Related Web Links – Module 2 - Introduction to Macroeconomics |
Students will
find a number of sites useful throughout the macroeconomic chapters that relate
to standard measures of U.S. economic activity and performance. |
The following
site provides current and historical data on the consumer price index (CPI aka
inflation) and unemployment (by many different demographics). |
Go to: http://www.bls.gov/ |
The following
site has data on GDP and its components in both quarterly and annual formats
dating back to 1929, as well as interactive tables and many other useful tools. |
Go to: http://www.bea.gov/ |
Inflation as a
measure of macroeconomic well-being is also briefly mentioned as an
introduction to macroeconomic measures that economists, policy-makers, and
businesses use frequently. See: http://www.minneapolisfed.org/?year=1990&dollarAmount=20000&yearto=2009&result=+26159.51. |
Visit the
inflation calculator web site. Go to: http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl. |
The OECD provides
excellent macroeconomic data on member countries at the following site: http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx. |
Among many other
items, articles and data, the NBER provides (and defines) business cycles: http://wwwdev.nber.org/cycles/cyclesmain.html. |