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Professional Organizations
George
Bernard Shaw is reputed to have said that if you laid all of the world's
economists end to end you still couldn't reach a conclusion. In an apparent
attempt to prove the truth of this adage, economists have tended to gather
to discuss issues and perhaps reach a conclusion of some sort. A short
list of those organizations to which economists feel themselves drawn
is listed below with links to their respective organizations where those
are available.
Canadian Organizations
CAES
Canadian Agriculture Economics Society
Société canadienne d'agroéconomie
CEA
Canadian Economics Association
Association Canadienne d'économique
CABE
Canadian Association of Business Economists
Association Canadienne des économistes de l'enterprise
CHA
Canadian Historical Association
Societé historique du Canada
CMSG
Canadian Macroeconomics Study Group
Groupe Canadien d'étude de macro-économie
CIRA
Canadian Industrial Relations Association
Association Canadienne des relations industrielles
CLEA
Canadian Law and Economics Association
CREE
Canadian Resource and Environmental Economics Study Group
CWEN
Canadian Women Economists Network
Le Réeseau Canadien des femmes économistes
PEF
Progressive Economics Forum
Forum d'économie progressiste
International Economics Organizations
AEA
American Economic Association
AAEA
American Agricultural Economics Association
EEA
European Economic Association
ECSA
European Community Studies Association
Association d'études sur la Communité Europeenne
ALEA
American Law and Economics Association
EALE
European Association for Law and Economics
AERE
Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
HES
History of Economics Society
SNDE
Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics
CEANA
Chinese Economic Association of North America
Association économique Chinoise de l'Amerique Nord
WEA
Western Economic Association International
Data and Financial Markets
Economic Data Sources
Economists depend upon time series and cross-sectional data to evaluate
trends and the impact of policies upon individuals and groups.
Canadian Data Sources
Bank
of Canada
Financial and monetary indicators and time series
Canadian
Economy Online - Government of Canada
One-stop source of current economic statistics
GDSourcing
Research & Retrieval
Portal to Canadian statistics for business purposes
Statistics Canada
Commonly accessed data is free from this site. You can gain access to
the more extensive CANSIM database through your university library.
Historical
Statistics of Canada
Free online edition
Strategis
- Industry Canada
Industrial and consumer economic data sources
World Data Sources
CIA
World Factbook
Last year's version of the famous handbook
The
Dismal Scientist - Economy.com
Current financial and economic data
Economagic
Portal for economic time series
EcoWin
Swedish site that provides graphing facility based on global economic
data. Graphs can be copied into PowerPoint or Word.
Economic
Freedom of the World Network
Fraser Institute-sponsored index of economic freedom around the world
Economic
Statistics Briefing Room
U.S. federal economic indicators, from the White House
Economist.com
- Country Briefings
Statistics and profiles prepared by the staff of The Economist magazine
Federal
Reserve Economics Data - FRED
Based at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the database provides
access to most U.S. economic data and is updated daily.
FedStats
Portal for access to statistics from over 100 U.S. federal agencies
How Much Is
That?
Data sets that allow you to examine changes in purchasing power over time
Index
of Economic Freedom
Measures of economic freedom from around the world
International Monetary
Fund (IMF)
Global data on economic indicators and financial flows
National
Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - Data
NBER business cycle data, macro time series, plus links to other data
sources
Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Comparative data on member nations and economic issues related to development
and globalization
Policy
Analysis Computing and Information Facility in Commerce (PACIFIC) Exchange
Rate Service
Canadian-based site for historical exchange-rate data on major currencies
Resources
for Economists - Data
Portal with links to many data sources
The World
Bank
International data on economic indicators, poverty, and development
World Trade Organization
Date on global trade
Financial Market Information
A comprehensive list of exchanges around the world can be found at the
International Federation of Exchanges website: http://www.world-exchanges.org/
Canadian Markets
Toronto Stock Exchange
(TSE)
Provides access to both the senior (TSE) and junior (TSX Venture) Canadian
capital markets
Montreal Stock Exchange
Canada's main derivatives exchange
Winnipeg Commodity
Exchange
Canada's market for commodities
Key Foreign Markets
Deutsche
Börse Group
Euronext
The beginning of a cross-European common financial market
London
Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE)
Tokyo
Stock Exchange
Think Tanks and Research Organizations
Research and policy analysis are carried out by a wide range of organizations
in Canada. Some are private, non-profit foundations which both undertake
research and advocate particular types of policies (compare the Fraser
Institute with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives); others are
university-based research centres. There are both national and regional
research organizations.
Canadian Research Organizations
Atlantic Institute
for Market Studies
Economic and public policy research, with an emphasis on Atlantic Canada.
C. D. Howe Institute
Canada's premier economic and social policy research institute.
Caledon Institute
of Social Policy
Research on policies related to poverty and inequality.
Canada West Foundation
Western Canadian perspectives on public policy debates.
Canadian
Centre for Policy Alternatives
Economic and public policy options from left of centre.
Canadian Employment
Research Forum-McMaster University
Research on employment-related issues.
Canadian Energy Research
Institute
Economics of energy and environmental issues.
Canadian
European Economic Council
Fosters greater Canadian-European economic cooperation.
Canadian
International Labour Network-McMaster University
Research on international labour institutions and laws.
Canadian Labour and
Business Centre
Labour market and industrial relations research.
Canadian Policy
Research Networks
Research and public debate on social and economic policy issues.
Centre de
Recherche sur l'Emploi et les Fluctuations Économiques-UQAM
Research on the dynamic interaction of labour markets and economic fluctuations.
Centre
de Recherche en Économie et Finance Appliquées-Université
Laval
Applied research on financial economics.
Centre for Regulatory
Affairs-University of Calgary
Policy-oriented research on regulated industries.
Centre for the Study
of Government and Business-University of British Columbia
Research on the economic role of government.
Centre for the Study
of Living Standards
Policy research on the standard of living.
Centre
for Real Estate and Urban Land Economics (CUERE)-University of British
Columbia
Urban policy research.
Centre Interuniversitaire
de Recherche en Analyse des Organisations/Center for Interuniversity Research
and Analysis on Organizations
Research on industrial organization, e-commerce, and finance.
Centre
Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Économie Quantitative
Quantitative economic research centre for the universities of Montreal,
Laval, McGill, Concordia, and UQAM.
Conference
Board of Canada
Applied business and economic policy research.
David Suzuki
Foundation
Environmental policy issues.
Estey Centre
for Law and Economics in International Trade
Interdisciplinary research on law and economics, and international trade
policy.
The Fraser
Institute
Competitive market solutions for public policy issues.
Frontier Centre
for Public Policy
Winnipeg-based think tank on Prairie policy issues.
Groupe
d'Étude en Modélisation Économique et Analyse de
Politique-Université de Moncton
Research on the application of economic modelling to policy analysis.
Groupe
de Recherche en Économie de l'Énergie, de l'Environnement
et des Ressources Naturelles-Université Laval
Environmental and natural resource economics research.
L'Institut
Canadien de Recherche sur le Développement Régional-Université
de Moncton
Regional economic development research.
Institut de Recherche
en Économie Contemporaine
Research on contemporary economic issues.
Institute for Policy Analysis-University of Toronto
Public policy research, including Project LINK for global economic data.
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/ipa/ipa.html
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/link/
Institute
for Public Economics-University of Alberta
Research on the economics of the public sector.
Institute for Research
on Public Policy
Political, economic and social policy issues.
Institute of
Social and Economic Research-Memorial University of Newfoundland
Social and economic policy research related to Newfoundland.
Institute of Health
Economics
Edmonton-based research centre on issues related to the economics of health
care.
Institute
of Urban Studies-University of Winnipeg
Applied research on urban policy issues.
International Institute
for Sustainable Development
Policy research regarding climate change, measures and indicators of sustainable
development, and other environmental economics issues.
John
Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy-Queen's University
Research on Canadian economic policy issues.
Parkland
Institute
The political economy of Prairie issues.
Saskatchewan
Institute of Public Policy-University of Regina
Research on provincial and Prairie public policy issues.
Tommy Douglas
Research Institute
Economic and social policy research.
Research Organizations and Think Tanks in the Rest of the World
Economics
Departments, Institutes, and Research Centres (EDIRC)
Comprehensive list of economics organizations throughout the world.
Resources
for Economists-Organizations and Associations
Selective list of organizations, with a North American focus.
Academic Societies and Associations
Economists usually join a national organization of economists (such as
the Canadian Economics Association), and more narrowly focused organizations
which provide journals and conferences for specialists in their own field
of study. They may also attend the meetings of one of the international
(or regional) economics associations. As students become familiar with
journals in economics, and develop an interest in certain sub-fields,
they may want to check out the resources that these organizations provide
both online, and through membership and participation in conferences.
Canadian Economics Societies
Canadian Agricultural Economics Society
Canadian Association
for Business Economics
Canadian Economics Association
Canadian Law and Economics Association
Canadian Macroeconomics Study Group
Canadian Resource and Environmental Economics Study Group
Canadian Women Economists Network
Progressive Economics Forum
International Economics Societies
American Economic Association
European Economic Association
International Atlantic Economic Society
International Economic Association
Western Economic Association International
Scholarly Societies in Economics
Associations and Societies-EDIRC
Economic Associations on the Web
Resources for Economists on the Internet-Organizations and Associations
Scholarly Societies Project-University of Waterloo
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