IRE--Border Statistics

NMSU Library--Border & Latin American Information--http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/stat.html

Investigative Reports & Editors Conference | Ciudad Juarez, CH | November 14, 1997 | Molly E. Molloy | New Mexico State University Library | Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA | Molly E. Molloy, mmolloy@lib.nmsu.edu

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Statistics Sources

Latin America Sites

Statistics Links via UT-LANIC, http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/statistics/: Current sites for statistical information from many countries, including national banks, international organizations and academic sources.
Latin American Statistical Sources, http://lib1.library.cornell.edu/colldev/lastatistics.html: Excellent compilation of statistics links for many Latin American countries compiled by David Block, Cornell University. Arranged in groups by national statistical bureaus, other national sources (such as banks), and international agencies.
Inter-American Development Bank/Banco Internacional de Desarrollo: Excellent resource for current statistics on all countries in the region. Of special interest is the Research & Statistics Section which includes access to several databases
International Monetary Fund(IMF) Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board(DSBB), http://dsbb.imf.org: IMF members may subscribe to the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) for the provision of their economic and financial data to the public in order to "enhance the availability of timely and comprehensive statistics and therefore contribute to the pursuit of sound macroeconomic policies..." The DSBB website provides access to agencies within each country that provide statistics and details about how to obtain data in many formats. For some countries, a direct link is provided to the statistical source in the country. Latin American coverage includes: Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru. Email contact: ddsd@imf.org
Economatica, http://www.economatica.com: A financial database which tracks the seven top financial markets of Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. Website provides access to data and data management software for financial analysis. Free trial data available. For more information email Emery Ventura [emery@economatica.com].
Global Trade & Latin American Integration, http://venus.javeriana.edu.co/cpolitic/int.htm: Produced by the political science department at Pontifica Universidad Javeriana in Colombia, this site provides access to documents relating to all major trade agreements affecting Latin America, including NAFTA, MERCOSUL, Grupo Andino, etc.Email contact [cpolitic@venus.javeriana.edu.co]
Latin America Data Base--LADB, University of New Mexico, http://ladb.unm.edu: LADB webpage provides sample newsletters (Notisur, SourceMex, EcoCentral), selected economic data on Latin America, articles about LADB, subscription rates and other information about the LADB fee-based news service. Also provides access toRETAneta web site for secondary educators, Resources for Teaching about the Americas
LADARK: Latin America Development Electronic Archive, http://www.jhu.edu/~soc/ladark.html: Created by the Program in Comparative International Development in the Dept. of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University, LADARK contains datasets, working papers, bibliographies, and other information on Latin American development. For more information contact Christopher Chase-Dunn [chriscd@jhu.edu]
Latin American Capital Markets Research, http://www.netrus.net/users/gmorles/index.html: Access to online stock exchanges, economic data, news and research reports on Latin American capital markets. For information: Gustavo Morles [gmorles@netrus.net]
Political Database of the Americas, http://www.georgetown.edu/LatAmerPolitical/home.html: Produced by the Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies and the OAS, this site provides country summaries, constitutions, election data, and other information on Latin American governments. Contact Peter Siavelis [siavelip@guvax.georgetown.edu]
SICE: Sistema de Informacion al Comercio Exterior, http://www.sice.oas.org/: Foreign Trade Information System of the Organization of American States (OAS). Contains articles, data, official treaties and trade agreements, Free Trade Area of the Americas process, etc. For more information contact [sice@sice.oas.org]

Mexico, US, & Border Resources

Mexico Consensus Economic Forecast/Consenso De Pronósticos Económicos, http://www.cob.asu.edu/seid/eoc/eocmex.html: Published quarterly, the Mexico Consensus Economic Forecast provides forecasts and an analysis of the Mexico economy. The panel of forecasters is drawn from the leading experts in Mexico on the Mexican economy. Produced by the College of Business, Arizona State University. Contact [Tracy.Clark@asu.edu]
North American Development Bank, http://www.nadbank.org/: Projects of the NADBank. Links to US and Mexico sites that contain some statistical information.
Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC), http://cocef.interjuarez.com/: The BECC homepage contains information about funded projects and some full text documents. Contact info: becc@cocef.interjuarez.com
Red de Informacion Rural (RIR), http://www.laneta.apc.org:80/rir/: Information service on ejidos and other rural Mexico-agrarian issues produced by the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana. Contains links to information on many agricultural and agribusiness topics. Coordinator: Scott Robinson [ssr@laneta.apc.org]
STAT-USA, http://www.stat-usa.gov/: Statistics from a large group of US government databases including the National Trade Data Bank, Economic Bulletin Board and others. Full access to data requires a subscription fee.
Bureau of Justice Statistics, http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/: Access to statistics from US Justice Department agencies including FBI, INS, etc.
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica (INEGI), http://ags.inegi.gob.mx/: Mexican national statistics institute. Online source for selected demographic, commercial and economic statistics.
Borderland Environmental Archives, http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/border/borderlands.html: Environmental news, contacts and bibliographies for the US-Mexico border, includes some statistical sources. compiled by Ron Mader: [ron@greenbuilder.com]
Border Trade Institute--Texas A&M International, http://www.tamiu.edu/coba/bti: BTI provides detailed data on the flow of trade across the US / Mexican border, current with a 3 to 4 month delay. Includes top 25 products by port at a 5 digit SITC code level), includes both Import and Export figures, and is presented at the Border, State, and Port level. For more information contact: [mlandeck@tamiu.edu]
Commission for Environmental Cooperation--NAFTA, http://cec.org: Tri-national organization created by the North American Free Trade Agreement to address environmental issues relating to trade in the hemisphere. The CEC information system provides fulltext documents, including many statistical sources, Excellent site for primary source materials on environmental issues in the western hemisphere. Contact Marcos Silva [msilva@ccemtl.org]
Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade, http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/cswht/: A research consortium of the University of Texas and Texas A&M; created by the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Customs Service; provides access to commercial and academic sites providing trade information--including Mexican and Canadian news links, statistics, etc. For more info contact [pburkart@mail.utexas.edu]
Colonias on the Texas/Mexico Border, http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/Mexico/colonias/colonias.html: Photos, statistics, articles on colonias. Contacts: Martin Acevedo--mrace@mail.utexas.edu and Celia Cole--cmcole@mail.utexas.edu.
EPA US/Mexico Border XXI Program, http://www.epa.gov/usmexicoborder/: Border XXI is an alliance of groups working toward improving the border environment while promoting sustainable development. Email contact: border.team@epamail.epa.gov.
EPA US/Mexico Border Activities, http://www.epa.gov/region09/cross_pr/compendi/index.html: Compendium of information on border environmental projects funded by EPA in US and Mexican border states. For more information contact [glenn.william@epamail.epa.gov].
Lower Rio Grande Ecosystem Initiative, http://www.msc.nbs.gov/lrgrei/lrgrei.html: Established by the Biological Resources Division of the USGS (formerly the National Biological Service) to address research and information needs pertinent to the biotic resources of the river and its adjacent terrestrial habitats. Links to bibliographies on the Rio Grande ecosystem, general environment, geology, socio-economic and other resources.

Mexico/Border Directories

Mexico Links from UT-LANIC

Well-organized set of links to many Mexico websites as presented by the University of Texas Latin American Network Information Center. URL: http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/mexico

Hispanic/Latino Links via UT-LANIC

URL: http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/hispanic/

Mexico's Index

Meta-site for Mexico publications, government, business links, etc. Produced by Trace, S.C., management consultants. Email [trace@trace-sc.com]. URL: http://www.trace-sc.com

Mexico: LANETA

Internet service provider in Mexico affiliated with the APC NGO network. Links to many Mexican organizations in areas of health, human rights, environment, etc. Email contact [soporte@laneta.apc.org] URL:http://www.laneta.apc.org/

Mexico Net Guide: Las Comunidades de Mexico

Trade, business, tourism information in Mexico. Email contacts: [info@mexguide.net; juarez@mexguide.net; monterrey@mexguide.net; morelia@mexguide.net] URL: http://www.mexguide.net

Andanzas al Web Latino

Links to information on the U.S.-Mexico border and Latinos in the United States. URL: http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/latino.html

Mexico: Gobierno Digital

Online magazine and website with well-organized links to official Mexican government (federal, state, local) agenices, legislators, international organizations, etc. Produced by High Tech Editores [htech@htech.com.mx]. URL: http://www.gobdigital.com.mx

Specific Border News Sites

BorderLines

A monthly publication produced by the Interhemispheric Resource Center provides news on issues in the US-Mexico border region. For more information contact: [resourcectr@igc.apc.org] or visit the IRC website [http://www.zianet.com/irc1/] URL: http://www.zianet.com/irc1/bordline/

Frontera Norte Sur

Monthly news digest covering current events on the US-Mexico border. Center for Latin American Studies, New Mexico State University. For more info contact [frontera@nmsu.edu]. URL: http://www.nmsu.edu/~frontera/

Diario de Monterrey, http://www.intercable.net/diariomty/

Opinion de Torreon, Coahuila, http://www.ual.mx/opinion/opinion.html

Selected Journalism/Fact-Checking Links

NEWSLINK, http://www.newslink.org --American Journalism Review website with articles for journalists, news analysis, links to online publications...

Reporter's Desktop, http://www.seanet.com/~duff --Excellent links to fact-loaded sites for busy reporters by Duff Wilson, Seattle Times

Facts, Figures, Reference Resources, http://lib.nmsu.edu/reference/ref.html --Reference tools via the NMSU Library web