IMF DIRECT: the IMF BLOG: (An Interesting Daily Blog, Including Such Studies As: United

ECONOMICS LINKS FOR RSS FEEDS:

2012 LISTING by IRO STEVE PERRY, U.S. EMBASSY ACCRA

ECONOMICS SEARCH ENGINE: http://ese.rfe.org/ (“ESE uses a beta version of Google Custom Search Engine to search over 23,000 economics websites and utilizes yolink to mine results and retrieve actionable, keyword-rich content. Results can saved to Google Docs, bookmarked or shared via major social networks. Each site is certified by RFE, which is run by economists from RePec Author Services and EDIRC. “ CYBERECONOMICS http://ingrimayne.com/econ/ Professor Robert Schenk of Saint Joseph's College in Indiana has created this fantastic digital economics textbook. In the introduction, Professor Schenk notes that the work is "an easy-to-read approach to economics with a variety of interactive problems and questions." The site includes a table of contents, complete with chapters such as "What is Economics?" and "Actions and Results." The site also includes helpful materials that cover the logic of choice, measuring the economy, and financial markets. Visitors can also look over the "Extra Features" section to view additional video clips and the "Whimsy" section.

CFR ECONOMICS BACKGROUNDERS: http://www.cfr.org/publication/by_type/backgrounder.html? filter=&groupby=1&filter=2

GLOBAL WORKS FOUNDATION: WEEKLY TRADE FACTS: http://globalworksfoundation.org/TradeFactoftheWeek.html

REPEC: RESEARCH IDEAS IN ECONOMICS: www.repec.org

RFE: RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS: sponsored by the American Economics Association : www.rfe.org

SECRETARY’S REMARKS: http://www.state.gov/rss/channels/secremarks.xml (Can place into a RSS FEED READER, such as NETVIBE or GOOGLE READERS)

WHITE HOUSE PRESS RELEASES: http://www.state.gov/rss/channels/secremarks.xml (Can place into a RSS FEED READER, such as NETVIBES or GOOGLE READER)

TREASURY PRESS RELEASES: http://www.treasury.gov/RSS/Pages/RSS.aspx?config=TreasuryNotes (Can place into a RSS FEED READER, such as NETVIBES or GOOGLE READER)

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM: PRESS RELEASES (includes all Research Papers Feeds) http://www.federalreserve.gov/feeds/default.htm (Can place into a RSS FEED READER, such as NETVIBES or GOOGLE READER)

CURRENT ECONOMIC ISSUES FROM THE ECONOMIST: http://www.economist.com/topics/economics/index.xml (Can place into a RSS FEED READER, such as NETVIBES or GOOGLE READER)

BANKING SERVICES FROM THE ECONOMIST: http://www.economist.com/topics/banking/index.xml

FINANCIAL MARKETS NEWS FROM THE FINANCIAL TIMES: http://www.ft.com/rss/markets BLOOMBERG PODCASTS: http://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts/ (Can place into a RSS FEED READER, such as NETVIBES or GOOGLE READER)

BUSINESS and ECONOMIC NEWS FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/economy/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss PETERSEN INSTITUTE UPDATE (PETERSEN IS A THINK TANK CONCERNED WITH GLOBAL AND U.S. ECONOMIC MARKETS AND NEWS, including the EURO CRISIS and TRADE IMBALANCES) http://feeds.feedburner.com/peterson-update (Can place into a RSS FEED READER, such as NETVIBES or GOOGLE READER)

AEI (American Enterprise Institute): ECONOMICS FEED: http://www.aei.org/rss/2 (Can place these Feeds into a RSS FEED READER, such as NETVIBES or GOOGLE READER)

COUNCIL OF FOREIGN RELATIONS: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL FEEDS: http://www.cfr.org/about/rss/feeds.html (Can place these Feeds into a RSS FEED READER, such as NETVIBES or GOOGLE READER)

BROOKINGS: BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC FEEDS: http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/brookingsrss/topics/businessandfinance?format=xml (Can place these Feeds into a RSS FEED READER, such as NETVIBES or GOOGLE READER)

CSIS: (CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES) http://csis.org/topic-related/22/publication (CSIS’s Trade and Economics Section may be found here: http://csis.org/publications/browse/all/22

HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL – CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT at HARVARD UNIVERSITY: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid +RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS MAY BE FOUND HERE: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid +SUBSCRIBE TO FUTURE PUBLICATIONS HERE: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/about- cid/subscribe-to-cid%22s-email-list +THE NEWS ARCHIVE MAY BE FOUND HERE: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/news- events/news-archive

GLOBAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS – HARVARD UNIVERSITY: http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidtrade/

ROUBINI GLOBAL ECONOMICS BLOG and MONITOR: http://www.roubini.com/analysis#region (ranked as the #1 Web Site in Economics in the world by The Economist Magazine)

IMF DIRECT: THE IMF BLOG: http://blog-imfdirect.imf.org/feed/ (An Interesting Daily Blog, including such studies as: United States: How Inequality Affects Saving Behavior (Can place these Feeds into a RSS FEED READER, such as NETVIBES or GOOGLE READER)

PFM [PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BLOG]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/pfmblog

PFM RESEARCH PAPERS are here: http://blog-pfm.imf.org/pfmblog/research-papers.html

PFM COUNTRY SPECIFIC LINKS are here: http://blog-pfm.imf.org/pfmblog/country-specific-links.html PFM MACROECONOMISTS BLOGS ARE HERE: http://blog-pfm.imf.org/pfmblog/country-specific-links.html

PFM DEVELOPMENT BLOGS: http://blog-pfm.imf.org/pfmblog/pfm-development-blogs.html

NOTE ON THE PMF: “The Public Financial Management Blog (PFM Blog) is managed by the two Public Financial Management Divisions of the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department. The Divisions' main task is to assist IMF member countries in enhancing performance of their public financial management systems in the following areas: budget preparation, budget execution and financial controls, accounting and treasury management, fiscal reporting, internal and external audit, debt management, and other aspects related to budgetary process.”

Steve Perry, IRO U.S. Embassy, Accra, Public Affairs Section E-MAIL: [email protected]

Date of Compilation: NOVEMBER 5, 2012 All links work as of this date