Online Economics Lessons & Lectures
- AmosWEB: Microeconomics Lessons
http://www.amosweb.com/cgi-bin/awb_nav.pl?s=cls&c=dsp&crs=micro
Introductory Microeconomics is the study of the individuals, firms, markets, and industries, including the topics of consumer demand, production, cost, market structures, and factor markets.
- Economics – Learning Materials
http://www.bized.co.uk/learn/economics/
In the biz/ed free resources section, there are quite a number of free online electronic textbooks for you to learn Economics, Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. Topics include markets, firms, wages, market failure, AD & AS model, government policy, Macroeconomic controversies, International economics, economic growth, development economics, housing markets and transport economics.
- AmosWEB: Macroeconomics Lessons
http://www.amosweb.com/cgi-bin/awb_nav.pl?s=cls&c=dsp&crs=macro
Introductory Macroeconomics is the study of the aggregate economy, including the topics of inflation, unemployment, business cycles, gross domestic product, money, fiscal policy, and monetary policy.
- Economics Interactive Tutorials
http://hadm.sph.sc.edu/Courses/Econ/Tutorials.html
These 9 lectures and simulations use Java to create animations and interactivity, dotting these interactive features through explanatory text. Topics introduced are Total Cost, Variable Cost, and Marginal Cost; Marginal Cost and the Price-Taking Firm’s Optimal Output Rate; Average Cost and the Break-Even Output Rate; Demand; Elasticity; Elasticity II; Supply, Demand, and Equilibrium; Monopoly: Marginal Revenue and the Profit-Maximizing Price and Output Rate; Discounting Future Income; The Internal Rate of Return; Perils of the Internal Rate of Return; Risk; and Risk Aversion and Insurance.
Study & Examination
- Study Skills
http://www.bized.co.uk/reference/studyskills/
basic and general study skills, revision and exam help, and coursework advice
- Economics Exam Technique
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/examtechnique.html
These articles and presentations provide comprehensive guidance on economics examination technique and essay writing.
Stock Market & Finance
- Guide to Stock Markets of the Wall Street Journal
http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/pdfs/stock_guide.pdf
This guide will give some basic ideas about how to read stock market quotations, some of the major markets, and how Dow Jones come to be.
- The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition
http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/
a comprehensive financial-literacy education program
Federal Reserve
- Federal Reserve Education
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/
instructional materials and tools that can increase your understanding of the Federal Reserve, economics and financial education
- Federal Reserve System: Purposes and Functions
http://www.federalreserve.gov/pf/pf.htm
provides a detailed look at the structure, responsibilities and operations of the Federal Reserve System
Money Education
- Made of Money
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/madeofmoney/index.htm
intended for students aged 14-16, providing a range of simulating resources to help young people understand what economy is, how it works and how it relates to them
- The Mint
a site packed with all kinds of tips about what to do with your money
- The World of Money Laid Bare
http://www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk/
money managing tips, pitfalls, tools, and other resources
Ask a Question
- Ask Dr.Econ
http://www.frbsf.org/education/activities/drecon/askecon.cfm
ask a question or browse through all the historical Q&A