On-line Resources

US Federal Data and Agencies

Budget of the US Government
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Census Bureau or try the Census Economic Briefing Room
Congress on the Web (Thomas)
Congressional Budget Office
Department of Commerce
Department of Education
Deparment of Health and Human Services
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
FRED -- The Federal Reserve Economic Data, care of the Fed of St. Louis
Fedstats -- Connects to almost every federal agency imaginable
Federal Trade Commission
General Accounting Office -- "The Investigative Arm of Congress", their reports are available on-line
Government Printing Office -- Connects to the Economic Report of the President and other data
Key Economic Indicators and their Release Dates
National Trade Data Bank
Social Security Administration
Statistical Abstract of the United States
White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room -- Data on output, prices, employment, and more
White House Social Statistics Briefing Room -- Data on crime, health, demographics, and education
LSU's index of Governmental Agencies

Academic Resources

EconLit -- Access through the WebSPIRS database, connecting through The University of Akron's Bierce Library website.
The JStor Project -- Online access to many journals including The American Economic Review, Econometrica: Journal of the Econometric Society, The Journal of Economic Perspectives, The Journal of Political Economy, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, and The Review of Economics and Statistics
Economic journals on the web -- Potentially the most comprehensive list of economic journals available
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe -- Search all kinds of publications including major newspapers, reference materials, and government documents. May not be accessible outside Swarthmore network.
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) -- Papers and information on myriad subjects
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
Population Index -- An index of international population literature
EconWPA -- Economics Working Paper Archive contains abstracts and downloadable working papers in 22 subject areas
The following 3 links are links to the full-text of journals available through University of Akron Libraries, the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC), and other OhioLINK periodical databases.
List of Electronic Journals available through The University of Akron
List of Electronic Journals available from the OhioLink Electronic Journal Center (EJC)
List of Full Text Journals Accessible through OhioLink Databases & Electronic Journal Center (OhioLink E-Journal Finder)

Independent Organizations on the Web

The Electronic Policy Network -- A project of The American Prospect that brings together over 50 public policy groups including the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Center for Law and Social Policy, the Brookings Institution, and the Children's Defense Fund
The Dismal Scientist -- Data, forecasts, and analysis
The Urban Institute -- A policy research organization, the home page includes links to their Research Papers
Child Trends -- An independent research organization analyzing data on children and families
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation -- Focused on low-income people, some publications on-line in Acrobat PDF form, others can be ordered.
Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism Summaries of 38 welfare research projects.

Other Data and Databases

Economagic -- Has federal statistics available for downloading in Excel
Social Science Information Gateways -- UC San Diego's powerful search tool
WebEc Data -- Excellent source of international economic data
CIESIN's Data Resources -- Access to Economic Census Data, the National Economic, Social, and Environmental Database, and the Current Population Survey, as well as state and county data
NBER Macro History Database -- 3500 monthly, quarterly or annual economic time-series.
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) -- An archive of data including consumer surveys and historical economic indicators
Stateline.org -- A collection of the most recent (mostly mainstream media) news on the states. A good search engine to use for general information.

Economics-related Publications On-line

International Resources

Other Resource Lists

These are other on-line resource lists with exhaustive collections of links to economics information. They're all good places to look for more information.