Economics: Useful Web Sites

Some links to software and code likely to be useful in economics research.

• Calculators Online Center (Martindale) specialized statistical calculators
• Econometrics Laboratory Software Archive (ELSA) Includes useful tutorials for SAS and other programs, downloadable datasets, archive of algorithms. From UC-Berkeley.
• E-views Econometrics software.
• FairModel (Yale University) large scale macroeconomic model
• GAUSS Matrix programming language, with links to archives and guides.
• Guide to Available Mathematical Software (GAMS) Indexes Netlib archive, among others.
• Maple Symbolic math program. Shareware applications available from Waterloo Maple. Rutgers-licensed software.
• Mathematica Symbolic math program. Download applications and enhancements from Wolfram Library. Rutgers-licensed software.
• MATLAB Symbolic math program.Rutgers-licensed software.
• NetLib Mathematical software archive.
• R learn about and install powerful open source statistical software
• RFE Software Links Excellent collection of links to relevant software
• SAS Homepage of the popular statistical program. Download updates, enhancements, and help files.
• SPSS Homepage of the popular statistical program.
• Software for Agent-Based Computational Economics (ACE) and Complex Adaptive Systems
• Statlib (Carnegie Mellon University) Software archive of programs for various packages. DATASETS link takes you to a wide-ranging sample of freely available data.
• TSP Econometric software.

The following sites are reasonably comprehensive collections of information on particular topics in economics.

• AgNIC - Agricultural Network Information Center
• AmosWEB numerous collections of economic information, including statistics, glossary, and instructional materials
• Biodiversity Economics
• Coin Flipping (White)
• Comparative chronology of money based on the book A History of Money by Glyn Davies
• Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP) includes searchable index to publications in microfinance
• EcEd Resources for Economic Education. Includes links to educational software, sites, web courses, and data.
• Economic GLOSS*arama glossary of economics terminology from AmosWEB
• Economic History Services (EH.net) links to resources and discussion groups on economic history
• Economics of Networks (Economides, New York University)
• Econterms online economics dictionary, focusing on terminology of academic research
• Encyclopedia of Law and Economics Online encyclopedia, includes bibliographies and literature reviews.
• Euro (Corsetti) collected info on the Euro and European Monetary Union
• Financial Crisis Timeline (St. Louis Fed)
• FINWeb
• Game Theory and Experimental Economics (Roth) Selected texts and links to others working in the field.
• Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy (Roubini) Links to selected texts.
• Hayek Scholars Page collected info on Friedrich Hayek
• Hot Topics in International Economics (Institute for International Economics)
• Information Economy (Varian) The Economics of the Internet, Information Goods, Intellectual Property and Related Issues.
• International Affairs Resources (WWW Virtual Library) collection of links.
• International Trade Resources and Trade Data (Haveman)
• JokEc: Jokes about Economics and Economists
• Labour Economics Gateway
• Law and Economics (FindLaw)
• Marxists Internet Archive primary texts of Marxism (Marx, Engels, Lenin, Trotsky, Luxemburg)
• Resources for Economists on the Internet: RFE  (Goffe) American Economic Association-sponsored links to resources
• Quantitative Macroeconomics and Real Business Cycles (Zimmerman)
• Social Choice Bibliography (Syracuse University)
• South Asia Resources (Gang)
• Statistics (WWW Virtual Library) links to statistics resources around the world
• Statistics on the Web Annotated links to statistics, the mathematical subject (not data).
• Virtual Library on Microcredit
• WebEc: WWW Resources in Economics  (Saarinen) links to economics resources on the Web - not updated after 2007