BA 497: Business Policy, Strategy, and Ethics (Jean-Denis)

This database is the best resource for economic indicators. It will also contain many statistics that you can use as independent variables.

Example: I want historical and forecasted GDP data and inflation rates for the United States.

• Type gdp USA into the box
• Go the heading for "Statistics" and select "ECONOMIES AND CONSUMERS ANNUAL DATA"
• Select "GDP in USA"
• Use the pull-down menu to select the years you need. Forecasted data is available.
• You can also search for other countries or GDP in World for global figures

Example: I am looking for demographic information on Malibu.

•    Type Malibu in the Community Facts box and click Go
•    Select the relevant categories such population, selected economic characteristics, etc.