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ECONOMICS
Economics Megasites
Economics Class
Page
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Economics_Class_Page.htm
Part of the larger Social Studies Help site by teacher Dave Miller,
this site is a helpful review of your economics class.
EH
Net Encyclopedia
http://www.eh.net/encyclopedia/
This encyclopedia of economic and business history is "designed to
provide students and laymen with high quality reference articles in
the field. Articles for the Online Encyclopedia are written by
experts, screened by a group of authorities, and carefully edited."
WebEC : WWW Resources in Economics
http://netec.wustl.edu/WebEc/
Extensive annotated, searchable database of economic resources on the
web.
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Economic Theories
Great Economists and Their Times
http://www.frbsf.org/publications/education/greateconomists/index.html
Learn about the development of the major schools of economic thought
through the work of ten important economists.
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Financial News
CNN/Money
http://money.cnn.com/
Quick stock quotes and financial news. From the editors of CNN and
Money magazine.
Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/public/us
Online version of
the newspaper.
Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition Teen Center
http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/teen/index.html
Articles for teens about ecomics, education, campus life and more.
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How Much is That Worth?
How Much Is That Worth Today?
http://eh.net/hmit/ppowerusd/
Want to know how much $2,500 in 1960 is worth in today's money? This
site will calculate amounts back to 1665.
What is a Dollar Worth?
Consumer Price Index Calculator
http://minneapolisfed.org/Research/data/us/calc/index.cfm
Figure out how much in 2003 dollar the car your grandparents bought in
1950s really cost.
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Personal Finance (Managing Your Money)
Practical Money
Matters for Teens
http://practicalmoneyskills.com/english/students/level.php?id=3
Lessons and games to teach you all about managing your money,
including budgeting, using credit cards, and saving and investing.
From VISA, the credit card people.
Money and Personal Finance Calculators
http://www.ifigure.com/money/money.htm
Tools to help make personal decisions related to borrowing, budgeting,
spending and investing money.
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US Economy
United States Economy at a Glance
http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.us.htm
Check out the latest unemployment rate, Average Hourly Earnings, the
Consumer Price Index, and other statistics compiled by the US
Department of Labor, Bureau of Statistics.
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