Economics

=Money & Mind: Economics & Philosophy=

Captains of the Economy: Barney, Ben & Tim

Useful Links:


 * __The Dismal Scientist:__ __http://www.economy.com/dismal/__ **

BBC Timeline of the Global Recession: []

Economic Indicators: http://www.economicindicators.gov/
Economic Statistics: http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html

US Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/

US Government Accountability Office: http://www.gao.gov/

President Obama's Economic Agenda: http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/economy/

Bloomberg Market Data: http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/index.html?Intro=intro_markets

Bloomberg Financial Glossary: http://www.bloomberg.com/invest/glossary/bfglosa.htm

Business Management Simulation: http://www.nfib.com/page/YEFJohnnyMoney.html

Dr. Doom's Predictions: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/magazine/17pessimist-t.html
**Dr. Doom Speaks (Dr. Roubini's Blog): []**

Krugman: []
Criticism: []

Do you want to be an economist?
Take these math classes in college: Calculus, Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, Real Analysis, Probability Theory, Mathematical Statistics, Game Theory, and Differential Equations.

__**US Federal Budget Deficits and the National Debt: Be Afraid!**__

 * Peter Peterson Foundation: []

Concord Coalition: ** non-partisan group founded by a Republican and a Democrat [] GOVBUDGET: ** this site has cool interactive pie charts [] Treasury Department Site on the Public Debt: **(Don’t look if you have a weak stomach!) [] US Government Accounting Office (GAO): **GAO on the US Fiscal Health http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/longterm/longterm.html
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 * Federal Budgets: (from Clinton to Obama, 1996 – 2010) **

http://www.economics.harvard.edu/about/views
 * Harvard Economics Professors share their thoughts on the economic crisis:**

From Professor DeLong's Website (UC Berkeley):
Adam Smith: http://econ161.berkeley.edu/Economists/smith.html

John Maynard Keynes: http://econ161.berkeley.edu/Economists/keynes.html

Economists Are Weird: http://econ161.berkeley.edu/Economists/prisoners_dilemma.html

Politics & Economics: http://econ161.berkeley.edu/Politics/politics.html

**__Learning the Basics of Investing in Financial Markets:__**
Go this website and read through the chapters: http://www.investopedia.com/university/stocks/default.asp Here is another good tutorial: http://www.prudential.com/view/page/public/12590

http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Document_Library/Fact_Sheets/2008/asset_upload_file855_14540.pdf http://useconomy.about.com/od/tradepolicy/p/NAFTA_Advantage.htm http://www.heritage.org/research/tradeandeconomicfreedom/bg1462.cfm Anti-NAFTA Articles: ** http://www.citizen.org/trade/nafta/ http://www.epi.org/publications/entry/bp173/ http://www.workinglife.org/wiki/NAFTA+at+Seven:+Still+Hammering+Workers,+Jobs+and+Wages,+New+Study+Shows+(May+4,+2001)
 * Pro-NAFTA Articles: **

__Virtual Stock Market Games:__
http://vse.marketwatch.com/Game/Homepage.aspx

Game ID: buckhorns2 Game Name: WAHS Money Password: see Mr. Antonetti (it's secret but obvious!)

http://www.virtualstockexchange.com/Game/Homepage.aspx

http://www.wallstreetsurvivor.com/

Some great books in economics:

[|__The Worldly Philosophers__], 7th ed. Robert L. Heilbroner. ISBN 068486214X. [|__New Ideas From Dead Economists__]. (Revised). Todd G. Buchholz. ISBN 0452280524. Principles of Economics, 5th ed. N. Gregory Mankiw.

A List of great books in economics (by topic): http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA/students/Books.htm


 * Economics Quizzes:**

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Movies & Documentaries on Economic Topics:
The Ascent of Money (Frontline/PBS): History of Money

Inside the Meltdown (Frontline/PBS): Explains the financial crisis of 2008

I.O.U.S.A.: Explains the National Debt

Ten Trillion and Counting: More on the US National Debt

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room - Explains the Enron scandal

Wall Street: Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen in this 80s classic on why greed was good!