Web assignments:- The Market Price of an Economist
- Who Pays for Mandated Health Insurance?
- Rent Control
Web materials related to topics discussed in Chapter 3
Adam Smith
Adam Smith was the first economist to explicitly state the theory of compensating wage
differentials. This page contains links to information about Adam Smith and his work.
Gary Becker
This page contains links to information about Gary Becker, the 1992 Nobel Laureate in economics, who is best
known for his research on the effects of investments in education and training on earnings.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides an extensive collection of data and information about
U.S. labor market conditions on this web site.
Labor-Oriented Internet Resources
This site provides an extensive collection of links to labor-oriented resources on the
internet (provided by the Institute of Industrial Relations Library at the University of California, Berkeley).
National Center for Educational Statistics
Visit this site to find information about the relationship between education and earnings. In particular, you may wish to browse through the online copy of the 1998 Digest of Educational Statistics.
American Medical Association
The home page of the Americal Medical Association contains health care information and
information about the AMA's current activities.
Health Care Financing Administration
This agency is charged with administering the federal Medicare, Medicaid and Child Health
insurance programs. Information about these programs and a variety of health care statistics are
available at this web site.
Health Economics: Places to Go
This page, created and maintained by Ansgar Hebborn, contains links to a variety of health economics
resources on the web.
HealthEconomics.com's Guide to Health Economics, Medical and Pharmacy Resources on The Net
This site contains an extensive list of links to health economics sites on the internet.
National Center for Health Statistics
The web site of the National Center for Health Statistics contains a wide variety of statistics
and data related to health care issues.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides information on the current state of U.S.
agricultural markets.
Related resources:
Other economic resources
This page contains a set of links to economic resources that may be of interest to introductory economics students.
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