For tutoring information and general resources, visit the ASC student resources page.
General Interest Links in Economics
American Economic Association. Most broadly based of the economics professional associations and publisher of the American Economic Review.
American Economic Association's student pages. Pages specifically for undergraduate students from the most broadly based of the economics professional associations.
Association of Private Enterprise Education. Professional association whose mission is "to put into action accurate and objective understandings of private enterprise."
Dismal Scientist. Good statistics and commentary on current economic issues.
International Association for Feminist Economics. This non-profit organization advancing feminist inquiry of economic issues has lots of good links and resources on its website.
Money.msn.com. Microsoft's take on personal finance.
Quicken.com. A non-Microsoft take on personal finance.
Occupational Outlook - Economists - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website.
JMU's Center for Economic Education - Promotes economic literacy in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, as well as provides training and assistance to area teachers and selected adult audiences to further the understanding of economics and the private enterprise system. John Kruggel is the center director.
Research Resources
JMU Specific
NBER Working Paper Series. (Accessible from on-campus computers or using the JMU Libraries connection off-campus.)
More Research Resources
Economic Report of the President (Statistical Tables). The tables issued with the annual Economic Report of the President provide lots of good data.
Economics Resources on the Internet. An excellent source document, frequently updated, about what's out there.
Government Economic Data. You paid for it - why not go look at it? This Census Bureau site is a good place to start.
Off-Campus Career Pages
Here are some pages outside JMU that have good information on careers:
Career information from the American Economic Association: good information from the broadest based professional association in economics.
Careers with the Economics degree: page from college publisher Cengage Learning.
National Economic Research Associates (NERA): economic consulting firm that has hired a number of JMU graduates.
PriceWaterhouseCooper: consulting firm that has hired a number of JMU graduates.
Accenture: consulting firm that has hired a number of JMU graduates.