Resources

Macroeconomics Background

It is recommended by the professors to read the chapter before coming to class. But sometimes just reading the chapter is not enough to understand the concept. This site has an overview of all the economics concepts, which include supply, demand, elasticity, taxes etc. This can help you better understand some of the economics concepts.

ECON 201- Chapter Reviews

This website has all the principle of macroeconomics chapter reviews. These reviews and test questions are entirely free. It is organized on chapter to chapter basis making it very easy to navigate through the site. It highly recommended that you take a look at these questions and reviews as they can serve as excellent preparation for your upcoming tests.

Online Lectures

Sometimes it is hard to pay attention in class and lose track of what is going on in class. There are online lectures, graphs and economic models on this site which can help you catch up on lost material. There are lots of equations and graphs in macroeconomics; therefore it is better to take a second look at the topics. This site will further clarify your doubts and question that you have on the topic of discussion in class.

ECON 201 - Quizzes

On this site, you will find quizzes and notecards created by other students. These can be helpful when preparing for a test. Even if you do not understand some topics in class, reviewing these notecards on this site can help you understand the material better.

Economist Job Search

When you graduate for college, and are out there looking for a job. This website gives you an inside look at the life of an economist. It tells you what they do, the work environment, the pay that an economist receives, or even other similar occupations.

Economy of Louisiana

Economic structure and flow of income is based on geographic location of the area. This site provides information about the economic structure of Louisiana. Louisiana is very diverse state; production in this state ranges from oil to movies. This can help you look for a job or your concentration in your major depending on your availability and the demand of Louisiana market.

US Economy

It is important to keep up with nation’s economy. On this site, there is information about the economic structure of the United States of America. It gives you inside look at the problems with the US economy and what is being to done to fix these problems. It also provides major topics of discussion related to the economy.

Global Economy

It is important to keep up with the nations economy, but it is also important to keep up with the global economy. This website gives you links to newspaper and online articles about the global economy. These articles are provided by The Guardian one of the worlds leading international weekly newspapers and they are entirely free.