Bureau of Economic Analysis

http://www.bea.doc.gov/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: BEA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the nation's economic accountant, preparing estimates that illuminate key national, international, and regional aspects of the U.S. economy. Standards 12.5.1 and 12.5.2 economics

Comments: This site has national, regional and international data.

Resource Type: Compilation of Links.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 477

Economic Policy Institute

http://www.epinet.org/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: The Economic Policy Institute web page gives good information on the American worker who is below the poverty level. It also gives information on labor standards, employment and the globalization of labor in a free trade world. Standard 12.4.2 economics

Comments: Good site for general information on employment stats and their effects on trade, poverty, globalization issues.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1030

Economic Time Series Page

http://www.economagic.com/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This page is a comprehensive site of free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research -- economic forecasting, in particular. Students are given easy access to large amounts of data and can get charts of that data. Standards 12.5.2 economics

Resource Type: Other.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 1033

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

http://www.chicagofed.org/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: Here is Federal Reserve general information with data on economic indicators, speeches from Federal officials, etc. Standards 12.3.4 and 12.5.3 economics

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 1197

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - U.S. Monetary Policy

http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/info/policy/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This site has government statistics on some monetary policies, open market data and explanations. There are also abstracts on other Federal Reserve policy issues. Standard 12.5.3 economics

Comments: Federal Reserve data links to money and banking.

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 1199

Glossary of Economic Terms

http://www.frbsf.org/tools/glossary/glossReg.html

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This Federal Reserve site is a dictionary of economic terms. The language is sophisticated so it would be used most effectively by AP students. Standards 12e.5.1 and 12e.5.2

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 1198

Introduction to Graphs

http://syllabus.syr.edu/cid/graph/TOCbook.html

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This is a tutorial on making economic graphs by Rob Pusch, Jason Tabot and Judith Grunert at Syracuse University. It has examples of formulas used to visually depict economic information. Standard 12.5.0 economics

Comments: The information will be difficult for studients who have not taken college prep mathematics.

Resource Type: Other.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1754

Latin Focus

http://www.latin-focus.com/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: Here is the latest economic and political information on Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Venezuela and Peru. This is an important site to see current information that will influence Latin American decision making and U.S.-Latin American policy choices. Standards 11.9.3 and 12.5.2

Resource Type: Compilation of Links.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 1932

What Was the GDP Then?

http://www.eh.net/hmit/gdp/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This brief site explains the difference between real and nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are calculated. Then there is a place to ask what the GDP for the U.S. was for various years. Standard 12.5.1

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 3453