The media staff researched this topic for you and have found the following sites helpful.  These sources are outside of the Plainfield South High School Media Center and District 202. Remember when you are searching the internet, you need to be aware of who authored the article you are using in your presentation/paper.

National Budget Simulation  http://www.nathannewman.org/nbs/

Country Information
CIA World Fact Book

Country Economic Freedom
Heritage Foundation

Free Markets
Cato Institute

Government Statistical Information
Official government economic statistics   http://stats.bls.gov/
Info and forms on federal taxes www.irs.gov
Federal Reserve www.federalreserve.gov
Chicago Federal Reserve http://www.chicagofed.org
U.S. Census www.census.gov
 

Economics Publications
The Economist www.economist.com
Money www.money.com
Wall Street Journal  www.wsj.com

Personal Finance Information
Personal finance website www.bankrate.com
Yahoo Finance! http://finance.yahoo.com/
Today's exchange rates http://pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/today.html
Stock Analyzer www.vectorvest.com

Miscellaneous
Stock Market Game http://www.smg2000.org/

         AP ECON

Greg Mankiw's Blog

Paul Krugman    http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/

Charles Wheelan http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/archive/economist/charles-wheelan/1