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Economics

Economics-Related Internet Sites

Worldwide university Economics departments & research centers, http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r14160/economics/index.html
EconNet working papers, http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Econ/EconNet.html
Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta, source of federal working papers on economic matters. http://www.frbatlanta.org/
World Bank Research Resources, including grey literature & working papers
Harvard Library Economics resources, including grey literature resources, government documents and working papers. http://library.hbs.edu/economics/
Research Papers in Economics, working papers from international researchers. http://www.repec.org/
WWW Resources in Economics, a collective page of links contributed from economists worldwide. http://netec.wustl.edu/WebEc/WebEc.html
Schools of [Economic] Thought, a scholarly and thoughtful collection of sites & papers in the history of economics, from New School Univ. in NY
Swiss Statistics, http://www.admin.ch/bfs/
German Statistics, http://www.destatis.de/e_home.htm
Deutsche Bundesbank, most text is in German
Italian Statistics, http://www.istat.it/
EU Statistics, http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/
US Statistics, http://www.stat-usa.gov/
Franklin College Area of Economics & Finance home website

Economics Handbooks and General Sources

Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook. International Monetary Fund. 2 vols. Annual. Detailed balance of payment statistics on 135 countries. REF/382.17021/In8b

Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook. International Monetary Fund. Annual. For 160 countries, data and estimates for the seven most recent years on the value of their merchandise exports and imports. REF/382.021/In8d

Europa World Yearbook. Europa Publications. Annual. Each country profile includes history, economy, government, population, culture, education, trade and statistics. REF/341.242/Eu7.

European Marketing and Data Statistics. Euromonitor. Annual. A comprehensive compilation of key country marketing data and statistical information on production,consumption, and consumer expenditures patterns. Demographic trends/forecasts and economic indicators are also provided. REF/658.8009402/Eu7m

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook. International Monetary Fund. Annual. Financial statistics of governments, i.e., revenue, expenditures, lending, financing, etc. Excellent for country comparisons. REF/336.0021/In8g

International Who’s Who. Europa Publications. Contains nearly 20,000 entries of notable individuals in both business and non-business fields. REF/920.01/In8

Main Economic Indicators: Historical Statistics 1969-1988. OECD Publications. Arranged by country, this source provides data on GNP, GDP, production, prices, foreign finance, balance of payments, etc. REF/330.90021/Or3m

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Modern Economics. REF/330.0321/P17n

New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. REF/330/0321/P17n

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific: Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries. United Nations Press. Annual report provides statistics on 40 countries in the region. Includes data on population, manpower, national accounts, agriculture, forestry and fishing, etc. REF/330.950021/As4k

Who’s Who in Economics. REF/330/B61W

World Development Report. Oxford University Press. 1990-1993. An analysis of the world economic outlook. Offers social and economic statistics on over 120 countries. Prepared by the staff of the World Bank.

Economics Periodicals [Newspapers, Journals, Magazines]

All newspapers and magazines are located in the Reference/Reading Area. Many journals are also available full-text or in citation in the subscription databases
Check the Guide to Periodicals for location of current and past issues of each title.

Business Week. Each issue includes "International Business" section.
Challenge: The Magazine of Economic Affairs
Economic Policy
Economist. The journal of the world’s capital and money markets.
Economics of Transition
European Economy: European Commission Economic Papers. A series of economic white papers, written from the European perspective. Click here for an index
Federal Reserve Publications. There are several Federal Reserve Banks, and each has its own site:
Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis New York, San Francisco, St. Louis
Financial Times. Daily (excl. Sundays). London financial newspaper.
Foreign Affairs
International Herald Tribune. U.S. daily newspaper.
Journal of European Economic History
Journal of Political Economy. Bimonthly.
Journal of Post Keynesian Economics. Quarterly
New Economy
Newsweek
Orbis. Quarterly publication of the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
Quarterly Bulletin of the Bank of England
Review of International Affairs
U.S. News & World Report
Wall Street Journal Europe. Daily. International financial and trade news coverage.
World Politics, current table of contents only

Annual Reports & Data

BIS
Deutsche Bundesbank
European Monetary Institute
European Central Bank
IMF
UNCTAD
U.S. Government – Economic Report of the President
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. CBO Report – Economic & Budget Outlook

Economics CD-ROMs

CD-ROMs may only be used in the Library. Not many have been updated since 2003. Check the printed Guide to CD-ROMS for more information, or ask library staff for assistance.

Business Periodicals Index. Indexes core business magazines for locating articles.
BusinessLINK. Full-text articles in 100 popular business, management and trade publications.
Economatica (Latin America). Statistical data on the major companies in Latin America which trade in the exchanges.
McCarthy Business. Full-text articles in international business publications. Includes indexing of Financial Times and the Economist. European focus.
National Trade Data Bank. Key current economic data, including sections on "Business Cycle Indicators" and "Current Business Statistics".
New York Times. Full-text articles of the New York Times from 1993 to present.
PAIS (Public Affairs). Full-text articles and abstracts of government documents and political/economic/social topies in debate around the world.
SIRS (Social Sciences). Full-text articles and bibliographic citations of historic, economic, or political issues.
Statistical Abstract of the U.S. The "bible" of statistical information. Includes data on trade, income, economic averages, population, etc.
World Data. Text and statistical database of World Bank publications and indicators.


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