Why does money have value?
Find the answer to this week’s economics question, “Why does money have value?” here. The value of money is not a topic people think about too often but it is quite vital in understanding economics.

Are recessions good for the economy?
If recessions were necessary to "clean the fat out of the system", we'd expect to see there to be a lot of bankruptcies and firm closures during recessions and little during booms. The data, however does not support this.

FairTax - The Advocates Strike Back
Replacing the income tax with a sales tax (such as the FairTax) is a popular policy proposal. Here we look at the two different types of taxation and what the effect on the economy would be from a change to a national sales tax like FairTax from an income tax.

The Canadian Exchange Rate
Where to get exchange rate data and how to use it in order to analyze how the Canadian Dollar has performed relative to other currencies. Exchange rate dynamics are an interesting topic of study.

Insider Trading
Insider Trading: What did Martha Do? is a brief look at insider trading and why many forms of insider trading are illegal.

Quarterly Economic Data
Doing an economics or econometrics project? Get all the quarterly economic data you need right here. Economic data available for all kinds of econometrics and economics assignments.

Imports and Exports Economic Data
Doing an economics or econometrics project? Get all the imports and exports economic data you need right here. Economic data available for all kinds of econometrics and economics assignments.

Instant Econometrics Project 2
Do you have an econometrics project due ASAP, but don't know where to begin? Get all the information and data you need right here. Second topic: Personal Disposable Income and Spending on Imports

Econometrics Term Paper Suggestions
Do you have an econometrics project due ASAP, but don't know where to begin? Get all the information and data you need right here.

Instant Econometrics Project 1
Do you have an econometrics project due ASAP, but don't know where to begin? Get all the information and data you need right here. First topic: Okun's Law.