1. Making good use of the Web in A2 Economics Andy Beharrell (Triple A Learning) Andrew Ashwin (Biz/ed) John Sloman (UWE & Economics Network)

2. Note: to access the various sites in this presentation, RIGHT click on the respective link and select Open in New Window. Closing that window will then return you to this presentation. Alternatively, you can save this PowerPoint presentation to disk and then link directly to the sites.

3. Thinking of doing Economics at University? Have a look at www.whystudyeconomics.ac.uk/

4. Advantages of using Web resources Up-to-date Relevant (if you know where to look) Accessible Interesting Can use information to illustrate your answers The Internet Economist http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/

5. Primary resources: News sites Economist www.economist.com www.economist.com FT www.ft.com www.ft.com BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news www.bbc.co.uk/news Guardian/Observer www.guardian.co.uk www.guardian.co.uk Reuters www.reuters.co.uk www.reuters.co.uk Ananova www.ananova.com/business www.ananova.com/business

6. Primary resources: News portal sites Guardian World News Guide www.guardian.co.uk www.guardian.co.uk My virtual newspaper www.refdesk.com/paper.html www.refdesk.com/paper.html Google Econ. News news.google.com news.google.com Online Newspapers www.onlinenewspapers.com www.onlinenewspapers.com Blinkx www.blinkx.com www.blinkx.com John Slomans news links www.pearsoned.co.uk/sloman www.pearsoned.co.uk/sloman

7. Primary resources: UK official sites Government gateway www.direct.gov.uk www.direct.gov.uk Treasury www.hm-treasury.gov.uk www.hm-treasury.gov.uk Bank of England www.bankofengland.co.uk www.bankofengland.co.uk Parliament www.parliament.uk www.parliament.uk DTI www.dti.gov.uk www.dti.gov.uk Regulatory bodies www.ofgem.gov.uk www.ofgem.gov.uk www.rail-reg.gov.uk/

8. Primary resources: Data National Statistics www.statistics.gov.uk www.statistics.gov.uk BofE (M&FS) www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/ms www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/ms www.bankofengland.co.uk/targettwopointzero Pocket Databank www.hm-treasury.gov.uk www.hm-treasury.gov.uk Europa (E&FA) http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publ ications/europeaneconomy_en.htm http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publ ications/europeaneconomy_en.htm OECD Economic Outlook www.oecd.org www.oecd.org IMF www.imf.org www.imf.org Country briefings www.economist.com/countries www.economist.com/countries

9. Primary resources: Data banks & gateways Economics Network data access www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/links/data_free.htm OFFSTATS www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/stats/offstats/ Economagic www.economagic.com www.economagic.com Nationmaster www.nationmaster.comwww.nationmaster.com Biz/ed Timeweb www.bized.ac.uk/dataserv/datahome.htm

10. Gateways and libraries Biz/ed www.bized.ac.uk www.bized.ac.uk Economics Network www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk Tutor2U www.tutor2u.net/ www.tutor2u.net/ SOSIG www.sosig.ac.uk www.sosig.ac.uk WebEc www.helsinki.fi/WebEc www.helsinki.fi/WebEc RFE www.rfe.org www.rfe.org John Slomans hotlinks www.pearsoned.co.uk/sloman www.pearsoned.co.uk/sloman

11. Using Google Use www.google.co.uk Use Google Advanced.. Using … Searching within website Using Google toolbar