Click here for an update of today's business news.

• A good source for current statistics is the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank's Economic Database or FRED.
• Another good source of data is to be found at a site called "economagic".
• An excellent source of both data and analysis is the Dismal Economist's website
• Click here to check out the following links for the latest reports on RGDP, the cpi, the unemployment rate and other stats.
• Click here to view the most current Economic Report of the President.

You should also check out the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook.  The online index lists hundreds of occupations detailing qualifications, salary ranges and projected growth in employment in these jobs.

Practice sets and their keys will be posted to Moodle .   They can be accessed by going to  http://moodle.augustana.edu and looking for ECON 201- Principles of Macroeconomics  (Marmé Winter 2009-2010) under Economics

For guidance regarding time management and the realistic amount of effort that you should spend outside of class on your courses, click here.

For a great place to look for advice and help developing better study skills, please visit Augustana's Reading and Writing Center.

Click here for a copy of the SUMMER course syllabus.