Useful public data and open sources
- BIS Data
- FRED
- IMF Data
- NBER-IFM Data Sources
- Stanford Big-Data Initiative
- World Development Indicators
- Global Macro Database
- Global Currencies Database
- Combined source from Claes Bäckman
- Writing tips from John Cochrane, Plamen Nikolov
- How to build an economic model in your spare time by Hal R. Varian