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EC Thesis

Examination of methods of analysis commonly used in economics and business. Emphasis on non-experimental and quasi-experimental designs necessitating the use of models. and large sample methods, case studies, surveys, regression and forecasting.

U.S. Data Sources

  • Data.gov - U.S. Federal Executive Branch datasets; Raw Data Catalog provides download of machine readable, platform-independent data sets while the Tools Catalog provides hyperlinks to tools that allow you to mine datasets.
  • Bureau of Economic Analysis - national and state/local level; data holdings focus on national accounts and their components: GDP, consumption expenditure, personal income, investment, and international transactions. Also data on topics such as employment, inventories, auto sales, and transfer payments
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics - data on employment, unemployment, wages, and prices, at both the national and sub-national levels also there - the Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web

Federal Reserve & Bank Info

Financial data such as interest and exchange rates, money stocks and components, debt measures, bank assets and liabilities, official reserves, household assets and liabilities, and corporate debt.

Bank Data and Statistics Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Searchable databases for information on specific banks, their branches, and the industry.
Federal Reserve Board: Statistics & Historical Data
  • Statistical releases and historical data; selected interest rates; foreign exchange rates; U.S. reserve assets; assets and liabilities of commercial banks in the U.S.; money stock measures; consumer credit; and more.
  • ALFRED (ArchivaL Federal Reserve Economic Data)

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