Gateway to Economic Resources

A guide with a searchable list of resources for economists is available on the Internet. The guide (Copyright 1996-2007 by William L. Goffe can be obtained by E-mail from Prof. William L. Goffe, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406. Send an E-mail addressed to econ-wp@econwpa.wustl.edu and include <SEND ME ECONOMICS. INTERNET-RESOURCES> in the body of the E-mail message and include <econ.faq>in the subject line. Some key topics of interest to USDA economists are included in this newsletter and more will follow in the forthcoming issues.

Economic Resources

The USDA Economists' Group Search of Agricultural and Applied Economics Research (USDA Economists'Group Ag Econ Search). The University of Minnesota Department of Applied Economics maintains the Agricultural and Applied Economics Search Information System (Ag Econ Search), an extensive database providing descriptions of and reports from thousands of private and publicly-supported PowerPoint presentations, research, and education activities, many with economic topics.

The Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) maintains the Current Research Information System (CRIS), an extensive database providing descriptions of and reports from thousands of publicly-supported research and education activities, many with a strong or complementary economic topics.

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Resource Economics and Social Sciences Division provides resource information about the agency, staff, and pertinent economic issues. It contains great links for statistical and social sciences information.

NRCS Social Sciences Institute - NRCS Social Sciences Institute - Provides social science information including publications, studies, and more.

The "About ERS" web page The Economic Research Service (ERS) is USDA's main source of economic information and research on issues related to agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural America. ERS helps decisionmakers probe the issues of the day with peer-reviewed social science research. The agency brings the perspective of economic analysis to critical issues facing farmers, agribusiness, consumers and policymakers. The ERS program ecompasses research, market and policy analysis, and development of economic and statistical indicators. ERS provides decisionmakers with the information they need to conduct business, formulate policy, or learn about the farm, rural, and food sectors. ERS maintains a dynamic website that provides timely and comprehensive economic analysis and research. The agency publishes a magazine, Amber Waves, five times annually, covering the full range of ERS work and available in print and on the ERS website.

ERS - Homepage for the Economic Research Service of the U.S.Department of Agriculture

Society of Government Economists - Society of Government Economists - Focuses on economics and public policy issues.It contains information about the organization, on-line membership application, newsletter, lectures, and conferences.

Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - Besides links to materials in this area, this site describes the association. This includes its objectives, officers, and material on its publications and membership. There is also information on upcoming meetings.

The Farmdoc Project - The Farmdoc Project distributes the quarterly online magazine Choices in partnership with the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association. Choices is the main outreach vehicle of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association and it is designed to provide current coverage regarding economic implications of food, farm, resource, or rural community issues directed toward a broad audience. Take a look at not only the current issue but also the extensive archive of past issues now available at this Farmdoc website.

USDA-AMS DATAMART for MPR: This USDA-AMS site provides a "DATAMART, Your One Stop Supermarket for MPR Historical Data" which is an USDA Livestock Market News Service historical data Web site for Livestock MPR. This is a customized searchable database for all historical data/reports associated with MPR for cattle, hogs, sheep, beef and lamb. The data is can be downloaded in to a number of formats as well i.e. csv, etc... This USDA-AMS DATAMART is similar to USDA-NASS QuickStats.

Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE): This site includes details related to its objectives and publications.

Job Openings for Economists. This electronic version of JOE offers all the material in the printed version. In addition, this electronic version makes it much easier to search for specific information, but one can also browse the entire document in its usual form. This electronic version is available at the same time as the printed version. The current version is online. In addition, some older issues are available.