Helpful Links

U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis BEA
http://www.bea.gov/
Produces and disseminates economic accounts statistics that provide a picture of economic activity in the United States, including the GDP.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
http://www.federalreserve.gov/
Influences money and credit conditions in the U.S., supervises and regulates banking, maintains the stability of the financial system and provides certain financial services.

Investopedia.com
http://www.investopedia.com/
Provides a financial dictionary, hundreds of articles, and tutorials. Also explains stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. from the perspective of a new investor.

National Association for Business Economics
http://www.nabe.com/
Contains links to sites that cover financial markets and business news.

National Bureau of Economic Research
http://www.nber.org/
Dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works.

The Brookings Institute
http://www.brookings.org/
An independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, and public education with an emphasis on economics, foreign policy, governance, and metropolitan policy.

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
http://www.aei.org/
Covers economics and trade; social welfare; government tax, spending, regulatory, and legal policies; U.S. politics; international affairs; and U.S. defense and foreign policies.

International Monetary Fund
http://www.imf.org/
Works to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty.

The World Bank Group
http://www.worldbank.org/
Provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty.