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Web Resources For Introductory Economics

Students' Corner

Why is Economic Education important Here is a message from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Jobs for Economics Major Are you thinking about Economics Major or what type of jobs economists get or what salary they make? This site has some good information.

Job Search Looking for a job? This website has lot of useful information to prepare you for your job search or job interview. Also, the Job Search Minute Videos may be helpful.

Undergraduate Economics Program at George Mason Apart from program information, this site has some information on jobs and salaries in Economics.

Advise to Aspiring Economists Greg Mankiw, a Harvard University Professor, gives advise to students

Education Beyond the Classroom Another piece from Professor Greg Mankiw's blog.

Famous Names in Economics

You will come across some of these economists' names as you read your introductory Economics textbooks. The names are listed in Alphabetical order

Adam Smith
Alfred Marshall
David Ricardo
Friedrich List
John Maynard Keynes
Karl Marx
Milton Friedman
Ronald Coase
Simon Kuznets
Thomas Malthus

Nobel Prize in Economics

Nobel Laureates: The first Nobel prize in Economics was given in 1969. Who are the Nobel Laureates in Economics? You can read here a little bit about their work and the speeches they gave during the award ceremonies. There are some video interviews of laureates in this website.

Council of Economic Advisors

Council of Economic Advisors : The office of the council of economic advisors make the President of United States aware of all economic issues and developments and help the President in economic decision making. Over the years several prominent economists have served this office. The Economic Report of the President is prepared with the assistance of the council of economic advisors.

There is an interactive online forum in this site where you can ask questions regarding economic issues and get them answered. See some questions by clicking Ask the White house

Organizations

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting countries (OPEC)
The United Nations
World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Bank