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Making good use of the Web in A2 Economics

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

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Making good use of the Web in A2 Economics

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  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 • FT www.ft.com • BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news • Guardian/Observerwww.guardian.co.uk • Reuterswww.reuters.co.uk • Ananovawww.ananova.com/business

  6. Primary resources: News portal sites • Guardian World News Guidewww.guardian.co.uk • My virtual newspaperwww.refdesk.com/paper.html • Google Econ. News news.google.com • Online Newspapers www.onlinenewspapers.com • Blinkx www.blinkx.com • John Sloman’s news links www.pearsoned.co.uk/sloman

  7. Primary resources: UK official sites • Government gatewaywww.direct.gov.uk • Treasurywww.hm-treasury.gov.uk • Bank of Englandwww.bankofengland.co.uk • Parliamentwww.parliament.uk • DTIwww.dti.gov.uk • Regulatory bodieswww.ofgem.gov.uk www.rail-reg.gov.uk/

  8. Primary resources: Data • National Statisticswww.statistics.gov.uk • BofE (M&FS)www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/ms www.bankofengland.co.uk/targettwopointzero • Pocket Databankwww.hm-treasury.gov.uk • Europa(E&FA)http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/europeaneconomy_en.htm • OECD Economic Outlook www.oecd.org • IMFwww.imf.org • Country briefingswww.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/ • Economagicwww.economagic.com • Nationmaster www.nationmaster.com • Biz/ed Timeweb www.bized.ac.uk/dataserv/datahome.htm

  10. Gateways and libraries • Biz/ed www.bized.ac.uk • Economics Networkwww.economicsnetwork.ac.uk • Tutor2U www.tutor2u.net/ • SOSIG www.sosig.ac.uk • WebEcwww.helsinki.fi/WebEc • RFEwww.rfe.org • John Sloman’s hotlinks www.pearsoned.co.uk/sloman

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

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