Perspectives on Inequaltiy in the United States

Professor Thomas Vartanian
Tuesdays, 11:00-1:20

Syllabus for the Course

Article Index for Class

Paper Assignments

Inequality and Economics Related Web Sites

The Economic Report of the President, 1995-2002
This report is put together by the Counsil of Economic Advisors to the President.

Updates on the National Debt
This site gives a history, by president, of the national debt.

The Inflation Calculator
Allows you to calculate the inflation rate between any two years, from 1800 to 2001.

The Economic Policy Institute
Analyses of labor markets and living standards, current economic data, and much more.

The American Prospect
As they put it, a journal for the liberal imagination. Co-editors: Paul Starr, Robert Kuttner.

The Brookings Institute
Policy papers on economic issues.

The Statistical Abstract of the United States
Gives current data (1995-2001) on labor markets, income, governement spending, price levels and other information at the national, state and country levels.

The County and City Data Book
Official population and housing data from the 2000 Census plus business and other data for all U.S. counties, cities with 25,000 or more inhabitants, and places of 2,500 or more inhabitants.

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Get Census tract (neighborhood)  information for any address.

Tax Facts from the Tax Policy Center

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Internal Revenue Service

Other Inflation Adjusters

White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room

Federal Spending at the State and County Levels

How the Federal Reserve Controls the Money Supply

The Crash of 1929

Reports on the Federal Reserve from the New York Times