Research Guide for Economics
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Dena Hutto
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Director of Reference & Instruction
Reference Works
These subject-specific
encyclopedias provide easy access to authoritative definitions and
concepts used in the methodology and approaches to economics.
Encyclopedia of Social Measurement, 3 vols.
The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics, 4 vols.
Ref H62.E53 2005b
Articles on the quantitative and qualitative approaches to research problems in the social sciences.
Ref HB61.N49 1987
A dictionary of economic terms, which also includes biographies of
historical economists and others who contributed to the field, as well
as significant institutions.
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Literature Review Tools
A literature review on any topic begins with a thorough search for books using the library catalog, Summit, and WorldCat.
But in order to conduct a more thorough search, including the journal
literature and other source materials, more tools are needed. These
sources are especially useful for students of economics.
EconLit (1969 - present)
Business Source Premier (1922 - present)
Lexis-Nexis Academic
Social Sciences Citation Index (part of Web of Science) (1954 - present)
A database of abstracts of journal articles originally published in the Journal of Economic Literature.
Abstracts and full text articles on companies, business and industries. Includes a company and industry profiles.
Contemporary newspapers, transcripts, business, and legal sources.
Abstracts of articles published in some of the most prestigious
journals from a broad spectrum of the social sciences disciplines. An
essential part of any literature search in the social sciences for its
currency, selectivity, and the ability to search for important works or
authors cited.
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Economic Statistics and Data Sources
FedStats
Historical Statistics of the United States Millenial Edition, 5 vols.
International Financial Statistics
Lexis Nexis Statistical
SourceOECD
Stat-USA
Statistical Abstract of the United States
TableBase
World Development Indicators Online
A directory of data available from over 70 U.S. government agencies.
Includes useful features for locating government data by subject and
geographic area, links to key indicators, and descriptions of
activities of major data-collecting agencies.
Ref HA202 .H57 2006
Updated and expanded edition provides essays on data sources, tables, and downloadable Excel files.
Select and download indicators from the International Monetary Fund.
This is the most comprehensive index for publications of the U.S.
government, international organizations, foreign countries, U.S. state
governments, and non-governmental organizations.
Portal site for all electronic publications of the Organisation of
Economic Cooperation and Development. For data, choose "Statistics"
from the navigation bar at the top of the main page.
A subscription service from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce on all aspects of trade and economic conditions. Includes the National Trade Data Bank and State of the Nation Library.
Ref Desk HA202 .U5
Convenient compilation of frequently sought statistics on a broad range
of topics. Includes references to data sources. Older editions in the
Stacks.
Locates and retrieves tables published in commercial as well as
government publications. A unique source of statistics from marketing
and industry sources not otherwise available to Reed students.
Extract data by country from hundreds of economic and social indicators compiled by the World Bank.
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