intended for users of the textbook worldwide. Economics Foundations and Educational Institutes Foundations and educational centers for studying public policy, the role of government, and free trade. Hoover Institution Stanford University's institution founded for support and research on principles of individual, economic, and political freedom, private enterprise, and representative government. Special topical areas in economics in the Newsletter cover campaign finance, the International Monetary Fund, and Russia. The Independent Institute Fostering debate over public issues, including new and effective directions for government reform. Publishing the Independent Review, a quarterly journal on critical analysis of government policy and current affairs. The Fraser Institute Fostering education, research, and debate on competitive market solutions to public policy questions, this Canadian site includes a forum containing explanations of basic economics topics online. James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy Education and research organization at George Mason University emphasizing the interdisciplinary study of economics, law, and the humanities. Mackinac Center for Public Policy Research and educational programs on public policy. Includes Ask the Economist, a section with questions and answers, along with other write-in sections fostering debate. The Cato Institute Analysis of current events, archives of academic journal articles, and more. Research areas organized by topic, including the Center for Trade Policy Studies. The Centre for Independent Studies Research and educational institution focussing on individual liberties, free markets, and democracy. Australia-based think tank offering publications and seminars. Organizers of Liberty and Society, a seminar series for students with classical liberal interests. The Heritage Foundation Research and educational institution focussing on free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. Produces the Index of Economic Freedom. Hudson Institute Research on and debate of policy ideas, with an emphasis on free markets, technology, culture, and individual responsibility. Includes online articles. Publisher of the quarterly American Outlook. To bypass the home page insistence that you use only the most up-to-date browser, select the Site Map. Wallis Institute of Political Economy Working papers available online and offline, with a focus on how market forces are influenced by political institutions. The Future of Freedom Foundation Libertarian foundation promoting the moral and economic case for individual liberty, free markets, private property, and limited government. Online audio and speech selections available. Various books and periodical publications, including Freedom Daily. The Acton Institute Institute centering on the thought of Lord Acton, promoting a free society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles. The Jefferson School of Philosophy, Economics, and Psychology Online syllabi, books, courses. Development, application, and teaching of the ideas of pro-individualist philosophers and the pro-freedom, pro-capitalist economists, featuring Objectivist, Aristotelian, Austrian, and Classical philosophy and economics. Maintained by George Reisman and Edith Packer. The Adam Smith Institute Institute focusing on free trade issues in current events. Includes text of Smith's An Inquiry into the Wealth of Nations. Boston Review On-line and archived forum fostering politically engaged, serious debate about fundamental issues and literary matters of the day. Roundtable discussions of current global and national issues of interest with differing points of view presented. See, particularly, the New Democracy Forum section. Political Economy Research Center (PERC) Free market solutions to environmental problems Reason Public Policy Institute (RPPI) Public policy solutions based on rationality and freedom. Also: Reason Foundation. Publisher of Reason Magazine (see magazine section this page). Free Market Center (FMC) Dedicated to researching and broadening ideas related to the free market economy; consistent with classical principles of individual liberty, limited government and peaceful cooperation. Articles are available in English and Serbian. Economics Education Sites with a specific focus on economics education. Economic Education Web Resources for teaching economics, organized by level (K-12 and college); plus links to economic data sites. National Council on Economic Education Curricula development and the fostering of economics education, focussing on grades K-12. Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Seminars, publications, lesson plans, books on economics, and more. Publisher of the Ideas on Liberty, (formerly titled The Freeman) a high-school/college level journal on liberty and classical economic freedoms. Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE) Economics programs for educators and interested students with leadership capability. Seminars, lesson plans, prizes, and more. Revision Guru Resources, notes, and links aimed at high school students in their junior and senior years (years 12 and 13 in the UK), designed to help students review for their A level exams. Online quizzes and tests. Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) Education for liberty studies. Specialty in George Washington. The Institute for Humane Studies Assists undergraduate and graduate students worldwide with an interest in individual liberty. Located at George Mason University. Includes Politopia. Ask the Economist Questions and answers from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Don't miss the Archives! The Idea Channel Videotaped (and some downloadable clips of) conversations with Nobel Prize winners, in a variety of fields, including economics. Some transcripts available by (free) registration. Associated with Free to Choose, offering biographical material on Milton Friedman as well as samples and videos. Glossaries, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, including Thesaurus and Acronymn Sources Sites listing terms. Dictionary.com Best dictionary/thesaurus website. Searches dozens of online dictionaries in a flash, and makes intelligent decisions about technical terms and acronyms. Very good interface that allows for instant retrieval of information: you don't have to wait for the whole front page to load before typing in the word you are looking for. AmosWeb Glossarama Useful broad economics glossary with internal links and fast search features. A Glossary of Political Economy Terms Useful broad economics glossary with internal links, maintained by Paul M. Johnson at Auburn University. Glossary of International Economics Very fine economics glossary with diagrams and internal links, maintained by Alan V. Deardorff at U. Michigan. Emphasis on general equilibrium and trade. Minneapolis Fed's Glossary Useful economics glossary maintained at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Emphasis on terms relating to the Federal Reserve and banking. Glossary of Statistical Terms Useful glossary maintained by Ebenge E. Usip at Youngstown State U. Emphasis on econometrics and statistics. Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms Useful glossary of financial terms maintained at investment.com. Webopedia Text Messaging Abbreviations Helpful list of acronyms, slang, and abbreviations commonly found in online comments, text messages (e.g., IM), chat rooms, newsgroups, etc. Britannica The Encyclopedia Britannica online. Moderately good interface that allows for quick retrieval of what's available by search or alphabetical browsing, but then often a hefty fee to subscribe to read full articles. Resources and Collections of Links Sites listing economics links by topic. Dr. T's Econlinks Hundreds of links to sites covering economics, organized by topic. Comprehensive and well-organized. Economic Journals on the Web U. of Oswego's comprehensive list of journals and links. Resources for Economists (RFE) Bill Goffe at the U. of Mississippi, sponsored by the American Economic Association, has collected these hundreds of fine economics links and resources, organized by topic. Econ Sources Links to economics sites and information, organized by topic. Maintained by Gary Clayton. History of Economics Society Online resources for teaching, scholarship and research in the history of economics and the history of economic thought. Understanding the World Today Collection of resources centered around the questions: "Why does society develop the way that it does, how did the various political systems develop, and how Do different customs and social systems come about?" Contains links to data, course syllabi, etc.