Applied Economics
Research Lab

Department of Economics
Portland State University

230 Cramer Hall
503-725-3928

Applied Economics Research Lab supports the missions of Applied Economics Research Group to provide facilities for quality applied economics education, to support applied social science research projects, and to serve as the information resource on the national and local economy. The Lab delivers education, information, and research services. In particular it provides economic computation and communication for applied economics research. We welcome your new ideas and suggestions.

Education	Information	Service
GAUSS Programming for Econometricians: Test drive GAUSS and LSQ package. On-Line Courses and Games. Selected Courses Materials and Discussion Forums: Syllabi, Homework, etc.	Local Economy Updates: Data and Forecasts (in participation with the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies). Latest Resources for Economists on the Internet Where to Find Economic Data and Forecasts on the Internet? Meetings, Conferences, and Workshops.	Economists on the Web: Do you ever wonder how many economists are on the World Wide Web today? Economics Student Association Economic Impact of Portland State University Economic Forecasts (coming soon).

Where to Find Economic Data and Forecasts on the Internet?

• STAT-USA Registered Databases (Portland State University)
• Government Printing Office (GPO Gate, University of California at San Diego)
• Monthly Economic Indicators (U. S. Bureau of Census)
• Economic Time Series (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
• Economic Bulletin Board (at University of Michigan)
• World Wide Web Economic Data Sources (at University of Notre Dame)
• National Economic Research and Data Services
• Financial Data Finder (at Ohio State University)
• Regional Economic Indicators (Regional Financial Associates)
• Bos' Economic Forecasts (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
• Economic Forecast and Survey on the State of Economy (Bank of America)
• First Union's Economic Forecasts (First Union Bank)
• Official Economic Information of Mexico
• Mexican Commentary

On-Line Courses and Games

• Ray C. Fair's U. S. Macroeconometric Model
• J. I. Daniel's oo..Micro!
• Iowa Electronic Markets
• Classroom Expernomics
• National Budget Simulayion
• The Stock Market Game