Web assignments:- The Economic Report of the President
- A Case for Independence
- Establishing Federal Reserve Inflation Goals
- Expanding the Nation's Productive Capacity
- Breaking Down the Barriers to Technological Progress
- Factor Contributions to East Asian Economic Growth
- Paul Romer on Economic Growth
Web materials related to topics discussed in Chapter 16:Macroeconomic Policy and Business Cycles
A Federal Reserve View on Credibility in Monetary Policy and Bank Supervision (by Jack Guynn)
A discussion by the President of the Atlanta Fed on the need for credibility in monetary policy. While the discussion is focues primarily on the problems of central banking in Latin American countries, the same issues appear in the U.S. as well.
Online macroeconomic econometric models
This page contains links to a few online econometric models that can be used to generate forecasts of macroeconomic variables.
The Livingston Survey
This page contains the results from a survey of economists' expectations about output, unemployment, and inflation. The survey was begun by Joseph A. Livingston in 1946 and has been conducted by the Philadelphia Fed since 1990.
Macroeconomic statistics and data sites
This page contains links to sites that provide online data on macroeconomic data (such as GDP, C, I, G, and X).
Survey of Professional Forecasters
A quarterly survey of macroeconomic forecasts begun in 1968 by the American Statistical Association and the National Bureau of Economic Research. Since 1990, it has been conducted by the Philadelphia Fed.
Economic Growth
Can the NICs be Duplicated? An Analysis of Systemic Constraints
This article, written by an undergraduate at McGill University, examines whether the experience of the Newly Industrialized Countries of Asia may be useful for other developing countries.
Economic Development Institute of the World Bank
This site contains information about economic growth and development.
Economic Growth Resources
This site contains an extensive collection of links to online resources for those interested in studying the determinants of economic growth.
Notes on Education and Growth: Theory and Evidence (by Harry Anthony Patrinos)
A discussion of the theory and evidence concerning the role of education in economic growth.
Operations Evaluation Department of the World Bank
This site contains a good deal of information about World Bank programs designed to encourage growth and development.
World Bank Economic Growth Research
This page contains information about the World Bank's economic growth research programs and data.
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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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