Economics Electives Topics

INDEPENDENT INSTITUTES, ARCHIVES & ORGANIZATIONS

Environmental Working Group Cutting-edge research on the environment and health, including archives of primary materials.

Global Development & Environment Institute Research and resources at all levels on economics and the environment.

International Institute for Sustainable Development A resource for sustainable development, whose goals are to "improve economic efficiency, protect and restore ecological systems, and enhance the well-being of all peoples."

International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) "ISEE is a nonprofit organization that encourages the integration of economics and ecology into a transdiscipline aimed at developing a sustainable world."

Sustainable Development Gateway integrates the online information developed by members of the Sustainable Development Communications Network.

GREAT LAKES

The Buffalo State Great Lakes Center A research and education institute housed at Buffalo State

The Center for Great Lakes Environmental Education Offers a one-stop approach to Great Lakes education for both formal and non-formal educators, linking them to publications, curricula guides, resource materials and training programs.

The Great Lakes Commission A binational agency that promotes the orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the water and related natural resources of the Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence River.

International Joint Commission Established by Canada and the United States to manage their mutual boundary water systems.

GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED

Environment Canada

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Energy Information Administration

North American Industry Classification system Replaces the SIC system

International Cooperative Alliance This site aims to be a clearing house of information on information on co-operatives worldwide and from all sectors. It is also a gateway to the International Co-operative Alliance sites, the co-operatives apex organisation.

Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives A successful and on-going partnership between representatives of the cooperative movement, farmers' organizations, and the United Nations and its agencies. Members work together on equal terms to promote and coordinate sustainable cooperative development through policy dialogues, technical cooperation and information, and concrete collaborative activities.

Multinational Monitor The Multinational Monitor tracks corporate activity, especially in the Third World, focusing on the export of hazardous substances, worker health and safety, labor union issues and the environment.

National Cooperative Business Association Presents information about cooperatives to help people understand how they can use the cooperative model to improve their lives and their communities.

Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy Research on corporate, labor and legal structures and histories, and their relation to democracy.

Edgar Database of Corporate Information On-line corporate filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission. This site will from January 1994 to the present.

University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives Extensive research and information, and comprehensive links to cooperative organizations.

AFL-CIO

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

International Labor Organization

Labor Notes

MGBGS Labor Page Extensive links to labor unions maintained by a labor law firm.

National Labor Relations Board

 New York State Department of Labor

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Union Resource Network

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

U.S. Department of Labor

Working Class Movement Library A collection of English language material covering the history of working people since the late eighteenth century. This includes social, political, economic and cultural categories and also material on enemies of the organised working class. Most of the material is concerned with Britain and Ireland, but there are sections pertaining to many other countries. Books and other items (pamphlets, trade union records, etc.) are searchable from the database.

LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

A large topically organized research tool

THE LAW AND SOCIETY ASSOCIATION

Is a group of scholars from many fields and countries, interested in the place of law in social, political, economic and cultural life.

European Central Bank 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Everything about the banking industry: data, regulation, news, consumer information; even career opportunities.

For more information, visit the Finance page.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE

Federal Reserve System Board of Governors
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program

Center for Urban Policy Research (CUPR) conducts basic and applied research on a broad spectrum of public policy issues including urban poverty and community development, housing, land use, economic development and forecasting, environmental policy, policy evaluation and modeling survey research, and studies of special-needs populations.

Geospatial & Statistical Data Center

National Association of Regional Councils Includes articles on local and regional cooperation and economic developments, along with many useful links.

Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government Organizes public policy research on the role of state and local governments in American federalism and the management and finances of states and localities in major areas of domestic public affairs.

Urban Institute

The Feminist Chronicles Available through the Feminist Majority Foundation Online, this comprehensive work documenting the feminist movement in the United States provides the historical context for women's studies.

Feminist Economics The premier journal in the field

The International Association for Feminist Economics A non-profit organization advancing feminist inquiry of economic issues and educating economists and others on feminist points of view on economic issues.

International Center for Research on Women An international organization involved in research on, and technical assistance for women primarily in less developed countries. See their internet links page.

Institute for Women's Policy Research A public policy research organization dedicated to informing and stimulating the debate on public policy issues of critical importance to women and their families. Focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, the economic and social aspects of health care and domestic violence, and women's civic and political participation.

The National Council for Research on Women A working alliance of women's research and policy centers, more than 3,000 affiliates and a network of over 200 international centers. NCRW's mission is to enhance the connections among research, policy analysis, advocacy, and innovative programming on behalf of women and girls.

National Women's History Project The authoritative women’s history site, the National Women’s History Project page includes classroom ideas, suggested ways to honor women’s history in your community, a listing of events nationwide, membership information, links, and more.

Redstockings-Women's Liberation Movement Archives An online archive of significant historical and current documents from the Women's Movement.

Womenwatch The United Nations Gateway on the advancement and empowerment of women

Working Women Working Together the AFL-CIO women's welfare, information, and organizing page. Includes interesting data and some interactive analysis.