Countries breeding Entreprunership - Database list

Various Economists have designed tools to help policymakers judge how friendly their countries are to Enterprise.

The Heritage Foundation - an annual index of Economic Freedom

The World Bank - Measuring Red Tape

The Economist Intelligence Unit - Ranking Business Environments

Transparency International - Monitoring Corruption

The World Economic Forum - Keeps Track of National Competitiveness

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) - Measures Countries success in breeding new businesses

The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index

The Economics of Sienfeld

Just wanted to share with you a very interesting site that I had found the other day on understanding Economics a lot more easier, through certain episodic clips of Seinfeld.
The website - http://yadayadayadaecon.com/
This website used clips from the popular TV show Seinfeld to illustrate some Economic Concepts.

Excerpt from the website -
Seinfeld ran for nine seasons on NBC and became famous as a “show about nothing.” Basically, the show allows viewers to follow the antics of Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer as they move through their daily lives, often encountering interesting people or dealing with special circumstances.

It is the simplicity of Seinfeld that makes it so appropriate for use in economics courses. Using these clips (as well as clips from other television shows or movies) makes economic concepts come alive, making them more real for students. Ultimately, students will start seeing economics everywhere – in other TV shows, in popular music, and most importantly, in their own lives.