Links

Here I've posted links to some of the sites that I am interested in or that I believe are worth checking out

 

Data sites:

Historical Vital Statistics of the United States

Contains fertility, mortality and other vital statistics for the entire 20th century

 

USDA National Agriculture Library

Digital repository of a huge collection of USDA publications

 

Unemployment Insurance information

Information on state and federal UI tax information

 

Rockefeller Foundation Annual Reports

The Rockefeller Foundation was a major mover in the early rural public health work occuring in the United States in the early 20th century. This contains links to reports describing the extent and type of work undertaken by this organization

 

 

Econ/Math Help Sites

Khan Academy

A really good website that contains instructive videos on different topics in math, physics, chemistry, biology and finance. The topics range from the basics to more complex topics such as differential equations or thermodynamics.

 

Thinkeconomics

A good website for people trying to understand the basics of supply and demand.

 

Northwest tutors

Organization offering tutoring help for people living in and around the Seattle area.

 

 

Other interesting pages

Marginal Revolution

Really interesting blog run by Tyler Cowen, an economist at George Mason University

 

Overcoming Bias

Another really interesting blog run by Robin Hanson, an economics professor who has done a lot of work on Prediction Markets.

 

Intrade.com

Prediction market website for those interested in it. Prediction markets tend to be really good at forecasting outcomes

 

New York Times

Excellent news agency

 

Umair Haque's blog

Umair talks a lot about constructive capitalism, why the American economy tanked, and what needs to happen for real growth to occur in the economy.

 

Mark Cuban's Blog

Billionaire entrepreneur who also owns the Dallas Mavericks. Mark Cuban has a lot of really good insights on a variety of topics.