Economics

Major academic association in the field of economics. Publishes multiple prestigious, peer-reviewed journals. Provides tools to support economists' research.

"The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank working for the last 30 years to counter rising inequality, low wages and weak benefits for working people, slower economic growth, unacceptable employment conditions, and a widening racial wage gap. We intentionally center low- and middle-income working families in economic policy discussions at the federal, state, and local levels as we fight for a world where every worker has access to a good job with fair pay, affordable health care, retirement security, and a union."

Promotes teaching and research in economic history. Publishes the Journal of Economic History (available online through the library).

Federal agency that produces economic statics for the United States, such as GDP.

"The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy."

Provides job training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services through state and local workforce development systems.

The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the United States. It performs functions to promote the effective operation of the U.S. economy and, more generally, the public interest.

"The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as part of the U.S. Federal Statistical System. BLS collects, calculates, analyzes, and publishes data essential to the public, employers, researchers, and government organizations."

"The Office of Productivity and Technology (OPT) measures how efficiently the U.S. converts inputs into the outputs of goods and services. Measures of labor productivity compare the growth in output to the growth in hours worked and measures of total factor productivity (TFP), also known as multifactor productivity (MFP), compare growth in output to the growth in a combination of inputs that include labor, capital, energy, materials, and purchased services."