Department of Economics ;

 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities – SPRING 2013

International Trade - Econ 4431W

Instructor: Simran Sahi, Director of Undergraduate Studies


Useful Links:

Course page at U of M Libraries:

http://www.lib.umn.edu/course/ECON/4431W

Other Sources:

International Economics Site at Helsinki - gives WWW Resources (data, journals and documents) in Economics.

Resources for the Economists on the Internet - compiled by Bill Goffe

The Nobel Foundation

Listing of Jobs in Economics

Trends in U.S. International Trade

World Bank – click on Data & Research

GATT

WTO

IMF   and IMF Direction of Trade Statistics    http://www.imf.org/external/data.htm 

To access the International Financial Statistics of the IMF, go to the main University Libraries web page at http://www.lib.umn.edu/ Click on  Indexes (at the top); click on I and scroll down to IFS Online. 


Economic Report of the President http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/economic-report-of-the-President

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis http://minneapolisfed.org

Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-us.html

Magazines:   Businessweek   The Economist  Forbes   Fortune    Newsweek   Time

US News and World Report  Wall Street Journal    

 

Resources for Economics Undergraduates:

http://www.econ.umn.edu/undergrad/resources.html

 

Newspaper and Other News Web sites

Minneapolis Star Tribune

St. Paul Pioneer Press

BBC World News

CNN

Chicago Tribune

Los Angeles Times

New York Times

San Francisco Chronicle

San Jose Mercury News

USA Today - Money

Washington Post

 

WRITING HELP

The Economist Style Guide http://www.economist.com/research/styleguide/

Online Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm

Online Thesaurus http://www.m-w.com/thesaurus.htm

 

Center for Writing: 10, Nicholson Hall (612.626.7579)

 http://writing.umn.edu. Click on Student Writing Support.
The Center offers
all University of Minnesota students free, individualized writing instruction, both face-to-face and online

Student Writing: A resource providing student writers with guidance through the writing process; available on the web at: http://writing.umn.edu/sws/index.html     or at the Center for Writing, 10 Nicholson Hall , (612.626.7579), writing@umn.edu.

 

University Libraries:

 http://www.lib.umn.edu 

The ultimate resource for research, the University library has five major facilities and eleven branch sites with a wealth of reference materials, online resources, books, articles, newspapers, microforms, government documents, maps and more.  Librarians are available and happy to help orient students to all aspects of the library system. You can find research assistance at http://tutorial.lib.umn.edu . Click on Research Tools.

Disability Services: 180 McNamara; (612.626.1333) V/TTY

https://diversity.umn.edu/disability/

It is University policy to provide, on a flexible and individualized basis, reasonable accommodations to students who have disabilities that may affect their ability to participate in course activities or to meet course requirements. Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact their instructors to discuss their individual needs for accommodation or to contact Disability Services to schedule an appointment with a Specialist.