Advertising Age

Interactive media and marketing articles and opinions and news stories from the current day edition of the periodical.

Advertising Law

Articles about the legal aspects of marketing products. Also contains FTC guides, speeches, rules, and statutes.

Brand Channel

The world's only online exchange about branding, produced by Interbrand.

International Advertising Association

Communiques, news releases and announcements, plus (sometime soon) a speech bank.

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Country Reports (A-H)

Southern Africa Business Network

General marketing information, sectoral and product specific data, general economic information, business travel and etiquette.

African Studies Center (U. Of Penn.)

Comprehensive bibliography of links to the nations of Africa. Click on the links "Country-Specific" and "Web Links" for an annotated list of resources.

Argentina Business

Locate a basic profile of Argentina, business opportunities, business culture, import policies and procedures, industry reviews, and Mercosur and other Trade Agreements.

Asia & the Pacific

General marketing information, sectoral and product specific information, general economic information, and business travel and etiquette.

Australia Guide

Links to general facts and figures, geography, culture, tourism, travel, and government and history.

Canadiana, the Canadian Resources Page

References to Canadian news, media, facts and figures, travel and tourism, government servers, politics and history, and heritage, culture, and entertainment.

Canadian Government Primary Internet Page

Information about Canada (e.g. fact sheets, map, information by subject), government overview, and federal institutions.

Central and Eastern Europe Business Information Center (International Trade Admin.)

Trade and investment leads, market research, U.S. Embassy reports, conferences and trade fairs, and other in-house publications.

Taiwan Yearbook 2004

Locate information such as the geography, people, language, history, government, political parties and elections, foreign relations, and education.

Czech Republic

Basic facts, political system, country and people, investment, and economy information.

Dutch Export Site (Fenedex and SBA)

Locate the yellow pages for Dutch exporters and export information (countries, subjects, industry sector reports).

Economist.com Country Briefings

This site provides economic forecasts, statistics, country profiles, and news on 60 countries from around the world.

EU Business

General marketing information, sectoral and product specific information, general economic information, business travel and etiquette.

Germany

Geography, people, economy, government, maps.

International Business Resources, Africa (Michigan State University)

Locate resources such as guides to doing business in a country, industry profiles, market profiles, and trade opportunities.

International Business Resources, Asia and Ocenia (Michigan State University)

Locate resources such as guides to doing business in a country, industry profiles, market profiles, and trade opportunities.

International Business Resources, Central and South America (Michigan State University)

Locate resources such as guides to doing business in a country, industry profiles, market profiles, and trade opportunities.

International Business Resources, Europe (Michigan State University)

Locate resources such as guides to doing business in a country, industry profiles, market profiles, and trade opportunities.

Strategis: Industry Canada Online

Locate data about trade and investment, business information by sector, economic analysis and statistics, and other news.

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Country Reports (I-P)

International Business Resources, North America (Michigan State University)

Locate resources such as guides to doing business in a country, industry profiles, market profiles, and trade opportunities.

Italy: Windows on Italy

Locate information about the country, history, culture, regions, the Constitution, and tourist information. Also provides a hypermap of Italy.

Japan External Trade Organization

Click on "Research" to access facts about Japan and the JETRO market research database.

Japanese Trade and Industry Information

Locate trade and industry information including documents from MITI (economic policy, trade policy), and speeches.

Japan Global Window: The Guide to Business Success

Japan at a Glance, conducting business, understanding your counterpart, the consumer, the economy, financial structure and institutions, legal considerations, people and culture, tips for the business traveller, glossary, bibliography.

LANIC (Latin America) Database

Search for information by topic.

Latin America & the Caribbean (World Bank)

General marketing information, sectoral and product specific information, general economic information, and business travel and etiquette.

Mexican Consulate General (New York)

Locate speeches, press releases, and documents from various federal government departments.

Mexico Trade Data

Importing and exporting information, doing business in Mexico, and Mexico economic information.

Middle East & North Africa

General marketing information, sectoral and product specific data, general economic information, business travel and etiquette.

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Country Reports (Q-Z)

Russian and East European Network Information Center

Click on the "Country Directory" and review links to information servers and a subject directory.

United Kingdom Travel Guide

Use the A-Z guide to find information on the UK.

Venezuela, Embassy of the Republic of

Information on the economy, energy, politics, tourism, and culture.

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Country Reports (U.S./Global)

Background Notes

Find economic, political, and cultural data on countries of the world.

Basic Guide to Exporting

Background information from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Big Emerging Markets(Provided by Yale University)

Coverage of markets that hold the greatest potential for dramatic increases in U.S. Exports. Countries covered include Argentina, China, and India. Text includes coverage of key economic indicators, emerging sectors, plus market access and competition.

Commercial News USA

"This website is designed to assist importers around the world in their efforts to find the American products or services they would like to buy." Click on "Importers" and access the U.S. Exporter Directory.

Country Commercial Guides

A typical report covers the economic trends and outlook, political environment, marketing U.S. products and services, leading sectors for U.S. exports, trade regulations and standards, investment climate, trade and project financing, and business travel.

Country Library (Tradeport)

For each country, search for country overviews (e.g. demographics, background notes, political environment), market research reports, trade information, sources of financing, contacts, and travel and culture.

Country Reports-Economic Policy and Trade Practices

Locate information on a country's policies related to factors such as intellectual property, tariffs, and quotas.

Country Studies/Area Handbooks

Political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions for various countries of the world.

Economic and Credit Summaries

From the main menu, click on "Foreign Market Information" to access current economic conditions in 65 countries. Data prepared by the Export Development Corporation from Canada.

Global Trade Outlook (Department of Commerce)

1. Access Economic and Trade Data by Country, 1983-1993. This includes "historic data for not only the US, European, and other top industrial economies, but nearly a dozen of the so-called Big Emerging Countires as well; data include national economic indicators wealth), prices, and trade."

2. Access the Highlights of U.S. Foreign Trade. "Historic data on US trade balances (1960-1994), Top 50 Partners in Total U.S. Trade in Goods, 1988-94, Top 50 Purchasers of U.S. Goods Exports, 1988-94, Top 50 Suppliers of U.S. Goods Imports, 1988-94, and U.S. Merchandise Trade, 1970-94."

3. Access the Trade Balances, 1987-1994. "Import-export balances (measured in billions) between the US and all major trading partners."

4. Access the U.S. Trade Overview. "Text of the concluding outlook and predictions (especially on the trade deficit), with detailed tables summarizing many tables include historic data on the Economic Growth of the Big Emerging Markets, 1976-95; Economic Growth in the Top 20 Markets for Exports of U.S. Manufactured Goods, 1980-95; and U.S. Trade in Services by Category; the report ends with a detailed Analysis of Major Sectors."

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

"The HTS provides the applicable tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States; it is based on the international Harmonized System, the global classification system that is used to describe most world trade in goods." Please read the instructions for downloading.

International Business Resource Center (University of Kansas)

Locate resources for trade leads, business and country resources, and a trade database.

International Business Resources, General (Michigan State University)

Locate resources such as guides to doing business in a country, industry profiles, market profiles, and trade opportunities.

National Trade Data Bank

Locate country commercial guides, market research reports, U.S. exports by commodity and country, and U.S. imports by commodity/country. This is a fee-based service. Depository libraries are allowed free access through one password.

National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers

This annual series surveys significant barriers to U.S. exports. The reports are written in .PDF format.

Organization of American States

Locate trade agreements, investment treaties, articles and opinions on trade in the Western Hemisphere, and quantitative data (e.g. tariffs and trade flows).

State Exports to Countries and regions

Locate state merchandise export totals to the world, state export sales by industry sector to leading markets, and state exports to leading U.S. export destinations.

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

Locate information about exporter assistance, import and export data, market reports including Attache Reports, Food Market Overviews, and Market Specific Reports.

U.S. Energy Information Administration

Locate two reports: the Country Analysis Briefs "provide an overview of the energy situation for all countries that are members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), non-OPEC countries in the politically volatile Persian Gulf region, major non-OPEC oil exporters, and other countries or regions that are of current interest to energy analysts and policy makers."

U.S. Export Directory

Search for 14,000 U.S. companies that manufacture goods or services for export. Search by company, product, service, SIC code and/or state. Includes the document Basic Guide to Exporting.

U.S. Foreign Trade Update

Up-to-date monthly analysis of U.S. trade balances with tables on goods trade.

U.S. International Trade Administration

Trade information by industry. Industries covered include Aerospace, Autos, Computers, Telecommunications, Textiles and Apparels.

U.S. Office of Trade Representative

Locate the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers reports, Trade Policy Agenda & Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program; and other reports.

Virtual Tourist

This site is "a geographic directory of all the WWW servers in the world." Begin by clicking on the map.

World Factbook (2004)

Find political, economic, and social facts and statistics about countries. From the University of Missouri-St. Louis access the 1992-2002 reports.

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Foreign Policies

U.S. Department of State Policy Issues

Access information about global issues.

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Internet

Corporate Internet Strategy

This site describes a methodlogy for Internet strategic planning, highlights possible applications, and supplies illustrative Internet examples and case studies.

Digital Economy 2000 (Formerly Emerging Digital Economy)

This report from the United States Department of Commerce examines information technologies and its impact on the economy, business, and consumers. The report is available in text and Adobe Acrobat formats.

Digital Tornado: The Internet and Telecommunications Policy (FCC Staff Working Paper)

"Digital Tornado" represents the first comprehensive assessment of the questions the Internet poses for traditional communications policy. A central theme running through the paper is that the FCC, and other government agencies, should seek to limit regulation of Internet services.

Electronic Commerce: Key Internet Sites

From Global Issues an electronic journal of the U.S. Information Agency.

Federal Trade Commission Staff Report: Public Workshop on Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure

Covers the online marketplace, online privacy, enhancing consumer privacy online, and children and privacy online.

Framework for Global Electronic Commerce (White House)

"The FRAMEWORK establishes a set of principles to guide policy development, outlines the Administration positions on a number of key issues related to electronic commerce, and provides a road map for international negotiations, where appropriate. It also identifies which government agencies will take the lead in implementing this work."

GVU's WWW User Survey Background

Learn about Web users, their characteristics, and why they are using the Web. Through the available posted surveys, access information about demographics, privacy, censorship, security, information gathering, and purchasing behavior.

Internet and Web Use in the United States: Baselines for Commercial Development

This article was written by Donna L. Hoffman, William D. Kalsbeek, and Thomas P. Novak. Please note disclaimer at the top of the page. See also links under the button "CME Papers."

Internet Statistics and Growth

Locate data on Web growth, Internet growth, and terminology. Site compiled by Matthew Gray of MIT.

Internet 2 Project

Learn news and information about the cooperative effort of 106 member universities working on this project.

Morgan Stanley Internet Reports

Look under "Research" for reports covering data services, financial services, credit card, company handbook, and the European Internet Report.

NUA Internet Surveys

Access analysis and summaries of NUA Internet Surveys (and an archive of the surveys), and join a mailing list to receive the free newsletter "Internet Surveys Monthly."

Project 2000: Research Program on Marketing in Computer Mediated Environments

Current papers dealing with Internet IPOs, electronic commerce, cookies, and Intranets.

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Journals and Scholarly Publications

Academic Marketing Journals

Alphabetical listing of journals available through the Web. Many sites include abstracts; some merely include a description of the journal. List compiled by Tilburg University.

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News

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

This service is "a non-profit news source that focuses on events in eastern and central Europe and in the former Soviet Union."

Voice of America News

Interviews and reports compiled and made accessible on a daily basis.

Also see the Business and Industry News page.

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Organizations

American Marketing Association

Home page for this national organization.

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

News, press releases, economic profiles of member countries.

Pacific Basin Economic Council

Papers and speeches (including the Secretary General reports for some Latin American countries, with data such as an overview and the economic structure), programs, members and secretariats (with links to the U.S. and Canada member Committee home pages). The Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC) is an association of senior business leaders from throughout the Pacific Rim dedicated to expanding trade and investment through fostering open markets.

World Trade Organization

Locate informtation on trade topics and WTO documents.

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Statistics

Aneki.com

Contains country information, regional, and world rankings in a variety of socioeconomic conditions.

Banco de Mexico Economic Information

Locate monetary and exchange rate policies, cuurency, financial regulations, economic information, and other documents.

Foreign Trade Statistics

Statistics covering a number of different topics.

Interamerican Development Bank

Access social, economic, and financial (e.g. exchange rates, balance of payments, external trade, external debt) statistics for Latin American and Caribbean countries.

International Data Base (U.S. Bureau of the Census)

The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized source of demographic and socio-economic statistics for all countries of the world. The IDB combines data from country sources (especially censuses and surveys) with IPC's estimates and projections to provide information dating back as far as 1950 and as far ahead as 2050. Locate variables such as population by age and sex; vital rates, infant mortality, and life tables; literacy; and labor force, employment, and income.

International Statistical Agencies

Access a comprehensive list of international statistical agencies including international organizations. This site is maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

International Trade Information System (Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade)

Access import and export statistics through data compiled in the United Nations Trade Statistics database. Data is available for over forty of the "world's largest trading nations." Access data by country, product categories, and SITC codes. Follow the login instructions from the main menu.

Mexican Consensus Economic Forecasts

Locate quarterly analysis and forecasts of the Mexiccan Economic Indicators

Locate data such as main economic indicators, main indicators of the external sector, GDP, daily market quotations, exchange rates, national consumer price index, and exports and imports.

Mexico: Official Economic Information

Locate basic economic and financial data and economic-related documents.

Organization of American States Quantitative Trade Data

Access links to tariffs, trade data, and statistical agencies.

Spain: Economy and Trade

Statistics and articles about the Spanish economy.

Statistics Canada

Daily news, census data, and articles.

Strategis Canada: Micro-Economic Research and Analysis

Locate the quarterly newsletter Micro, research publications (e.g. working papers and occasional papers), monthly economic indicators, micro-economic monitor (quarterly pictures of economic conditions), provincial industrial overviews (quarterly reports), and statistical industry overviews (e.g. industry structure, international trade, sector level, and performance).

U.K. Office for National Statistics Databank Service

Click on "United Kingdom in Figures" for links to the economy, people, state, and land.

United Nations Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS)

TRAINS is a "comprehensive computerized information system at the HS-based tariff line level covering tariff, para-tariff and non-tariff measures as well as import flows by origin for more than 100 countries." Click on the Internet link to access the system.

See also the Economics and Statistics page for U.S. statistics.

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Trade Agreements and Impact

International Trade Law

Comprehensive list of international trade conventions and other relevant trade instruments.

North American Integration Three Years After NAFTA: A Framework for Tracking, Modeling, and Internet Accessing the National and Regional Labor Maket Impacts

This report reviews "recent approaches that have been used to estimate changes in the pattern of trade and integration and their potential impacts on employment gains and losses" and proposes alternative methodologies for estimating trade patterns and employment impacts of NAFTA. "This research is solely the responsibility of the North American Integration and Development Center at UCLA and does not necessarily reflect the views of our funding institutions."

Study on the Operation of the North American Free Trade Agreement

Access the full-text in PDF format. The study assesses the effect of NAFTA on the overall economy and on selected manufacturing sectors, agriculture, the environment, and workers' rights.

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