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  Resources for Economists on the Internet, Vol. 4, No. 2, September, 1999

            Editor: Bill Goffe <[email protected]>
            Editorial Assistant: Elise Braden <[email protected]>

                           Part 14 of 20

  This guide, sponsored by the American Economic Association, lists
  more than 1,000 resources on the Internet of interest to academic and
  practicing economists, and those interested in economics. Almost all
  resources are also described.

  Resources for Economists on the Internet (RFE) is a copyrighted work
  of the American Economic Association (the "AEA"). Permission to make
  digital, electronic or hard copies of part or all of RFE for personal
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  For distribution via Usenet, this FAQ is split into 20 parts as large
  files don't travel well on Usenet. For other locations of this guide,
  see the section titled "1.5 Where to Obtain This Guide" in part 2.


10.2.0 Non-Academic Research and Policy Organizations

10.2.1 Econ. Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World
      (EDIRC)

  In all, EDIRC lists more than 4,000 sites of interest to economists.
  Many of course are in this category.

  # http://ideas.uqam.ca/EDIRC/index.html


10.2.2 Policy.Com: Think Tanks

  This section of Policy.com has an extensive index of think thanks and
  related organizations.

  # http://www.policy.com/community/ttank.html


10.2.3 American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

  This well-known think tank "is dedicated to preserving and
  strengthening the foundations of freedom-limited government, private
  enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and a strong
  foreign policy and national defense-through scholarly research, open
  debate, and publications." They have some 50 resident scholars, and
  some 100 affiliated scholars at universities. At this site, they
  offer a weekly "What's New" section on topical issues, their monthly
  newsletter, their annual report (which details their studies in
  various areas), and biographies of their scholars. To find out more
  about their work, see the "Research Highlights," and "Current
  Commentary." There is also information on their magazine "The
  American Enterprise," a catalog of their many books, and information
  on the organization.

  # http://www.aei.org/


10.2.4 Brookings Institution

  The Brookings Institution "functions as an independent analyst and
  critic, committed to publishing its findings for the information of
  the public. In its conferences and activities, it serves as a bridge
  between scholarship and public policy, bringing new knowledge to the
  attention of decision makers and affording scholars a better insight
  into public policy issues." Their work is divided into three main
  areas: Economic Studies, Foreign Policy Studies, and Governmental
  Studies (they offer breakdowns of their work in each of these areas).
  They also offer extensive information on their scholars (handily
  arranged by areas of expertise), topical areas of interest in "Hot
  Topics," and their publications (including "Brookings Papers on
  Economic Activity"). Finally, they offer information about themselves
  and related organizations.

  # http://www.brook.edu/


10.2.5 Cato Institute

  This organization describes itself as "20 years of promoting public
  policy based on individual liberty, limited government, free markets,
  and peace." Here you can find information on the Institute, its
  staff, and operations. They offer information on current features,
  its 14 research areas, speeches and Congressional testimony, and its
  publications library (with many reports on-line, and the rest,
  including books and t-shirts, can be ordered on-line). In an
  interesting innovation, their conferences (both live and archived)
  are available via RealAudio and RealVideo.

  # http://www.cato.org/


10.2.6 Economic Policy Institute (EPI)

  This organization "is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that seeks
  to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous
  and fair economy." Much of their work involves labor and work issues.
  They offer commentary on recent CPI, GDP, and unemployment releases.
  In addition, they have many analyses of current issues, briefing
  papers, and press releases. Their "Reading Between the Lines"
  analyzes economic articles in the popular press. Their "Data Zone"
  offers detailed data on "Wage and Compensation Trends," "Family
  Earnings and Income Trends," and "Prices" (many take some work to
  find elsewhere). The data is available in spreadsheet format.

  # http://epinet.org/


10.2.7 Employee Benefit Research Institute

  "Established in 1978, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
  is the only nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to original
  public policy research and education on economic security and
  employee benefits." This site offers information about the Institute,
  its membership, its publications and educational activities, its
  fellows program, its Lillywhite Award, and links to related areas.

  # http://www.ebri.org/


10.2.8 Employment Policies Institute

  This organization "focuses on issues that affect entry level
  employment." Thus, there is considerable discussion on the minimum
  wage and living wage proposals. They sponsor independent academic
  research, and those reports are available here.

  # http://www.epionline.org/


10.2.9 Employment Policy Foundation

  This organization provides "policymakers and the public with the
  highest quality economic analysis and commentary on U.S. employment
  policies affecting the competitive goals of American industry and the
  people it employs." Its numerous reports include its policy papers
  (they can be ordered on-line), its newsletters (freely available),
  its annual publication "The American Workplace" (which offers an
  overview of the workplace), press releases, "E-Mail Trends" (on
  topical issues, which can be received via e-mail) and a database of
  related data. Finally, it offers information on itself.

  # http://www.epf.org/


10.2.10 EPA Economy and Environment Program

  This section of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is devoted
  to carrying "out research and analyses of the interactions and
  relationships between the economy and environmental pollution control
  as well as other aspects of environmental economics." A number of
  reports are available on many different topics, as well as a number
  of well-organized links to similar sites.

  # http://www.epa.gov/docs/oppe/eaed/eedhmpg.htm


10.2.11 Group of 30

  This private, non-profit, international group is comprised of very
  senior members of both the private and public sectors, as well as
  academia. The goal of the Group of 30, as outlined on this site, is
  to strengthen the understanding of international economics and
  financial issues, to examine the effects of decisions in both
  sectors, and explore choices available to practitioners and
  policymakers. This site lists information about the group, members,
  publications from 1980 to the present, and a call for papers for a
  conference.

  # http://www.group30.org


10.2.12 Heritage Foundation

  This site offers information on various public policy issues, only
  some of which are economic in nature. Several of their books are
  on-line, and they have on-line discussion forums. In addition, copies
  of their "Policy Review" are available here. Finally, there are many
  links to similar organizations.

  # http://www.heritage.org


10.2.13 Independent Institute

  This organization "sponsors comprehensive studies on the political
  economy of critical public issues."  At this site, they offer
  information on their publications (including their journal "The
  Independent Review") and their various public policy programs.

  # http://www.independent.org/


10.2.14 Institute for International Economics

  This Washington-based think tank is quite influential in trade and
  related issues. You can read about their authors and staff, their
  books (including ordering information), and read their press
  releases.

  # http://www.iie.com/


10.2.15 Institute for Policy Innovation

  This conservative-leaning organization offers many of their position
  papers and other documents on current policy issues here.

  # http://www.ipi.org


10.2.16 Mathematica Policy Research

  This employee-owned firm is said to be a leader in the areas of the
  evaluation of public programs and demonstrations. Of particular
  interest to economists is their work on labor, microsimulation, data
  collection, survey methods, and welfare issues. Here you can read
  about the firm and its work.

  # http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/


10.2.17 National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

  NBER working papers are available on-line here; this includes all
  papers submitted since September, 1994. This service is freely
  available to subscribers of the hard copy series. It is also freely
  available to computers in non-OPEC or non-OECD countries (this is
  determined by the "top-level-domain" of the computer, and "reverse
  name-lookup" must be functioning).

  On this site you can also read about the NBER and staff, find
  detailed information on their books, working papers (including a
  keyword search), and their publications the "Digest" and the "NBER
  Reporter." There are datasets that many will find most useful. For
  macro data, these include the Penn-World Tables, Mark 5.6 (comparable
  data for many countries from 1950), the NBER Macro History Database
  (3,500 time series generally pre-WW II), and the NBER Official
  Business Cycle Dates. Industry data include the Bartelsman and Gray
  Manufacturing Industry Productivity Database, Productivity Panel from
  Bronwyn Hall, and imports and exports by SIC category 1958-1992.
  "Individual Data" includes Consumer Expenditure Survey Extracts by
  John Sabelhaus of the CBO (it is in a much more convenient form than
  the standard CES), and the Thordike-Hagen Survey (a sample of Air
  Force Veterans). "Other Data" includes Segregation Data (Cutler,
  Glaeser and Vigdor of NBER Working Paper no. 5163 and forthcoming in
  the QJE) and data from the 1997 "Economic Report of the President,
  1997" in .WK1 format.

  For the Penn World tables, an extensive set of macros for the Excel
  spreadsheet program can be found in pub/pwt55.spreadsheet. For more
  information on this set of macros, contact the author, Sailesh Tanna
  <[email protected]>.

  # http://www.nber.org/


10.2.18 National Center for Policy Analysis

  This think thank, which "seeks innovative private-sector solutions to
  public policy problems," organizes its information here in multiple
  ways. This includes "Policy Issues" on many different topics, their
  "Policy Digest" (from a variety of sources, and updated daily), its
  "Executive Alert," material for high school debaters, and issues
  before Congress, and a special section on global warming.

  # http://www.ncpa.org


10.2.19 Policy.com

  This organization covers a large number of issues in the policy
  arena. Of particular interest are their lists of think tanks,
  advocacy organizations, university affiliated organizations,
  associations, government organizations (state, federal, and outside
  the U.S.). In addition, they offer an extensive issues directory for
  researchers.

  # http://www.policy.com/


10.2.20 Rand

  This site describes the many activities of RAND. Of particular
  interest to many is the selected list of publications. One can search
  for papers, read abstracts, and even order them.

  # http://www.rand.org/


10.2.21 Resources for the Future (RFF)

  "Resources for the Future (RFF) is an independent, nonprofit research
  organization that aims to help people make better decisions about the
  conservation and use of their natural resources and the environment."
  One can read press releases, details about their seminar series,
  extensive information about the RFF, excerpts from several books,
  Congressional testimony, working papers and studies, and selected
  articles by the RFF at this site.

  # http://www.rff.org/


10.2.22 Santa Fe Institute Economics Program

  This subset of the Santa Fe Institute offers information on its
  researchers, workshops (including graduate ones), and working papers.

  # http://www.santafe.edu/~leb/econ.html


10.2.23 Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

  "The W.E. Upjohn Institute is an independent, nonprofit research
  organization devoted to finding, evaluating, and promoting solutions
  to employment-related problems." To achieve this, it has three
  objectives: scholarship, linking scholarship to practical issues, and
  communication of these findings. This site offers a wide variety of
  information about their projects and programs. It includes
  information on their publications, newsletter, working papers, and
  technical reports. They also offer information on their grant
  program, dissertation awards, and the local western Michigan economy.

  # http://www.upjohninst.org/


10.2.24 Urban Institute

  Founded in 1968, the Urban Institute's "staff investigates the social
  and economic problems confronting the nation and government policies
  and public and private programs designed to alleviate them." Just
  about every facet of the Institute's work can be found here. One is
  "Hot Topics," where they list their research by some 20 different
  areas. The also provide extensive information on their "Research
  Centers:" "Education Policy," "Health Policy," "Human Resources
  Policy," "Income and Benefits Policy," "International Activities,"
  "Nonprofits and Philanthropy," "National Center for Charitable
  Statistics," "Population Studies," "Metropolitan Housing and
  Communities Policy Center," and "State Policy." One of their major
  new project is "Assessing the New Federalism," which studies the
  shift of responsibility to the states. Their periodicals are
  available here as well; they include "Policy and Research Report,"
  "Update and Policy Bites;" various policy briefs are here too.
  Finally, you can search their print publications database.

  # http://www.urban.org/


10.2.25 International Center for Economic Growth (ICEG)

  This organization mission statement states that they work "to enhance
  the capacity of indigenous policy research institutes in developing
  and transitional countries to foster the policies and institutions of
  a market economy." They have affiliate organizations in more than 100
  countries. At this site they offer their working papers, newsletters
  (which can be subscribed to for e-mail delivery), information on
  their projects, funding possibilities in this area, and on-line
  discussions.

  # http://www.iceg.org/


10.2.26 Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE)

  This organization "is Australia's largest applied economic commodity
  research agency." Their activities include economic research,
  commodity forecasting, funded research, and surveys. Besides reading
  about their activities, you can also read about their publications
  organized by different areas. There is also an extensive bibliography
  on contingent valuation.

  # http://www.abare.gov.au/


10.2.27 Fraser Institute

  This institute, located in Vancouver, is "The source of market
  solutions for public policy problems." It has a full-time staff of
  25, 2,600 supporters, and its researchers have produced more than 120
  books and thousands of articles. Besides information about the
  institute, you can read about upcoming events, their press releases,
  and information about all their publications. Many complete essays
  and articles are available. They also offer a section for students.

  # http://www.fraserinstitute.ca


10.2.28 Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)

  This organization was founded by Hayek and Mises in 1927. "Its goal
  is to investigate the conditions and trends of economic performance
  and development in Austria and abroad by means of advanced methods,
  and to disseminate the results of these investigations so as to
  promote the general comprehension of the functioning of the national
  and international economy." It has a staff of about 40 economists,
  and research covers virtually all areas of economics. WIFO also
  organizes conferences and workshops.

  WIFO also has the most extensive collection of economic data on the
  Austrian economy, some of which comes from international
  organizations, and some of which is collected by WIFO. But, the data
  is only available internally.

  # http://www.wifo.ac.at/


10.2.29 Belgian Federal Planning Bureau

  This organization's "main objective is to analyze the parameters
  which influence the economic evolution and to evaluate the effects of
  economic policy decisions for the purpose of improving rationality
  and transparency of the decision-making." It is formally part of the
  Belgian government, but operates independently. They forecast the
  Belgium economy, perform associated research, and collect statistical
  information. You can read about their mission and staff (including
  their e-mail addresses), read some of their reports, and obtain some
  software they use: IODE (Intigrateur d'Outils de Diveloppement
  Economitrique). News and links to related sites are available as
  well.

  # http://www.plan.be/


10.2.30 Centre d'etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales
       (CEPII)

  This Centre was founded by Prime Minister Raymond Barre in 1978 as
  the main international economics research center of France, with
  research focusing on macroeconomic analyses of forecasts, monetary
  and financial matters, international trade, and transition and
  emerging countries. The site's publication section provides
  information on the Centre's two newsletters (a monthly French version
  and a bi-annually English version), working papers (some of which are
  available in English), the quarterly journal "Economie
  internationale," the "CEPII Economica" book series, and annual
  reports. Also available on this site is information about the
  Centre's Board; Staff; meetings; the CIREM club; and information
  about the CHELEM (Harmonized Accounts on Trade and the World Economy)
  database, which provides long-term annual data that covers trade and
  basic national accounts data for most of the world.

  # Info <[email protected]>
  # http://www.cepii.fr/ANGLAIS/SOMMAIRE.HTM


10.2.31 Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

  This U.K. organization is a "European economics research network,
  established in 1983. Our network comprises over 450 Research Fellows
  and Affiliates, based in over 210 institutions in over 20 countries."
  Research is generally policy-oriented; they say "Our research ranges
  from global financial crises to international trade policy, from the
  economic transformation of Central and Eastern Europe to European
  competition policy."

  Besides very extensive information on itself, they offer a wealth of
  material -- currently some 75 megabytes. This includes their
  publications, which includes their "Bulletin" from 1983 (which is
  searchable) and the bi-monthly "European Economic Perspectives" since
  1993 (the current issues are available as well). Abstracts from their
  "Discussion Papers" are also available (the complete papers should be
  available "soon"), and like all their publications, their databases
  can be searched. Their "Newsletter" is also available. There is also
  extensive information on their meetings where they present their
  research to non-specialists -- this is an important part of their
  mission; there were some 23 in 1988 in countries around the world.
  There is also information on their conferences and workshops (51 in
  1998).

  # http://www.cepr.org


10.2.32 Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)

  This organization "is a non-profit foundation endowed by the ENI
  Group, the Italian public energy and chemical company. FEEM has grown
  out of the need to extend knowledge of energy and environmental
  issues. This goal is achieved in two ways, through conducting
  research in these areas and promoting interaction between academic,
  industrial and public policy spheres." At this site you can read
  their recent newsletters and annual reports, find out about their
  staff, read the list of working papers, see a list of seminars and
  workshops, read about LIVIA (a "Computer Laboratory for Environmental
  Impact Assessment"), and also read about the European Association of
  Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE).

  # http://www.feem.it/


10.2.33 German Institute for Economic Research (DIW)

  "The Institute was established in 1925 to serve the general public
  interest by observing and researching economic developments both in
  Germany and abroad. It assists governmental, administrative and
  industrial decision-making through empirical studies and policy
  analysis. This involves research into a wider range of economic
  issues, forecasting of short-term economic developments, and
  evaluation of long-term economic processes, such as German
  reunification, European integration and Germany's growing involvement
  in the world economy." At this site you can read about the Institute,
  read recent issues of their Economic Bulletin, abstracts of the
  papers published in the Institutes Quarterly Journal of Economic
  Research, and selected research findings. You can also find out about
  the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), a longitudinal study of
  Germans with about a sample of about 5,000 households (the data is
  available, subject to some restrictions on usage due to privacy
  laws). There is also information on the Cooperation Bureau for
  Economic Research on Eastern Europe, which is housed at the
  Institute.

  # http://www.diw-berlin.de/


10.2.34 Infrastructure and Spatial Economics

  This Dutch organization "performs policy research on infrastructure
  investments, transport and traffic, the spatial structure of the
  national economy, and the regional planning of industrial and
  commercial areas. It is an initiative of CPB and four Dutch
  ministries..." At this site you can read about their past, current,
  and future projects. They also have abstracts of their studies, links
  to related sites, and information on the CPB.

  # http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/M.A.Koning/unit.html


10.2.35 Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

  This U.K. organization specializes in studies of fiscal policy. In
  addition, it is an ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)
  Centre, and it has played a substantial role in recent public
  debates. This site offers a large amount of information on their
  activities: staff information, membership information, press
  releases, job announcements, information on IFS, conferences (with
  on-line registration), on-line summaries of recent work, and a list
  of publications (with on-line ordering). Many of their other
  publications are on-line.

  # http://www1.ifs.org.uk/


+  10.2.36 Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
+
+  The IEA attempts to "improve understanding of the fundamental
+  institutions of a free society with particular reference to the role
+  of markets in solving economic and social problems."  This site
+  presents some of the current research issues being addressed by the
+  Institute; publications, including the IEA journal "Economic
+  Affairs"; upcoming conferences and lectures, press releases, a forum
+  for discussing current topics, and a student section. This site also
+  provides information on the activities of the Education Unit, the
+  Environment Unit, the Health and Welfare Unit, and the Trade and
+  Development Unit.
+
+  # http://www.iea.org.uk/


10.2.37 Institute of Public Finance

  This institute focuses on research in all aspects of public finance.
  The site provides information on the Institute's library; research
  projects from 1996, 1997, and 1998; past workshops; and publications,
  including their journal "Financijska praksa" ("Financial Practice"),
  technical papers, occasional papers, and a report on current monetary
  regulations.

  # http://www.ijf.hr/eng/


10.2.38 Kiel Institute of World Economics

  This institute specializes in research on business cycles and many
  different facets of economic growth (there are additional areas of
  expertise as well). The institute dates from 1914. At their site, you
  can read about their focus areas, learn about their organization, see
  a list of their publications, and connect to their library. You can
  also read about news, meetings, and events.

  # http://www.uni-kiel.de:8080/IfW/


10.2.39 Vienna Institute for Comparative Economic Studies (WIIW)

  This institute focuses on central and eastern Europe. "The
  Institute's special expertise -- detailed personal knowledge of the
  countries of the former eastern bloc -- helps assess economic trends,
  search for new business opportunities and reduce uncertainty in
  entering markets." On the Internet, they offer information about
  themselves and their projects. Perhaps the most useful is their
  extensive database of economic information for this part of the
  world. However, currently, it is accessible only to members of the
  Institute. They also offer abstracts of their publications, and an
  on-line card catalog of their library.

  # http://www.wiiw.ac.at/


10.2.40 Center for Latin American Capital Markets Research

  This site has all sorts of links to servers on this topic. They
  include exchanges, their original research in the area (including
  abstracts of past work and notification when current work is
  completed), and economic information on countries in this region.

  # http://www.netrus.net/users/gmorles/index.html


10.2.41 Economic Planning Agency (Japan)

  At this site you can read about the New Economic Plan, a guide to the
  Economic Planning Agency, a hypertext version of "The Economic Survey
  of Japan," numerous white papers, information on many papers from the
  agency's Economic Research Institute, and details on how to order the
  "Annual Report on National Accounts, 1995" on either floppies or
  CD-ROM. There are also summary plots on the economic performance of
  the Japanese economy.

  # http://www.epa.go.jp/


+  10.2.42 India Policy Institute
+
+  This Institute, which started as an Internet mailing list in 1998 and
+  was registered as a Trust one year later, has three main objectives.
+  The first is to host "The National Debate on System Reform" in order
+  to produce "A People's Manifesto." Second, the Institute would
+  publish the first edition of "A People's Manifesto" by January 1,
+  2000 and update it annually. Finally, the Institute would network to
+  "determine and influence public policy in India."  On this site, one
+  can find an electronic town hall with debates to take India out of
+  its current situation, a "National Search for Honest People" for
+  distribution of the Manifesto; a clearing house for publications on
+  Indian policy; publications of the Institute; future plans; and
+  participating organizations, related organizations, and information
+  on members.
+
+  # http://www.indiapolicy.org


10.2.43 Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

  This organization's purpose can easily be determined from its title:
  the promotion of trade with Japan. The current emphasis is on
  assisting exporters to Japan. While the material on this site
  describes their history and organization (including contact around
  the world), most of the site is devoted to explaining their
  activities, which are quite numerous. These include programs to
  assist exporters to Japan, cooperation and exchanges with developed
  and developing countries, and communication within Japan. Finally,
  they have material on their publications, and pointers to economic
  information.

  # http://www.jetro.go.jp

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