ASEM Infoboard
http://www.aseminfoboard.org/
ASEM Infoboard is the website of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), officially established in 1996, is an interregional forum which consists of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, Japan, South Korea and the members of the European Union. There are three main themes to the meeting process - political dialogue, security and the economy, and education and culture. The aim of the process is to deepen the relations between Asia and Europe at all levels to achieve a more balanced political and economic world order. The site gives access to publications, official documents, reports of ASEM bi-annual meetings and details of partnership programmes and related institutions.
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Asian economic journal
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1351-3958
"Asian Economic Journal provides detailed coverage of a wide range of topics in economics relating to East Asia, including investigation of current research, international comparisons and country studies." It publishes theoretical, empirical and policy oriented material. It is published on behalf of the East Asian Economic Association and appears quarterly. Articles cover subjects such as deregulation, exchange rates, labour market reform in China and fiscal policy. The full-text version is only available for subscribers, but contents lists and abstracts are available to anyone.
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Asian economic policy review
http://www.jcer.or.jp/eng/pub/asian_policy.html
Asian Economic Policy Review is a peer reviewed journal produced by the Japan Centre for Economic Research, a collection of economists in business, academia and government in Japan. It covers international economics and economic policy, with a primary focus on Asia. Emphasis is placed on identifying key issues at the time - spanning international trade, international finance, the environment, energy, the integration of regional economies and other issues. It is one of a small number of English-language journals that provide a bridge between Japan and Asia, between academia and policy circles, and between economics and the politics of economic policy. It is published twice a year through Blackwell Publishing and full text is available to subscribers.
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Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies
http://www.biceps.org/
The BICEPS research centre is based in Riga, Latvia. "Our activities include academic research, commissioned work for local ministries and international institutions as well as participation in EU-wide networks." It was launched in 2001 by the Stockholm Institute for Transition Economics but is now independent. The website has news, events, projects and details of research. Publications, including Baltic Economic Trends (BET) are listed, and are available electronically (in PDF, requiring Adobe Acrobat. The site is in English.
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Bank for International Settlements Policy and Working Papers
http://www.bis.org/list/wpapers/index.htm
A list of working papers produced by the Bank for International Settlements. The list includes links to abstracts, background commentaries and full-text papers in a range of topics including: monetary policy, banking, interest rates, exchange rates, financial markets, central banks, the Euro and decision theory.
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Basque Economics Journal
http://www1.euskadi.net/ekonomiaz/indice_i.apl
This journal is an official publication of the Basque Government which appears every four months. Articles deal with the Basque economy, but also Spain and worldwide themes. The site includes a search engine for previous articles available by author, title and JEL classification. Abstracts are presented in Spanish, Basque and English. Submissions of original articles are invited; these must be in either in Spanish or Basque. The main site can be accessed in English, Basque or Spanish. To access full-text, users must subscribe.
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Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy
http://brie.berkeley.edu/
The Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE), created in 1982, is an interdisciplinary research project that focuses on "international economic competition and the development and application of advanced technologies". Research looks at various ways industrialised economies generate competitive advantage and how these differences affect international economic and political relations. The site contains a wealth of information, including the full-text of numerous research, working and discussion papers, along with details of current research activity and forthcoming events and publications.
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Bursting at the seams: Reith lectures 2007
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2007/
Bursting at the Seams is a series of audio lectures delivered by Professor Jeffrey Sachs on BBC Radio. Sachs is the Director of The Earth Institute, at Columbia University and from 2002 to 2006 he was also Director of the UN Millennium Project and Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the Millennium Development Goals. Sachs argues that the world faces challenges on an unprecedented scale - the destruction of the planet through global warming, terrorism, extreme poverty, disease and bad governance. The five lectures are available as audio downloads from the website, with accompanying transcripts, further reading and links. The lectures are the 2007 contribution to the Leith series in honour of the first Director General of the BBC, John Reith.
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Case studies in sanctions and terrorism
http://www.petersoninstitute.org/research/topics/sanctions/casestudy.cfm
Case Studies in Sanctions and Terrorism has been created by the Peterson Institute for International Economics . The site presents detailed case studies of the impacts of sanctions on countries including; Cuba, Libya, Iran and China. In each report there is a compact summary, by the author, of the effectiveness of the sanctions policy and an extensive bibliography of relevant material.
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Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research, University of Manchester
http://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/cgbcr/
The Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research is part of the School of Economic Studies at the University of Manchester. The website provides information about research and other activities at the Centre. Available from the site are discussion papers, working papers and some journal articles in PDF. Abstracts of some of the publications are available online.
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Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG)
http://globalresearch.ca/
CRG is a Montreal-based independent research and media group of progressive writers, academics and activists who are critical of globalisation and the New World Order. In their view, globalisation and war are connected and lead to a concentration of private wealth. This site exposes the activities of global banks, financial institutions and multinationals. There are articles on the latest news events. There are archives of earlier news articles and links to other websites with similar sympathies to CRG. The site is available in English and French.
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CEPII (Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales)
http://www.cepii.fr/
CEPII is the main independent French institute for research into international economics. Founded in 1978, it has a core team of around 30 economists. The four main research areas are: factor markets and growth; the international financial and monetary system; EU economy; international trade models. The site provides news of CEPII's activities and meetings, working papers (some are presented in English, some in French), and links to CEPII's partners. Various publications are online e.g. the report L'Economie Mondiale. The CEPII Newsletter is published twice yearly in English. There is a list of links to other economics organisations, mainly with a French emphasis. The website can be accessed in English or French.
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CESIfo
http://www.cesifo.de/
The CESIfo Group is a combination of the Center for Economic Studies (CES) of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, and the Institute for Economic Research (Germany). It declares itself to be a 'non-partisan organisation committed to improving the quality of economic research and economic decision-making in Europe', and it has an interest in applied economics research that has a bearing on public policy. Its website is of interest in providing free access to a large number of research reports and lectures; many of the reports are in PDF, and some of the lectures on video (requiring Windows Media Player).
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Chatham House
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/
Chatham House was founded in 1920 (as the Royal Institute of International Affairs) to stimulate debate and research on important developments in the international arena. Its website contains details about the Institute, its members, publications and recent events. Some documents can be viewed online, others are offered to subscribers only. All aspects of British foreign policy and international security are covered, including US foreign policy and the 'war against terrorism' and the Middle-East conflict.
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Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
http://www.cgap.org/
The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), with offices in Paris and Washington, DC, is a " ... a consortium of 33 public and private development agencies working together to expand access to financial services for the poor in developing countries." Agencies involved with this project include; the World Bank, European Commission, African Development Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The website contains useful information on a wide range of related matters, including their poverty assessment tools, microfinance regulation and documents on how to train people in understanding microfinance lending, CGAP publications and a helpdesk for further guidance.
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Contemporary Economic Policy
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1074-3529
First published in 1982, Contemporary Economic Policy (CEP) publishes scholarly economic research and analysis on issues of vital concern to business, government, and other decision makers. It is possible receive a copy of each new table of contents by email.
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CRENoS
http://www.crenos.it/
CRENoS (Centre for North South Economic Research) was established in 1993 " ... with the purpose of organising the joint research effort of economists from the two Sardinian universities (University of Cagliari and University. of Sassari) interested in the analysis of dualism at the international and intranational level." It has since expanded into cooperation with others who deal with "convergence among national and regional economies." Located here you will find information on their research, working papers, data, and conferences.
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Deardorff's glossary of international economics
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/
Created by by Alan Deardorff of the University of Michigan this glossary covers both international trade and finance. Besides definitions of terms, it includes interactive graphs, lists of related concepts and information of the origins of various terms. If there is a term that users would like to see covered in the glossary that is not already included, there is an online request form that can be completed and submitted.
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DESTIN Working Papers
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/DESTIN/workingPapers.htm
This collection of working papers is published by DESTIN (Development Studies Institute) at the London School of Economics. They look at social, political and economic development issues, and are available in PDF format from 2000 onwards. They cover a variety of subjects including radio broadcasting in Africa, international debt and children's welfare.
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
http://www.diw.de/deutsch/
Homepage of the Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), German Institute of Economic Research based in Berlin. The Institute produces three journals and is involved with European and nternational projects, details of which can be found on this site. The DIW Economic Bulletin has been available in full text online since 1995 and is published monthly. Abstracts and contents of both the Quarterly Journal of Economic Research and Konjunkturpolitik are also provided. Discussion papers published since 1991 are available in full-text as are selected papers. Available in German and English.
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Developments: the International Development Magazine
http://www.developments.org.uk/
Developments magazine is published by the DFID (Department for International Development). It has articles on issues like the Millennium Development Goals, Africa, tourism and fair trade. There is also a free paper-based version which can be ordered. A good source of thought-provoking articles and interviews on economic development.
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EADI - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes
http://www.eadi.org/
EADI - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes was founded in 1975 and is an independent and non-profit making international non-governmental organisation. EADI's aim is to "promote development research and training activities in economic, social, cultural, technological, institutional and environmental areas." The site includes access to the journal, The European Journal of Development Research as well as a newsletter and information about the EADI Book Series.
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Eco5.com
http://research.eco5.com/
Eco5.com is a large, free, comprehensive link collection covering international economics and finance. Over 5,000 sites are listed. It was set up by the European Business School, International University Schloss, Reichartshausen and the Fraunhofer Institute. Links include international institutions, also central banks, stock exchanges and government bodies. Information is broadly categorised by country / region and by type - bonds, commodities, exchange rates, GDP, stocks and more. The site also includes economic news - again broadly categorised by region and a selection of links to collections of research tools - working paper series, software, portals etc.
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Economagic
http://www.economagic.com/
Economagic is a collection of freely available mainly US, European, Japanese, and Australian economic time-series data on the web, maintained by a private-sector US company. Offers free access to a database of over 100,000 economic time series, all in the same format and updated by robots the day the sources are updated. website offers data browsable as Web tables, custom charts, and downloadable as Excel spreadsheet files. Also gives information on fee based subscription services including the creation and maintenance of custom web-accessible databases.
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Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS), International datasets mailing list
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/esds-international.html
The Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS), International datasets mailing list is a JISCmail email discussion list for anyone who wants to keep updated about ESDS International news, events, or courses. This includes information regarding new ESDS data services, such as the range of international micro and macro datasets, including the latest releases of the major international databanks from the IMF, OECD and UN. The archives date back to April 2003 and users can sign up for the list by email or subscribe to the various RSS feeds.
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