Economic and Data Resources
Economics
General
- Bill Goffe's
- Friedrich Engels, The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State
- Alfred Marshall, The Principles of Economics (McMaster)
- Karl Marx, Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844
- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto
- Other works by Marx and Engels
- John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism
- David Ricardo, An Essay on the Influence of a Low Price of Corn on the Profits of Stock (McMaster)
- David Ricardo, The High Price of Bullion (McMaster)
- David Ricardo, The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (text files at McMaster)
- Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (HTML document at McMaster)
- Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, The Federalist Papers
- Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
- David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
- David Hume, Selected Works and Commentary
- William James, Essays in Radical Empiricism
- Immanuel Kant, Critique of Practical Reason
- Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason
- John Locke, Second Treatise on Government
- Thomas Malthus, Essay on the Principle of Population
- John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
If you would like to see portraits of dead economists, visit the Warren J. Samuels Portrait Collection at Duke University.
Economic Texts online
-
Introductory Economics
Cybernomics:
A Semi-Interactive, Almost Multimedia Way to Learn Economics
- An online principles text by Robert E. Schenk (Saint Joseph's
College, IN)
- The
Economics Net-TextBook by Ted Black (University of Maryland)
- This online text provides useful simulation and review
material on an extensive collection of micro, macro, and
international economics topics.
- Essential
Macroeconomic Principles by John Bouman (Howard
Community College)
- An online macroeconomics text available in either Adobe pdf or
Microsoft Word format.
- Essential
Miacroeconomic Principles by John Bouman (Howard
Community College)
- An online microeconomics text available in either Adobe pdf or
Microsoft Word format.
- Essential
Principles of Economics: A Hypermedia Approach by Roger
A. McCain (Drexel University)
- The most extensive attempt at an online economics text using
hypermedia.
- Human
Society and the Global Economy by Kit Sims Taylor (Bellevue
Community College)
- This site contains an online version of a survey text in
economics that relies on an institutionalist/Post-Keynesian
approach. The text may be viewed online or Word 7.0
copies of the chapters may be downloaded.
- A
Pedestrian's Guide to Economics by Orley Amos (Oklahoma
State University)
- An online expanded version of his Economic Literacy book. This book is designed to provide an intuitive explanation of economic concepts to the general public (and struggling principles students).
Introductory Microeconomics
- Elements
of Economics: The People's Introduction to Economic Theory
by Richard Ruble (University of Virginia)
- This work is a draft of an introductory/intermediate level microeconomics text.
Intermediate Microeconomics
- Price
Theory: An Intermediate Text, by David Friedman
- An online copy of the text that was published by SouthWestern
College Publishing.
- Elements
of Economics: The People's Introduction to Economic Theory
by Richard Ruble (University of Virginia)
- This work is a draft of an introductory/intermediate level microeconomics text.
International Economics
International
Trade Theory & Policy Analysis by Steven M. Suranovic
(George Washington University) This web site contains links to a
free html version of the text as well as a pay-per-view version in
Adobe Acrobat format. The free version does not contain answer keys.
Development Economics
Econometrics
- Handbook
of Econometrics, vol. 1-4
- Elsevier has now placed the first 4 volumes of the Handbook
of Econometrics online in Adobe pdf format.
- Structural
Analysis of Discrete Data and Econometric Applications,
edited by Charles F. Manski and Daniel L. McFadden
- The complete text of this classic 1981 MIT Press volume is
available in either Adobe PDF or Postscript format.
- Urban
Travel Demand: A Behavioral Analysis by Tom Domencich and
Daniel L. McFadden
- The entire text of this 1975 North-Holland volume is available at this site in both Adobe PDF and Postscript formats.
Game Theory
- Game
Theory Evolving by Herbert Gintis
- This text provides a dynamic and evolutionary approach to game
theory. This text will remain online until its publication by
Princeton University Press in 2000.
- Strategy
and Conflict: An Introductory Sketch of Game Theory by
Roger A. McCain
- This online text contains a brief, nontechnical solid introduction to game theory concepts and their application to economics.
Law and Economics
- Law's
Order: What Economics Has to Do With Law and Why It
Matters" by David Friedman
- This online copy of a 2000 Princeton University Press text provides a superb introduction to the relationships between law and economics. Topics included in this text include economic analyses of: crime, externalities, marriage, fertility, divorce, the value of life, contract law, tort law, and many other topics.
Public Choice
- Understanding
Democracy: An Introduction to Public Choice by J.
Patrick Gunning
- This text provides a basic introduction to public choice theory. He asks that users of this text provide him with feedback and suggestions.
Production Economics
- Production
Economics: A Dual Approach to Theory and Applications. Volume I:
The Theory of Production, edited by Melvyn Fuss and Daniel
L. McFadden
- The entire text of this 1981 North Holland volume is available online in either Adobe pdf or Postscript formt.
Public Finance
- Public
Finance: Government Revenues and Expenditures in the United
States Economy by Randall G. Holcombe
- This site provides the complete text (in either .pdf or Word format) of the Public Finance text published by West in 1996 (currently out of print).
- Economic History
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
- Game Theory Resources on the Internet
- Computational Economic Modeling
Econometrics
International and Development
- Agriculture
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Bureau of Land Management
- Census Bureau
- Commerce
- Congressional Budget Office
- Council of Economic Advisors
- Education
- Energy
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Federal Trade Commission
- Labor
- Treasury
- The Whitehouse
- Fedworld
Financial
- Finance Resources, as collected by Hal Varian.
Law and Economics
- Law and Economics at Stanford University.
Economic Data Sources
General
Macroeconomics
- Economic Report of the President.
- Fred
- NBER Macro History Database. See also their list of Business Cycle Dates.
- Economics Network. Organized by the Chief Economist at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell/C. J. Lawrence. More Wall Street than academic. Includes recent data in chart format. (Requires Adobe Acrobat.)
- The Dismal Scientist
Financial