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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.



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.



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.




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.




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.



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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