Anderson School of Management
W3C Link Check
Investopedia: http://www.investopedia.com/university/
Tutorials Collection of economic and investment education tutorials divided into two sections: the Building Blocks section provides investment basics including reading financial tables and the P/E ratio; and in More Advanced Tutorials the Federal Reserve, inflation, and buying on margin are discussed.
The Short Run:
http://www.theshortrun.com/main.html
This economics news and information site, was named for the economic principle that the economy operates in logical time, which means that time can run both forward and backward. Offered here are the latest economic indicators and stock information as well as a collection of economic studies from the research economists at the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank.
Essential Principles of Economics:
http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/prin/txt/EcoToC.html
A Hypermedia Text College level information about economic theory and history. The fundamentals of capitalism and the theories of economists Karl Marx and Adam Smith are among the many topics covered.
InternationalAffairs.com:
http://www.oxan.com/
By Oxford Analytica, a "political and economic news analysis organization", it has links to news, government information, maps, statistics, and political and economic analysis for countries around the world.
World Resources Institute:
http://www.wri.org/
Provides links to sites dealing with World Development Banks and Regional Organizations; Networks and NGOs; and United Nations Organizations. Includes World Resources Yearbook.
Economic Reports: http://origin.www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/
Find here the current fiscal year budgets and President's Reports from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Many files available in spreadsheet and/or pdf formats.
Economic Reporting Review:
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=7&issue_area_id=9
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting provides weekly analysis of the economic reporting in the New York Times and the Washington Post.
- Gaming Studies Research Center Huge megasite on all aspects of gaming/gambling. News headlines, links to numerous information resources on gaming, online periodicals, and more. Fully searchable and well-organized.
- Business Travel News Online Provides a yearly trade calendar, information on trade shows, meetings, current news, and useful web sites.
- Canadian Tourism A project of the Canadian Tourism Commission that provides information and statistics on the travel and tourist industry in Canada.
- Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration Over 400 excellent links to hospitality industry sites. Links are organized topically under food service, hospitality education, hospitality business, travel and tourism, and megasites.
- Culinary Cult Links provide information on the International Hospitality industry. Find Directories, Training and Education, Recruiters, and Software for the Industry, and in the left frame, some good articles in the News Archive.
- Economic Impacts of Recreation and Tourism Michigan State University's site summarizes economic impact concepts and methods, focusing particularly on their applications to recreation and tourism.
- William F. Harrah College of Administration Find information and links on Hotel management, Food and Beverage Management, Culinary Arts Management, the International Gaming Institue, Hospitality Research, Leisure Studies, and Tourism and Convention Administration. For links to general gaming sites from UNLV's library page, see there State and International Gaming section.
- Hotel Online Hotel Online provides the latest and most relevant news and trends for the USA hospitality industry. A real plus is the employment and business opportunities classifieds.
- Hotel Resource Contains many links to industry resources, news on the industry, realty resources, and job information. Global perspective and searchable.
- Travel Weekly Magazine Publisher also publishes the OAG (Official Airline Guide,) and the Hotel Travel Index. Provides quick links to lists of tour agents, booking bonuses, news, destinations, airfares, etc.
- The Center for Disease Control The Center for Disease Control in the United States provides information for travelers on disease and prevention by geographic area.
- Travlang Excellent site for practicing basic language skills with about 65 languages currently available with sound by native speakers. Links to other country specific sites related to that language and to the country in which the language is spoken.
- U.S. State Department Links to pages on travel warnings, consular sheets, passport and visa services, U.S.embassy and consulate webs pages worldwide, and services for American citizens abroad.
- Xenon Currency Convertor This convertor calculates currency exchange rates for major currencies.
- The official state site with links to various events and tourist attractions.