In economics the real distance is between data and interpretation: World Bank, IMF and FRED give the raw series, while RePEc and NBER give the work arguing what explains them. Before reading a chart, check the unit and the period — nominal or real, per capita or total.
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The Harvard Growth Lab’s atlas visualising a country’s export structure and economic complexity. Unlike raw trade data it comes with derived measures such as the complexity index, which reads growth potential off the export basket.
The central bank of central banks, publishing global financial statistics and research papers. Unlike market-data sites it focuses on systemic and cross-border banking data.
The official US publisher of GDP, national accounts, personal income and international trade data. Unlike BLS it focuses on production and income accounts rather than the labour market; it has GDP tables by state and industry.
The official US source for employment, unemployment, wages and consumer inflation (CPI). It publishes many series you see on FRED; unlike FRED it goes down to occupation, industry and region breakdowns. It has a public API.
A platform managing academic economics job applications in one place, collecting applications and reference letters. A standard application flow instead of scattered emails.
An economics Q&A site where you can ask experts about concepts and models. Unlike a forum, voting and editing surface the best answer.
The Public Procurement Authority’s platform; tender and award notices are publicly searchable. Unlike tender-news sites it is the source itself, the official way to follow public purchasing by agency, date and amount; bidding needs registration.
The Turkish central bank’s time-series store: exchange rates, interest rates, money supply, balance of payments and the market participants survey. Unlike FRED it is the primary source for Turkey’s monetary and financial series; tables download without an account, the API needs a free key.
One of the largest databases of economics publications — over two million papers, working papers and software items. Unlike Google Scholar it is field-specific: it indexes economics alone and derives author and institution rankings.
A panel where leading economists vote whether they agree with topical policy questions. Unlike a single expert’s view it shows at a glance where the consensus sits.
Quarterly magazine published by the IMF featuring essays from economists and policymakers on monetary policy, financial stability, and global trends; written for broad accessibility unlike dense econometric working papers.
Supply-chain search engine indexing US customs sea-shipment bills of lading to reveal which overseas factories and suppliers any company uses; free to search unlike enterprise trade-intelligence platforms.
The American Economic Association’s official job board — the central place for the academic economics market. Unlike general job sites it is economics positions only.
A free video-and-exercise set teaching the basics of micro, macro and finance from scratch. Unlike university courses it targets the introductory level and intuition.
Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok’s daily economics blog — among the most-read in the field. Against news it offers a short, frequent stream of commentary through an economist’s lens.
Free economics education platform founded by Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok covering micro, macro, trade, and development economics through short animated videos; uses real-world case studies instead of dry textbook lectures.
Over 100 courses across every major field of economics in MIT’s open courseware. Unlike YouTube playlists these are full course structures with prerequisites and reading lists.
Working papers from the US National Bureau of Economic Research — most later appear in peer-reviewed journals. Unlike the journals it lets you read leading research months before publication; bear in mind they have not yet been peer-reviewed.
A free, openly licensed textbook for introductory university economics. Unlike commercial texts it is free and regularly updated, with PDF, web and print editions.
A university-backed research publication presenting long-run data on the economy, population, health and environment as interactive charts. Unlike raw data portals it pairs the data with narrative and context, and every chart is freely reusable.
A guide of thousands of links for economists, maintained by the American Economic Association. A directory curated by the field itself rather than random search.
A preprint archive of economics working papers. Unlike NBER it is not tied to one institution: anyone can upload, so it is broader but less filtered.
Official portal of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye publishing monetary policy decisions, inflation reports, benchmark exchange rates, and balance-of-payments statistics as primary data rather than secondary commentary.
Gathers macro indicators — GDP, inflation, rates — for 196 countries in one dashboard with historical series and forecasts. Unlike official portals that cover one country, it offers cross-country comparison and forecasts.
Turkish Statistical Institute’s official statistics portal: inflation (CPI, PPI), GDP, labour, population and foreign-trade tables, with the release bulletins. Unlike EVDS it is not about financial-market series; it is the producer of the official price, output and demographic statistics.
The UN database of countries’ merchandise trade by product (HS code) and partner. Unlike national customs statistics it collects countries into one structure, so trade between two countries can be checked against both sides’ reports; free use has limits.
The data centre for the UNDP’s Human Development Index and its related composite indices (inequality, gender, poverty). Unlike income-only GDP data it folds health and education into the same index.
The official publisher of US population, household, housing and business statistics, home to the American Community Survey and the economic censuses. Unlike aggregators such as FRED it goes down to county and neighbourhood level; it offers raw tables and an API.
A publication turning economic and technology data into infographics. Not a raw data source — its contribution is making magnitudes comparable.
A stream of columns where researchers explain their own work to a policy audience (CEPR). Unlike a working paper it drops the jargon and makes the finding accessible.
Data-driven articles by World Bank economists on global development, poverty, climate policy, and trade; distills empirical findings into short charts and essays rather than hundred-page technical reports.
International macroeconomic time series, country by country. Unlike individual statistics offices it is comparable: hundreds of indicators under common definitions in one place.