Federal Reserve Board - Beige Book
- Beige Book - Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District"Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector."
Janet Yellen: First Woman to be United States Secretary of the Treasury
- "Biden: Yellen needs a “Hamilton” musical. Dessa: Here you go."Broadcast on Marketplace.org, January 21, 2021
MUST LISTENING: Doomtree's Dessa - "Who's Yellen Now?" A 90 second hip-hop bio of Janet Yellen.
Find Data Sets
- The FRED App"Take the economy with you wherever you go. Enjoy full access to nearly 810,000 economic data series from 109 regional, national, and international sources."
- Google Dataset Search"Discover datasets hosted in thousands of repositories across the Web. [...] Give scientists a way to show the impact of their work through citation of datasets that they have produced."
- Google Public Data DirectoryBrowse national and international datasets.
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
- National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Working Papers This link opens in a new window"The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is a private, nonpartisan organization that facilitates cutting-edge investigation and analysis of major economic issues. [...] Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the NBER is a network of nearly 1,600 economists who hold primary appointments at North American colleges and universities. These researchers are leaders in the field: Thirty-two current or former NBER affiliates have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, and 13 have chaired the President’s Council of Economic Advisers."
Citation Resources
- NoodleBib via NoodleTools This link opens in a new windowResearch management/citation management tool.
- ZoteroA free citation management tool, that is compatible with multiple article databases.
'The Fiscal Ship'
- The Fiscal ShipProduced by the Hutchins Center at Brookings and the Serious Games Initiative at the Woodrow Wilson Center, the Fiscal Ship is a game in which players are 'challenged to put the federal budget on a sustainable course.'
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston"As part of the Central bank of the United States, the Boston Fed works to promote sound growth and financial stability in New England and the nation. We contribute to communities, the region, and the nation by conducting economic research, participating in monetary policy-making, supervising certain financial institutions, providing financial services and payments, playing a leadership role in the payments industry, and supporting economic well-being in communities through a variety of efforts. "
