Databases
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- EconLit (Economics Literature) This link opens in a new windowThis is the major database for economics literature. It indexes over 300 journals as well as books, dissertations, working papers, and collective volumes. Covers 1969 to the present.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive scholarly business database that also includes trade publications and news articles. Much of the content is in full text. Covers marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics. Updated daily.
- Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new windowIndexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and related fields. Covers 1983 to the present.
- Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective This link opens in a new windowIndexes articles from English-language magazines and academic journals in a wide range of interdisciplinary fields. Covers 1907 to 1984.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowThis is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary citation databases in the sciences (physical, life and social) and arts & humanities. You can search for articles that cite a known author or work or by standard search queries. Covers 1864 to the present.
- Mergent Online This link opens in a new windowMergent is a suite of information resources that enables in-depth business and financial research. Included is information on U. S. and international companies (public and private), industries, investment reports, government filings, economic time series, and country profiles.
- Mergent Archives This link opens in a new windowA collection of digitized Moody's corporate manuals, dating from 1909.
- NBER Working Paper Series This link opens in a new windowA collection of research papers from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowNexis Uni features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis, all in full text.
- IDEAS: Economic and Financial ResearchIDEAS is the largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics and available freely on the Internet. Based on RePEc (Research Papers in Economics), it indexes over 2,700,000 items of research, including over 2,500,000 that can be downloaded in full text.
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- World Development ReportHere you will find every page of every World Development Report published by the World Bank since 1978 in one convenient, cross-searchable website.
- Economic Report of the PresidentPrepared annually by the White House Council of Economic Advisors and usually released in February. Reports from 1995 to the present are available online. A print copy can be found at Ref. HC 106.5 .A47.
- Economic IndicatorsThis monthly publication is prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers for the Joint Economic Committee. It provides economic information on gross domestic product, income, employment, production, business activity, prices, money, credit, security markets, Federal finance, and international statistics.
- Economic News ReleasesThe latest news and data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- International Monetary Fund Country InformationThis page also links to other reports from the IMF.
- USA Trade OnlineThis is a dynamic data tool that gives users access to current and cumulative U.S. export and import data. In order to use this website and create reports, you must create a personal account.
- Dodd-Frank News CenterProvides frequent news updates on financial regulatory activity.
- Wall Street Journal Markets Data CenterA quick look at "markets at a glance," updated throughout the day.
- Library of Economics and LibertyLinks to books, articles, videos, and economic discussions from the free market / libertarian perspective.
- Economic FreedomCompiled by the Fraser Institute, the EFW measure is an effort to identify how closely the institutions and policies of a country correspond with a limited government ideal, where the government protects property rights and arranges for the provision of a limited set of “public goods” such as national defense and access to money of sound value, but little beyond these core functions.
- ReliefWebYour source for timely, reliable and relevant humanitarian information and analysis. Their goal is to help you make sense of humanitarian crises worldwide. To do this, they scan the websites of international and non-governmental organizations, governments, research institutions and the media for news, reports, press releases, appeals, policy documents, analysis and maps related to humanitarian emergencies worldwide.
Labor Studies
- Labor Unions and the InternetFrom Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, this excellent site provides links to information about labor unions, collective bargaining, government offices, statistical data, and publications.
- Pennsylvania Department of Labor and IndustryProvides data and reports on labor issues in the state, including employment, unemployment, and wages.
- Wirtz Labor LibraryThis is the U. S. Department of Labor's library. The Library's journal collection, which is predominantly historic, is distinguished by a large collection of labor union newspapers and periodicals, numbering more than 3,000 titles. Labor union newspapers representing more than 60 national unions, some no longer in existence, date to the 1860s. More than 400 American trade unions are represented by their constitutions, proceedings, reports and journals. Foreign union publications are extensively represented as well.
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Statistical Sources
- BEA Regional Economic Accounts This link opens in a new windowProvides statistics about Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for states and metropolitan areas, and Personal Income for states, counties, metropolitan areas, micropolitan areas, metropolitan divisions and combined statistical areas, and BEA economic areas.
- BEARFACTS (Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Facts) This link opens in a new windowConsists of computer-generated narratives for states, counties, metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), and BEA Economic Areas. The narratives describe an area's personal income using current estimates, growth rates, and a breakdown of the sources of personal income.
- Business Cycle Indicators This link opens in a new windowA compilation of the leading economic indicators, from The Conference Board.
- Economic Indicators and Releases This link opens in a new windowProvides links to current releases of economic data (from the National Bureau of Economic Research).
- FRASER This link opens in a new windowThe Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research is a project by the Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis to expand on its mission to provide economic information and data to researchers interested in the U.S. economy. On this web site you will find links to scanned images of historical economic statistical publications, releases, and documents.
- International Financial Statistics This link opens in a new windowA standard source of international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. The database, published by the International Monetary Fund, contains approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries and areas. Covers 1948 to the present.
- United Nations Statistics Division This link opens in a new windowA good place to begin searching for international economic data.
- United States Economy at a Glance This link opens in a new windowMonthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- World DataBank This link opens in a new windowA data source that includes information on the global economy, finance, gender, education, health, natural resources, and environmental indicators. This resource, published by the World Bank, contains statistical data for over 600 development indicators and time series data from 1960 to the latest compiled for over 200 countries as well as 18 country groups. Databases include: World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Gender Statistics, Education Statistics, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics, Africa Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor, and Millennium Development Goals.
