WEB LINKS
List
A: Key Sites
List
B: Gateway Sites
List
C: Sites for Students
List
D: Curiosities
List
E: Newspapers, periodicals and broadcast resources online
List A: Key Sites
Australian Bureau
of Agricultural and Resource Economics
An independent applied economic research agency providing economic forecasting
and analysis for rural resource industries. Access to agricultural surveys,
commodity analysis and WTO Agricultural Trade Reform.
Australian Bureau
of Statistics
This site has a wide range of statistics and information, including
key economics and social indicators and a statistical profile of Australia.
Australian Competition
& Consumer Commission
Useful information on the major parts of the Trade Practices Act,
as well as a list of publications dealing with the functions of the
ACCC and the legislation for which it is responsible.
Australian Council
of Social Service
It is the national peak council of the community welfare sector
in Australia. Access to research on welfare and the implications for
social policy and the socially and economically disadvantaged of the
federal budget, tax reform and other government initiatives.
Australian Securities
& Investments Commission
The corporate watchdog, the ASIC site contains information for companies,
small businesses, investors and consumers on corporate governance and
changes to the Corporations Law.
Australian Stock
Exchange
Lists market news, share prices, ASX listed companies, information
on derivatives and also allows you to play the stock market safely on
the simulated trading site.
Currency
Exchange Rates
Lists up-to-the-minute exchange rates for a multiplicity of currencies.
Department
of the Treasury
Access to economic data on such matters as key indicators of the
Australian economy, the CPI, Unit Labour costs and GDP implicit price
deflator, as well as giving an overview of taxation arrangements in
Australia, in figure tables.
National
Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
Publications from this center are a useful resource.
Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Introduces the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) and provides access to its publications list and to OECD statistics.
Productivity
Commission
An independent Commonwealth agency, the Productivity Commission
is the government's principal review and advisory board on microeconomics
policy and regulation.
Reserve Bank of
Australia
Contains an overview of the RBA, including information on its history
and structure, monetary policy and financial system stability. Also
contains links to other central banks.
List B: Gateway
Sites
Australian
Governments, Business Communities Websites
A useful directory of major Australian government and business organisations.
Business
Education - Economics Links
Government links and international economy links.
Centre
for International Economics
Links to sites concerned with international trade and economics.
Internet
Resources for Economics
A very comprehensive directory of internet resources for economics.
Resources
for Economists
This is a hypertext version of Bill Goffe's current guide to economic
resources on the Internet. This is one of the world's largest collections
of economic links (with brief descriptions of each resource).
WebEc
WWW Resources in Economics
WebEc is an effort to categorise free information in economics on
the WWW. The original WebEc in Finland s mirrored in Japan, the UK and
the USA.
VCE
Economics
Contains student activities using the Internet and a wealth of resources
useful for economic study.
List C: Sites
for Students
AmosWEB
A US site containing a wealth of materials designed for introductory
economics students. Resources include: a glossary of economic terms,
an online testing system, Extra Credit: A Lesson in Economics an online
fantasy adventure story designed to illustrate basic economics concepts
and A pedestrian's Guide to the Economy a non-technical discussion of
economic concepts.
Biz/ed
A UK based service for business and economics students with an interactive
question bank for economics students.
Economicsearch.com
This site provides lists to Math skills for Introductory Economics
and the McMaster University archive for history of economic thought.
Learning
Skills on the Internet
Created by staff in the Department of Economics at the University
of Melbourne, this site provides you with on-line materials which will
help you improve your learning skills. It also links to sites with ideas
which will help you make an easier transition from your school environment
to a university environment. Some of them offer study tips for Economics
in particular.
WebShed
A range of general resources for students.
List D: Curiosities
Investment
and Economic Quotes
Words from the wise.
JokEc
This site appears to be the Internet's largest collection of economics-related
jokes.
Nobel
Prize Winners in Economics
A list of Nobel Laureates in Economics and a brief description of
the research that resulted in their selection.
Not
The Final Exam
An interesting history of economic thought trivia game.
List E: Newspapers,
periodicals and broadcast resources online
The Age
Free, daily, except Sundays. Selected articles and searchable archives.
Asia Pacific
Economic Review
Search for stories by keyword, region, industry or issue emphasis.
This is a US-based business magazine published bi-monthly.
Asiaweek
Free, weekly, selected articles, archives available.
Australian Broadcasting
Commission
The ABC has many branches to tis site, offering up-to-date information
form its radio and broadcasting services.
The Australian Financial
Review (AFR)
Provides intelligent analysis of current affairs, with a focus on
business, finance and technology.
Australian News
Network
Free, daily (updated throughout the day), searchable. This site
is supported by News Limited and brings together the news from the company's
newspapers across the country, delivering national, state and local
news. Links to selected articles from a variety of newspapers within
the News Limited chain.
Business Review
Weekly (BRW)
Free, weekly, searchable archives. Sites includes links to the largest
private and public companies in Australia, Australian market information,
share prices and rates, as well as to other Australian business periodicals.
CNN
Daily, US, international and general interest stories from CNN broadcast
news service. Links are available to specialised topics.
The Economist
Selected articles include cover story and related articles. Plenty
of free, quality content.
The Sydney
Morning Herald (SMH)
Free, daily, except Sundays. Selected articles and searchable archives.
List F: Search Engines
AAA.Matilda
Alta Vista
Excite
HotBot
Lycos
Overture
WebCrawler
Yahoo
List G: A Directory of Economics Search Engines
Economics
- Search Engines
