Economics Resources

Indexes and Databases

EconLit (1969 - )
Bibliographic citations covering the literature of economics as found in journals, books, and collective volumes. Entries are compiled from the Journal of Economic Literature and the Index of Economic Articles.

Social Sciences Citation Index (1990 - )
The Social Sciences Citation Index indexes 1,700 journals spanning 50 disciplines. Perform a general search using subject terms, author, journal title, or author affiliation; or find out who has cited a particular work by doing a Cited Reference Search. Reference lists for each work are included. Updated weekly.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - General News Sources
This database contains the full text of articles from major newspapers, magazines, and journals from the U.S. and many foreign sources. Coverage for each publication varies, from 1980-present.

Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier is the world’s largest scholarly, multi-discipline, full text database designed specifically for academic institutions. This resource indexes over 4300 periodicals and contains full text for over 3400 scholarly publications. Academic Search Premier includes full-page images as well as color embedded images. This scholarly collection provides full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

Hoover's  Online
Hoover's Online provides company profiles, corporate directory (searchable by company name, industry, ticker symbol, sales, location), market quotes, and business news.

SIRS Researcher
SIRS Researcher (1989 - ) provides general full-text covering social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political and global issues.

Datasets/Statistics

General Sites & Resources

These resource and sites lead to many different sources of statistical data, both national and international. Each of these is a good starting point when looking for data.

Statistical Universe
Provides access to a variety of sources of statistical information from federal, state and international sources. Includes detailed abstracts of the data contained in a publication. Where available, links to the full text of the statistical publication online are provided.

Resources for Economists on the Internet
Provides links to a variety of Internet sites containing U.S. macro and regional data; other U.S. data; world and non-U.S. data; data from financial markets; and data sets from several academic journal archives.

Data on the Net [Univ. of California at San Diego]
A searchable and browsable list of numeric social science data including actual data and data archives.

Statistical DataSets
Statistical DataSets aggregates over 580 datasets and makes that data available from within a single interface. Users scan the contents of these datasets, select subjects and variables of interest (e.g., geographic area and time period), and view the data in side-by-side tables and charts.

Economics Guide
Links to a wide range of economics-related sites, including:

World & International

World Bank Data Resources
A variety of data organized by country or topic.

World Development Indicators 1999 [On CD-ROM]
Contains over 500 timeseries indicators covering the years 1960-1997, where data are available.

World Development Report (1978 - 1997)

International Financial Statistics [On CD-ROM]
Monthly publication. International statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance.

International Financial Statistics Yearbook (1980 - )
[HG61 .I57]

Main Economic Indicators: Historical Statistics 1960-1997 [On CD-ROM]
Historical data from the OECD. Updated by Main Economic Indicators, a monthly print periodical [KEN Bound Periodical 1999-]

Statistical Agencies - Foreign & International
Statistics from 50+ foreign national governments and international organizations.

National Statistical Compendiums [Microfiche Area]
Annual statistical reports from numerous foreign governments.

Europa World Year Book (1989 - ) [Current edition at Information Desk]
[JN1 .E85]

International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-1993
[Infodesk HA1107 .M5 1998]

International Historical Statistics: The Americas, 1750-1993
[Infodesk HA175 .M55 1998]

International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, and Oceania, 1750-1993
[Infodesk HA4675 .M55 1998]

United States

Statistical Abstract [Current year at InfoDesk HA202 .A1]
The best place to begin a search for U.S. statistical data. Follow the footnotes at the bottom of each table to identify sources of more detailed information. Annual volumes from 1893 - are located in the Reference Area HA202 .A1.

Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
[InfoDesk HA202 .B87 1975]

Economic Report of the President (1947 - )
[HC106.5 .A272]

U.S. Census Bureau
Economic, social, and demographic information from the Census Bureau.

Bureau of Economic Analysis [Dept. of Commerce]
Key national, international, and regional data about the U.S. economy.

Fedstats
Official statistical resources from 70+ federal agencies.

STAT-USA [Dept. of Commerce]
Provides business, economic and trade information from the federal government. Includes current and historical economic data; economic and financial releases; current and historical trade information; etc.

Census CD + Maps [On CD-ROM - InfoCenter]

Census CD 1980 [On CD-ROM]
On Permanent Reserve - ask at Circulation Desk

County and City Data Books [Univ. of Virginia]
Statistics on counties and cities from the 1988 and 1994 County and City Data Books.

Handbooks and Guides

The Economist Guide to Economic Indicators
[Ref HA29 .E28 1997]

Finding Statistics Online
[InfoDesk HA33.5 B47 1998]
This reference book can guide you to online sources of statistics on a wide variety of subjects.

Handbook of Econometrics
[HB139 .H36 1983]

Handbook of Key Economic Indicators
[HC103 .R64 1998]

Irwin Guide to Using the Wall Street Journal
[InfoDesk HB3743 .L44 1996]

Working Papers

NBER Working Papers
Full text of all papers issued since November 1994. Also includes basic bibliographical information for nearly 7,000 papers issued since 1973.

Fed in Print: An Index to Federal Reserve Economic Research
Searchable database of Federal Reserve research.

Electronic Journals

OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center: Economics, Business, and Management Science
This group includes the full text of approximately 100 economics and business journals from Elsevier and Academic Press.

JSTOR

Provides access to the full content of a variety of scholarly journals. Coverage generally begins with volume one of a journal, and ends 2-5 years from the present. Journals may be browsed or searched. Includes the economics journals listed below. In addition, there are a number of interdisciplinary journals.

Reference Sources

The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics
[Ref. HB61 .N49 1987]
Four volume set. Entries include bibliographies for further research.

The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Economics
[Ref. HB61 .E55 1994]

Dictionary of Economics
[Ref. HB61 .S466 1995]

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance
[Ref. HG151 .N48 1992]
Three volume set. Entries include bibliographies.