Economics Research Guide 

Full text. Indexing & abstracts and some full text for 400+ journals and 500+ collected works per year, including books, dissertations, and working papers. Updated monthly.

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Interactive map from New York Times, Published: November 28, 2009,

"[A]n electronic newsletter service that exposes and analyzes flaws in current U.S. government economic data and reporting, as well as in certain private-sector numbers, and provides an assessment of underlying economic and financial conditions, net of financial-market and political hype."

"FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, the Federal Reserve has
been governing the monetary system of the United States
since 1914. This chart maps the rise of the Fed from its
origins as a relatively minor institution, often controlled by Presidents and the United States Department of the
Treasury, into an independent and powerful body that rivals the Presidency in terms of prominence."

"The President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) was established by President Obama to ensure the availability of independent, nonpartisan information, analysis, and advice as he formulates and implements his plans for economic recovery and enhancing the strength and competitiveness of the Nation’s economy. The members of the PERAB were appointed by the President from among distinguished citizens outside the Government who are qualified ..."

Produced by the Congressional Budget Office, November 2009.

Scroll down to see an interactive map, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

The Legislative Source Book of the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, DC (LLSDC) now has a 1.5 MB file, in PDF, of the complete Conference Report, H. Rep. 111-16, to H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Tom Lindsey of University of Texas at Arlington created a guide to the Stimulus Act on his blog, here.The law is 407 pages long in a .pdf display. He created a table of contents listing showing where all titles within the law begin.

provides a description of the Obama Administration's fiscal policies and major budgetary initiatives. This document is an overview of the full FY2010 Budget expected to be released this spring.

Website created by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, with a timeline, news, a glossary, and much more.

Can help you untangle the fiscal knots that is the United States Budget. This selective guide points to information about the current budget, including state by state budget impacts as well as historical data and background materials.

Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts suggest that national economic conditions deteriorated further during the reporting period of January through late February.

Explore the industry links for sector-specific insights on issues facing companies in the coming year, as well as guidance to help executives weather the current downturn and position their organizations for future growth

"May 11, 2009 —
The results of the “stress tests” on the 19 largest banking groups were released at the end of last week. They were good news and were generally received as such, although it is important not to take excessive comfort ..."

"...a report detailing how the Administration will measure progress creating and saving jobs under the Recovery Act."

Subsidyscope aims to raise public awareness about the role of federal subsidies in the economy. This new project, launched by The Pew Charitable Trusts, plans to create a searchable database of federal subsidies and publish the data online.

From Brookings Institution

A short video on how the government tracks unemployment data (from BLS).

Provided by the Congressional Research Service.

From Columbia Journalism Review, Nov. 24, 2009

Referencing a Pew report (11/30/09).

Provided by OMB Watch. "The FedSpending.org database now contains over $21 trillion in federal spending dating back to FY 2000."