The Business Communication Center is now located in FCB Room 108. For information regarding services offered and hours of operation, go to Business Communication Center under Student Resources on the FCB webpage - click the calendar link to see the online submission process.
 | RESOURCES FOR ECONOMISTS -- this is a good index of economic information on the web |
| European Union Home Page |
| FREEDOM TO TRADE: Refuting the New Protectionism |
| Global Trade Analysis Project, GTAP |
| Hoover Institution -- Public Policy Inquiry International Monetary Fund |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy -- a non-governmental organization that provides information on all such issues, including genetically modified organisms |
| Institute for International Economics home page |
| Office of the US Trade Representative Home Page -- Of particular interest at this site is the "National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers" |
| Penn World Tables |
| US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Foreign Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/fls/ |
| US Census Bureau: |
| US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| US Department of State: International Information Programs -- Look for their Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices |
| US International Trade Administration Home Page -- The Trade Compliance Center at the US International Trade Administration (ITA) has links to three sources of information on the commercial policies of other countries: The Country Commercial Guides published by the ITA; The US State Department's Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, the US Office of the Trade Representative's (USTR) National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. |
| US International Trade Commission: http://www.usitc.gov/ |
| World Economic Outlook, International Monetary Fund |
| World Trade Organization: http://www.wto.org/ |
| Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations |
| David Ricardo's Political Economy |
First Comparative Advantage Worksheet -- links to the key with graphs as an Adobe portable document file.
Second Comparative Advantage Worksheet -- links to the key with graphs as an Adobe portable document file.
Third (& fourth) Comparative Advantage Worksheet -- links to the key with graphs as an Adobe portable document file.
Fifth Comparative Advantage Worksheet -- links to the key with graphs as an Adobe portable document file.
HO Worksheet - first example Suggested answers
Specific Factors Worksheet Suggested answers
Tests of Trade Models Worksheet
Tariffs Worksheet Suggested answers
Tariffs, Quotas, and Production Subsidies Worksheet Suggested Answers
You are always welcome during my office hours, and at other times by appointment. I do have over 150 students this semester, so please come with prepared, specific questions so that we may use our time effectively.
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