Economics Resources & Research Hub
A comprehensive, curated directory of literature search engines, Google Scholar tools, open empirical datasets, causal econometrics libraries, and graduate school portals.
Literature Discovery & Google Scholar
Essential bibliographic databases, working paper preprints, and citation indexes for economic research.
Google Scholar
The primary search engine for academic articles, working papers, theses, books, and court opinions across all fields of economics and policy.
Explore Google ScholarNBER Working Papers
Pre-publication working papers from leading economists covering macroeconomic policy, labor dynamics, international trade, and asset pricing.
Browse NBER PapersRePEc / IDEAS Database
The world's largest open bibliographic repository with over 4.5 million economics research items, journal rankings, author profiles, and institutional listings.
Search RePEc IDEASCEPR Discussion Papers
Leading European research network papers addressing international macro, monetary unions, fiscal frameworks, and industrial organization.
Visit CEPR NetworkarXiv Economics (econ)
Pre-print repository covering Econometrics (econ.EM), General Economics (econ.GN), and Theoretical Economics (econ.TH) hosted by Cornell University.
Explore arXiv EconSSRN Economics (ERN)
Extensive early-stage research repository facilitating collaboration between academics and practitioners across finance, econometrics, and policy.
Search SSRN ERNGlobal Datasets & Google Dataset Search
Essential open-access empirical repositories for macroeconomic, micro-level survey, and international trade analysis.
Google Dataset Search
Google's dedicated engine indexing tens of thousands of datasets across academic institutions, government portals, and international organizations.
Open Google Dataset SearchFRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
Over 820,000 international and US time series covering inflation, interest rates, employment, and industrial production with full API support in Python, R, and Stata.
Access FRED DatabaseWorld Bank Open Data
World Development Indicators (WDI), poverty headcount, education indices, climate statistics, and global financial governance panel data for over 200 countries.
Visit World Bank DataIMF Data Portal & WEO
World Economic Outlook forecasts, International Financial Statistics (IFS), balance of payments, government finance statistics, and exchange rate indices.
Explore IMF DataOECD Data Explorer
Detailed cross-country comparisons on labor markets, tax wedges, healthcare expenditure, education attainment (PISA), and structural indicators.
Browse OECD DataPenn World Table (PWT)
The gold standard for cross-country long-run growth regressions, purchasing power parity (PPP), total factor productivity (TFP), and capital stock estimation.
Download PWT DataUN Comtrade Database
Comprehensive bilateral trade data covering annual and monthly import/export flows categorized by HS and SITC codes across 200+ economies.
Search UN ComtradeOur World in Data (Oxford)
Interactive charts and open CSV/API data investigating poverty, energy transitions, demographic shifts, health outcomes, and environmental economics.
Explore Our World in DataIPUMS Microdata Hub
Harmonized individual- and household-level census and survey microdata from over 100 countries, indispensable for labor and demographic economics.
Access IPUMS MicrodataOpportunity Insights Data
Publicly released anonymized datasets on upward income mobility, neighborhood effects, college admissions, and local economic resilience.
Get Mobility DatasetsEconometrics, Code & Free Textbooks
State-of-the-art causal inference guides, open textbooks, and computational toolkits in R, Stata, and Python.
Causal Inference: The Mixtape
Scott Cunningham's renowned open textbook covering DAGs, matching, instrument variables, panel fixed effects, DiD, and synthetic control with complete R, Stata, and Python code.
Read The Mixtape FreeThe Effect: Research Design & Causality
Nick Huntington-Klein's intuitive guide on identifying causal effects, regression discontinuity, identification strategies, and practical empirical design for social scientists.
Read The Effect BookQuantEcon (Sargent & Stachurski)
Open-source computational economics courses founded by Nobel Laureate Thomas Sargent. Covers dynamic programming, Markov chains, and macroeconomic modeling in Python and Julia.
Visit QuantEcon Platformfixest & did (R Packages)
High-speed multi-way fixed effects estimation (`feols`) and Callaway-Sant'Anna staggered difference-in-differences estimators addressing dynamic treatment effect heterogeneity.
View fixest DocumentationDynare DSGE Software
Standard software platform used by central banks and academic macroeconomists to solve, simulate, and estimate Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models.
Download Dynare SuiteAEA Replication Repository
Official repository hosting code and raw datasets for empirical papers published in the *American Economic Review* (AER) and AEA journals for transparent scientific replication.
Browse Replication FilesGraduate School, Pre-Doc & Career Portals
Essential guidance, listings, and curricula for undergraduate-to-PhD transitions and professional economics pathways.
PREDOC.org (Pre-Doctoral Opportunities)
The primary clearinghouse for pre-doctoral research positions across Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Chicago, and top economics departments. Includes courses and application tips.
Explore PREDOC PositionsAEA JOE (Job Openings for Economists)
The official job listings portal maintained by the American Economic Association for university assistant professorships, central bank research roles, and post-doctoral positions.
Search JOE ListingsNBER Research Assistant & Job Board
Full-time project coordinator and research analyst positions working directly with NBER research associates on major empirical projects.
View NBER Job BoardOpen Syllabus Project (Economics)
A massive open database analyzing over 7 million university syllabi, allowing students to discover the most assigned textbooks and research papers across universities worldwide.
Explore Open SyllabusMIT OpenCourseWare (Economics)
Free and open access to complete undergraduate and graduate economics lecture notes, problem sets, and exams from the Department of Economics at MIT.
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