For many economics students interested in starting their first research project, below is a list of very useful links.

Data

1. Federal Reserve Economic Data | FRED | St. Louis Fed
2. ​Bureau of Economic Analysis
3. International Monetary Fund
4. US Census Bureau
5. Yahoo Finance​

Econometrics

1. Link to a learning guide
   
2. Another
   
3. Another
   

Software

1. R and RStudio
2. Stata
3. EViews
4. Matlab

Academic Journals

1. The Quarterly Journal of Economics
2. Journal of Economic Literature
3. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
4. Econometrica
5. Journal of Policy Modelling