Web Links
All links provided below were active on website launch. However, due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, links do occasionally become inactive. If you find a link that has become inactive, please try using a search engine to locate the website in question.
General Information About Economic Growth
- The World Bank
- A wealth of information on the developing world. Look in particular at the links for "data and statistics," "research," and "topics in development."
- The World Bank
- The World Bank's annual World Development Report, which is full of data and analysis, is available online.
- United Nations Development Programme
- Information about and analyses of developing countries with an emphasis on poverty, health, the environment, and governance. You can also download their annual Human Development Report.
- Resources for Economists on the Internet
- Maintained by Bill Goffe, this site has links to numerous data sources, online encyclopedias and glossaries, directories of economists, and so on.
- The CIA World Fact Book
- A great source for information on geography, political structure, economy, resources, and so on. It also has useful political histories for most countries.
- Jameel Poverty Action Lab
- A network of economists around the world who are united by their use of Randomized Evaluations (REs) to answer questions critical to poverty alleviation.