Useful Websites

http://www.tutor2u.net
This is probably one of the best of the various internet sites that are currently available for students of Economics. It provides a great deal of information on a wide range of topics and one section that is particularly useful is a range of revision notes on different areas of the syllabus. There are also a number of essay plans on different topics and there is an active forum and advice section, as well as regular news updates.

http://www.bized.co.uk
This is a particularly useful site if you are looking for up-to-date facts about various companies, prepared by the companies themselves but with students in mind. It also offers a range of learning materials that will be useful across all areas of the syllabus. It has a number of virtual reality exercises in the Virtual Worlds section of the site, including Virtual Economy, Virtual Factory and Virtual Developing Country. You should enjoy working through these.

http://www.s-cool.co.uk
This is one of the better websites, providing quite a lot of useful information for Economics students. It covers a large number of topic areas and has revision advice on each of these. It is primarily aimed at A Level Economics students, but there is much that will be of use to IGCSE students.

http://www.bbc.co.uk
This is the website of the BBC and is updated regularly. There is a menu on the left hand side of the home page; you just need to click on ‘Economics’. It provides convenient links to a wide range of related sites.

http://www.statistics.gov.uk
This site is especially useful if up-to-date economic information is required on such topics as employment, productivity and inflation. It is primarily concerned with statistics that relate to the UK economy.

https://www.cia.gov
This is the site to go to if you want up-to-date information about any country in the world. When the home page comes up, you need to click on ‘World Factbook’; it is on the right hand side under ‘Quick Links’. This will then give you a drop down menu, ‘Select a Country or Location’; you then just click on whichever country you need information about. The information is very detailed and is updated on a regular basis.

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk
This site is very useful for information concerning monetary policy, such as decisions about interest rates. The Bank of England will focus on UK matters, but each central bank in the world is likely to have its own site. You will need to find out what is the website for the central bank of your country.

http://www.ifs.org
This is the website of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. It covers a range of issues related to fiscal policy, but tends to be focused mainly on the UK.

http://www.worldbank.org
This website is a useful source of information about economic developments in various parts of the world.

http://www.imf.org
This is the site of the International Monetary Fund and it is also a particularly useful site for obtaining information about different countries. Its annual World Economic Outlook is a good source of information.

http://www.un.org
The United Nations website has economic data on all of its member countries.

http://www.wto.org
This is the site of the World Trade Organisation and it is extremely useful for gaining information about different countries, especially in relation to their trading relationships with each other.

http://www.economist.com
There are many magazines and newspapers with websites which will be particularly helpful in gaining up-to-date information about Economics. This is one of the better sites and contains some very good articles, covering all parts of the world, which will help you to consider the application of economic theories to particular events and issues. You should also look at the websites of the most important newspapers and magazines in your own country.

http://www.thetimes100.co.uk
This site provides a wide range of case studies featuring a number of internationally known companies. The information is wide ranging and attempts to apply many economic theories to particular situations. This site is especially useful in terms of preparation for Question 1 on Papers 2 and 4 and the two questions on Paper 6.

http://www.ebea.org.uk
This is the site of the Economics and Business Education Association, the main professional body of teachers of Economics in the UK. It is primarily directed at teachers, but students will also benefit a great deal from looking at it.