Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector. An overall summary of the twelve district reports is prepared by a designated Federal Reserve Bank on a rotating basis.
A Survey by the IMF staff usually published twice a year. It presents IMF staff economists' analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term. Chapters give an overview as well as more detailed analysis of the world economy; consider issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries, and economies in transition to market; and address topics of pressing current interest.
How much time do you need to work to buy a Big mac in ...Posted in Carpe Diem, a blog by Mark Perry, Prof. Economics and Finance, University of Michigan. Adapted from the Big Mac Index of the Economist.com
EconData from InforumThis page lists the G7 databanks that are currently made available by Inforum. Click on the filename below to download the .zip file into your local directory. Unzip it and use Inforum's database and regression package, G, to access that data. For assistance when using G, consult the G7 Manual. The list below indicates the size (in kilobytes) of each file, date of its last update, and a brief description. A separate EconData Archive page contains older U.S., State and Local, and International data.
