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This guide provides a beginning point for people seeking information about the various subjects in economics. The University Library resources in support of research in economics, include:
electronic indexes and abstracts
electronic full-text resources
reference works
proceedings and reports of scholarly conferences
periodicals
working papers
federal & international government documents
statistical data
legal materials
theses and dissertations
There are many links throughout this guide that provide access to remote databases, University pages, and websites developed by associations, research centers, and governmental agencies.
Daily tidbits from the Economics Industry:
Sample subjects in the CAT:
• Business cycles • Industrial Organization • Corporate finance • International Trade Public finance • Demography Statistical data • Macroeconomics, microeconomics, and econometrics • Economic Development • Monetary theory • Economic theory, methods and research • Production, growth, planning, and labor • Foreign and international trade • Regional Development • Game Theory • U.S. and world economic history and conditions Other Internet Resources
The Internet provides a quick and easy means of gathering unfiltered information. You, the researcher, have a responsibility to evaluate the information you find and use; however, library staff can offer guidance. It is equally important that you properly cite print and electronic resources. A good source for instructions on evaluating and citing resources is the Information Literacy & You module designed by the University Libraries.
• Comprehensive index of journals, books, dissertations, articles in collective volumes, and working papers
• Search for newspaper, magazine and journal articles. Many full-text Use ABI/Inform Global to search periodicals for information on business, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, and more.
• Multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences, covering 1400 social science journals • The index can be used to look up either a specific author or a particular publication to see how many articles in the database cited that author or publication • The index can also be used to find related articles (articles that have at least one reference in common)
• Full-text publications (books, periodicals, working papers, etc.) from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development • Includes many of the data sets available from the organization
• Index for English language journals in Sociology, Social Work, and other Social Sciences. • Provides abstracts for articles and is international in scope
• This resource guide provides access to pre-publication reports of work in progress. Economists use working papers to report new findings and stimulate feedback
Case Studies
Statistics and Data
Government and Policy Resources
International Economics
Development Economics
Professional Associations
Selected Journals
Also note: Using Web Resources
Also note: Citing Your Sources
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