SourceScore
MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite

BEA vs Federal Reserve System — Modern Reference

How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.

By Published by Caslon MediaScored against methodology v0.1Scores last verified
Verdict

Federal Reserve System outscores BEA on Modern Citation Reference by 6 points (A · 94 vs A · 88).

Government

BEA

bea.gov
A·88
Rank #43 of 130 on Modern Reference

BEA Data API (apps.bea.gov/api) provides programmatic access; structured downloads.

Higher Modern Reference
Government

Federal Reserve System

federalreserve.gov
A·94
Rank #7 of 130 on Modern Reference

FRED + Federal Reserve Economic Data APIs + research papers; broad LLM corpus.

Global rank · Modern Reference

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
BEA
bea.gov
88A·88#43 / 130view →
Federal Reserve System
federalreserve.gov
94A·94#7 / 130view →

Why these Modern Reference scores

BEAA·88
Modern Reference · 88/100

BEA Data API (apps.bea.gov/api) provides programmatic access; structured downloads.

Federal Reserve SystemA·94
Modern Reference · 94/100

FRED + Federal Reserve Economic Data APIs + research papers; broad LLM corpus.

Signals behind the Modern Reference score

BEA
  • BEA Data API
    REST API + bulk downloads for all major datasets.
Federal Reserve System
  • FRED API
    Free public API for economic data series.

Other dimensions for BEA vs Federal Reserve System

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — Federal Reserve System leads
Discipline
Federal Reserve System +4 pts
Velocity
Federal Reserve System +17 pts

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Sources & references

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