Economics and Business: Websites

Over 500 free online business plans, organized by type of business.

An 11 volume collection of real world business plans.

Published eight times per year, this publication describes current economic conditions in each district of the Federal Reserve system.

This report presents the President's overview and outlook of the US economy, including extensive tables of historical time-series statistics.

This online encyclopedia is comprised of alphabetically-arranged, scholarly articles providing in-depth coverage of topics in economic and business history.

The IMF produces its World Economic Outlook twice a year, with analysis and projections.

The NBER produces empirical research papers covering all aspects of economics. Their website provides access to datasets and working papers (for a $5 download fee).

An ever-growing resource of journal articles and working papers made freely available on the Web.

A variety of reports are available on the economy in developing countries, including the twice-yearly Global Economic Prospects and the annual World Development Report.

Find quarterly reviews, research reports, and statistics about central bank activities and international banking and finance.

A wealth of research reports, statistics, and working papers related to finance, monetary policy, and the banking system.

The FDIC's website includes an Industry Analysis section with bank statistics plus quarterly reports on trends in the banking sector.

This unique resource contains back issues of the Fed's publications on banking and monetary statistics, which can be tapped to obtain time series of historical data.

This website includes a lengthy treatise on the history of money and numerous links organized by topics such as forms of money and the Euro.

A project of the World Bank, this website offers lengthy, frequently-updated reports on business regulations and procedures in each of over 180 countries.

This source of business information about the European Union includes business directories, news releases, and summaries of business-related legislation and policies.

A portal to hand-selected web resources in the area of international business, organized by categories like Country Data and Market Entry Assistance.

This website includes a Global Resource Directory with links to global business resources organized by topic.

Promoting open international trade and investment, this site includes policy statements, codes, rules and reports.

These up to date guides describe the investment climate, business environment, and tax systems of over 120 countries.

The ITA"s website offers access to TradeStats Express (annual and quarterly trade data), information on government trade initiatives, and analytical reports.

The WTO's website includes trade statistics, free research reports, and a Trade Topics Gateway that collects resources on topics like anti-dumping rules and e-commerce.

Learn about your potential market before you export.

Over 7,000 U.S. and Canadian advertisements covering five product categories - Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II propaganda - dated between 1911 and 1955.

Over 3,300 advertising items and publications dating from 1850 to 1920, illustrating the rise of consumer culture and the birth of a professionalized advertising industry in the United States.

A marketer's resource with recent news developments, columns by experts, and stats related to marketing.

Data on spending patterns on various consumer goods and services, by US region, race, age, income level, and other factors. Great for analyzing markets and target demographics.

A good starting point for researching marketing topics, with an online tutorial on marketing principles, news stories, and links to over 1,000 hand-selected websites.

This web resource from the American Marketing Association includes a Reference section with free white papers, best practice papers, and research reports.

Information about filing taxes with the Internal Revenue Service.

The complete text of Title 26 of the United States Code, which covers every federal law related to taxation.

A metasite offering links to online tax resources, organized by a large number of subjects.

A variety of materials related to taxation in the U.S., including a library of research publications, a Tax Facts section with useful statistics, and an A-Z Tax Topics section.

A historical overview of taxation in the United States, including important primary documents and an informative "virtual history museum."

From PriceWaterhouseCoopers, this website provides regularly-updated descriptions of the corporate and individual tax codes and rates in over 150 countries.