Business cycle

Depression

Unemployment - easy to understand charts and gives further explanation on unemployment in relation to wages.

How the Government Measures Unemployment - relevant discussion on statistics with specific examples and illustrations. -brief background on unemployment in other countries given.

Inflation and Unemployment - good information about inflation and unemployment.

Great Depression - very short, but simple to understand.

Recession 2 - well explained in diagram form, showing rate of growth of real GNP.

Recession 3 - relevant discussion on recession being a macroeconomic problem, but with limited number of graphs and charts which are hard to understand.

Inflation - good definition of inflation, CPI, GDP and deflation.

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Indicators

Real GDP - relevant details on: steps to measure GDP, how to compute GDP, biases and problems in the interpretation of GDP, "underground economy",...

SUMMER ECONOMIC FORECAST 1996 - this site shows how the real disposable income has risen, at what time of the year, on what goods and why.

Consumer Price Index - very detailed and great overview.

Business cycle indicators - recommended to all students as it gives a good in depth insight into the business cycle.

Growth

Equilibrium theory

Equilibrium - The notion of macroeconomic equilibrium and movement toward it.

Economic growth

Consumption - simple with a bibliography and several formulas that help to understand consumption.

Growth Project - tries to examine the relationships between national policies and economic growth.

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Aggregate Supply and Demand

Demand

AGGREGATE DEMAND - Explains aggregate demand very well and in simple words. - Power Point presentation.

Keynesian model of AD -

Aggregate Demand - teaches the basics of how to understand the theory of aggregate demand and supply.

Keynes

Application of AD and AS

Theory of Demand

Supply and Demand

Keynesian Model of AD equilibrium

Second Thoughts - impressive website as everything is explained in point form.

Supply

Cost & Supply

Productivity & Supply

Aggregate supply

AGGREGATE SUPPLY - Explains aggregate supply very well and in simple words. - Power Point presentation.

Fiscal policies

Statistics

JEC 1995 Annual Report Fiscal Policy - very long and descriptive, covering all aspects of Keynes, as well as the fiscal policy and tax rate. Only good to look at when you have time to do so.

Fiscal Policy Center General Information - it gives an in-depth analysis of Washington's fiscal policy and how it affects its people and the economy. Well explained.

Statistics Frame Version Title Page - this site contains numerical and statistical information related not only to fiscal policy but also connected to other key economic and social indices regarding the Japanese economy.

Multiplier 1 - this site clearly indicates the steps to follow to apply the multiplier formula.

Multiplier 2 - this site clearly indicates the steps to follow to apply the multiplier formula.

Multiplier 3 - this site clearly indicates the steps to follow to apply the multiplier formula.

Marginal propensity to save - it only provides a basic definition and where to find more information.

Marginal propensity to consume - it is a very appropriate site for this topic. It has graphs, calculations, visual models and various other ilustrated examples.

Theory

Fiscal Policy is Dead - one feels the theory of economic rules does not function anymore.

Simple Keynesian Model - for a simple keynesian model, it is quite long. One can understand what the theory involves.

FISCAL POLICY - Explains fiscal policy very well and in simple words. - Power Point presentation.

MAIN ISSUES OF FISCAL POLICY - Explains fiscal policy issues very well and in simple words. - Power Point presentation.

Fiscal policies and economic growth - Explains fiscal policy related to economic growth very well and in simple word. - Power Point presentation.

Fiscal policy & the simple Keynesian model - the information on this site is well thought out, although it is extremely detailed.

New Zealand Fiscal policy

Tools

Investment - fast, easy to use and understand.

Fiscal policy tools - the information on this site is extremely clear and gives a very valuable and clearly explained insight into the practical application of fiscal policy tools.

Money

History

Essays on J.M.Keynes and his theory on money - this site contains an essay on J.M.Keynes related to money.

A Comparative Chronology of Money : 9,000 - 1 BC - this site explain the origin of money.

Money and myths - here is the topic "money and myths" discussed by Carmen Pirritano.

Origins of Money and of Banking - this site give good information about the history of money and banks. It gives a good chronological explanation.

Uses

Money

N.Y Stock exchange - provides useful information about the exchange of money.

Money, Credit, and Banking - discussion on the macroeconomic model of money, credit and banking.

The impact of monetary policy on exporters - definitions of economic terms, money exchanges and the exporting trade of the world.

Influences on inflation - very vague and may not be clear to students.

Monetary policy

Europe

The European Union monetary policy - emphasizes E.U monetary union.

Dollarisation and Monetary Policy in Russia - focuses on dollarisation within Russian monetary policy.

German monetary policy - short site on the famous German bank which is solely responsible for the monetary policies.

International

Modern banking and monetary system - discussion on the regulation of money or credit quantity, how banks create credit, maximising of national resources,...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority - speech written by the president of the Federal bank of N.Y.

U.S.A

International monetary fund - deals with U.S monetary policy only.

Domestic Monetary Policy (U.S) - discusses the Ex-Im Bank and goes into great depth on its research.

US Monetary Policy - it is about how monetary policies affect our economic and financial decisions.

International Trade

From countries

Russia at your fingertips (TM) - provide a great amount of information on Russia and how it handles international trade.

Foreign trade - U.S - very good information about U.S trade.

Trade with Hong-Kong & China - develops ideas about Hong Kong and China.

Global

Useful definition - excellent site, gives terms and other useful definitions.

International trade 1 - information on trades from many countries.

International trade2

International business & trade - excellent site, but too much information, can cause confusion.

Business and Trade Opportunities - very good general info.

Banks

Africa/Asia

East African Building Society Group - it is a good source of information if you are researching on East African Banks

The Japan Development Bank Home Page - this relates more to Japan's economic situation.

NetBank - information on the South African bank.

Introducing the Fuji Cyber Bank - if you want to learn more about Internet banking and how it works, this is the place to find it.

America

WOODROW: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - general information.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago - everything about the stucture of banks.

Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank Home Page - specific information about annual reports and on the working and structure of federal banks.

Getting Paid and Financed in the U.S. - this web site is very complicated, when it comes to basic understanding. It covers topic such as: the U.S banking sector, NAFTA financial sector,...

BANK OF MONTREAL - this site provides information about Netbanking

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - this site mainly discusses the power that the Federal Reserve has to create money or reduce the money supply.

Federal Reserve System - the sites of Federal Reserve System are taken from the law library of Cornell Univesity. It discuss the term banking in depth.

Bank of America - good for students who need information on home banking.

Federal Reserve Bank of N.Y - it is good for students who want to learn about money and securities circulation and control.

Banking

Asiasphere - Industry Outlook: Banking - regional overview of Asian banking and its positive factors.

Banking.com

The World Bank Group - a good site giving us extensive information relevant to our subject, but it is a little too technical for our needs ( basic economic knowledge of bank and money.)

Banking.com - Banking Terminology - provides all important terminology used in banking.

Europe

Swiss Bank Corporation - wide range of information on Netbanking

Citibank - this private institution has gathered information relevant to student loans.

CREDIT SUISSE - good information on customer orientation and implementation of new services.

Homepage of Deutsche Bundesbank Excellent wed page on banking.

Stocks & Currency

CNNfn - Currencies market - a site offering up to date news on the currency market and currency exchange rates.

IMEX, International Monetary Exchange, Inc. - this site is essential when it comes to exchange rates.

A Trader's Financial Resource Guide: Stocks and Options - this is a unique home page that gives us a possible link of up to 85 wed-sites, that deal with money and stock market.

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