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Use databases to find articles on your topic. The following databases are great places to start.
EconLit
Citations and abstracts to economic literature. Books, dissertations, and working papers are included.
ABI Inform Global
Full-text articles and citations to the business and economic literature. Useful to get secondary sources on management strategies/research of specific companies.
Listen to a fun podcast "interview" with this database: iTunes RealPlayer
PAIS International & Archive
Citations and abstracts to articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and statistical directories in economic, political science, public administration, and international law.
Tips: When searching databases, use AND, OR, and parentheses to focus your search. Combine synonyms with OR and put them inside parentheses, like this:
"economic policy" AND (international OR global)
Here's another example:
(United States OR domestic) AND ("labor market" OR unemployment)
Already have the citation? Find an article with citation linker!
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Find books using the library catalog. Browse these subjects to get general information on your topic.
- Economic Policy
- Capitalism
- Labor Market
Search the library catalog! Find books, media materials, and more.
Other searches:
Browse | Advanced Search Tips: When searching the library catalog with keywords, use the dollar sign ($) to search for a word and all of its variations. For example: market$ will search for market, markets, marketing, etc.
Did you know...- WorldCat is a catalog of thousands of libraries around the world!
- If a book isn't in the Fairfield University catalog, search WorldCat and request the book from another library. Just click on the Interlibrary Loan button.
- You can search ReQuest to search just the libraries in Connecticut.
- Contact John Cayer, Interlibrary Services, with questions.
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Reference tools such as dictionaries and encyclopedias are good places to start your research because they provide an overview of the topic as well as keywords, dates, and facts.
Biz/ed Economic Glossary
http://www.bized.co.uk/glossary/glossary.htm
This online glossary has definitions of economics terms and includes related diagrams
Encyclopedia of International Development
Ref HD82 .E547 2005
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law
Ref K487.E3 N48
A three volume set of 399 essays, alphabetically organized by subject, produced by experts in economics and law. These signed essays average about 5,000 words in length, excluding bibliographies.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
Ref HC15 .O94 2003
When you have found books on your topic, look at the books on the shelf nearby to see if they are related to your topic.
Did you know...Wikipedia can be edited by anyone, so make sure you use another source to confirm the information you find there. |
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These web sites have been evaluated by librarians (that's a good thing) for your use in an academic setting.
American Economic Association
The American Economic Association is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and has over 18,000 members. Its mission is the “encouragement of economic research, especially the historical and statistical study of the actual conditions of industrial life.”
The Brookings Institute
“The Brookings Institution is an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, education, and publication focused on public policy issues in the areas of economics, foreign policy, and governance. The goal of Brookings activities is to improve the performance of American institutions and the quality of public policy…”
The International Economics Network
http://internationaleconomics.net/
Maintained by Jamus Lim from University of California, Santa Cruz, this site is a portal to websites on international economics. It is organized by these 8 main international topics: Economics, Politics, News & Commentary, Information & Communication Technology & Biotech, Global Business & Finance, Law, Development, and Research Papers.
RFE- Resources for Economists on the Internet
http://www.aeaweb.org/RFE
Maintained by Bill Goffe of the University of Southern Mississippi, and sponsored by the American Economic Association, this site has over 1,350 resources of interest to economists and economic students. It is part of the WWW Virtual Library in Economics.
Tips: Any web site can be changed without notice, so be sure to evaluate every site you use.
Did you know...
There are billions of web pages and Google only finds a fraction of them (about 15%). The rest is held in what's called the "Invisible Web", which is made up of dynamically generated information, password protected sites, and databases-driven sites! |
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Getting reliable statistics on economic policy can be an important part of your economic project. The following sources may help:
Economics Statistics Briefing Room
A single easy-to –use US government source for current data on basic economic indicators. Statistics are organized into 8 categories: Employment, Income, International, Money, Output, Prices, Production and Transportation
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred/
FRED II is a database of over 1000 U.S. economic series. Data can be downloaded in Microsoft Excel and text formats. Includes all major economic statistics produced by the US government.
International Financial Statistics by th eInternational Monetary Fund
Ref HG 61.I57 2007
OFFSTATS - Official Statistics on the Web
http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/stats/offstats/
Gatway to free & accessible statistics from official sources, covering all countries of the world. Organized by country, region, & topic.
National Bureau of Economic Research
http://www.nber.org/releases/
Comprehensive economic statistics posted daily Monday through Friday by private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works.
STAT-USA Library Database available from http://library2.fairfield.edu/databases.php
Billed as "one-stop Internet browsing for business, trade and economic information" for the United States and the world. Includes CPI index, GDP, housing statistics, employment figures, manufacturing statistics and foreign exchange rates. Fairfield University affiliates only.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Also in print at Reference Desk - REF HA 202.U66
World Development Indicators (annual series) by the World Bank
Ref HC 59.15.W656 (most recent year at Reference Desk)
World Development Report (annual series) by The World Bank
Ref HC 59.7.W659 (most recent year at Reference Desk
Statistics are also available online from the World Bank at http://www.worldbank.org/
World Economic and Social Survey (annual series) by the United Nations
Ref HC59.A1693
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