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Research Guide - Economics

Axe Online Catalog & Other Book Sources

• Axe Library Catalog

Other Book Sources

• NetLibrary
• WorldCat

Journal Databases

Primary Databases

• ABI/INFORM
• EconLit
• JSTOR

Multidisciplinary Databases Covering Economics

• Academic Search Premier
• Business and Company Resource Center
• Sage Journals Online
• STAT-USA/Internet > State of the Nation
• Viewswire

"Serials Solutions"

Locate all journals available to you by using Serials Solutions. Both print titles and online titles are included. Search by title, title keyword or subject group. The category "Business & Economics" includes Economics.

SEE ALSO: Online Publications

Online Reference Sources

Dictionaries, Glossaries & Encyclopedic Sources

Dictionaries, Glossaries & Encyclopedic Sources

• Amos Web Economic Gloss-Arama
• Deardorff's Glossary of International Economics
• Dictionary of Economics (Oxford Reference)
• EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• InvestorWords
• Online Glossary of Research Economics
• ReferenceUniverse

Selected Sources in Axe Library

Axe Library Reference Titles:

• Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in economics and finance
• Historical Statistics of the United States
• Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

Associations and Societies

• American Economic Association (AEA)
• Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World (EDIRC) - Comprehensive directory of economic institutes, research centers, and departments.
• Econometric Society - is an international society for the advancement of economic theory in its relation to statistics and mathematics
• Midwest Economics Association (MEA) - Provides venue for Midwest presentations, undergraduate, as well as graduate and professional.
• National Association for Business Economics (NABE) - Provides links to their working papers and data sites, some free, some commercial.

Selected Web Sites

Comprehensive Web Sites | Economics Search Engines | History of Economics | Statistical Sources | Working Papers Career & Job Information | Online Publications

Comprehensive Web Sites

• RFE: Resources for Economists - Maintained by the American Economic Association. Provides an abridged Table of Contents with main categories listed as well as a complete listing of all topics. Many data and forecasting sites listed.
• RePEc - Sponsored and maintained by the University of Connecticut. Worldwide in scope.

Economics Search Engines

• Economics Search Engine - Search the American Economic Association's "Resources for Economists" site.

History of Economics

• Economic History Services - Provides services and resources for economic historians. Includes historical data sets.
• FRED, an Economic Time-Series Database - Includes historical U.S. economic and financial data.
• Great Economists and Their Times
• History of Economic Thought (McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ontario)
• History of Economic Thought (New School University)
• Nobel Prize in Economics (Nobel e-Museum)

Statistical Sources

• American Fact Finder - Starting place for economic census and population census data.
• BEA's Economic Accounts - Regional and national data covering income, product accounts, and more.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Census Bureau Economic Programs - Construction, manufacturing, mining, retail trade, services, wholesale and international trade.
• County Business Patterns - Industry statistics by state and county
• Economic Report of the President - Annual report giving an overview of the U.S. economy. Text and statistics available.
• Economic Statistics Briefing Room - Federal economic indicators.
• Fed in Print
• FedStats
• FRED, an Economic Time-Series Database - Broad range of economic statistics in banking, money, interest rate, income, CPI, GDP, and more.
• Penn World Tables - 1950-2000 income and purchasing power data for over 170 countries.
• International DataBase - Demographic data from 1950 on for 200 plus countries.
• Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
• Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
• United States Department of Agriculture/Agriculture Statistics - Covers every aspect of U.S. agriculture.
• USDA Economics and Statistics, and Market Information System - Over 2000 reports and datasets from several USDA agencies. National and international topics.
• United States Department of the Treasury
• United States Economic Indicators

Working Papers

• Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE) - includes papers and articles on advanced technologies and the international economy.
• Center for Decision Research and Experimental Economics
• Economics Research Network (ERN part of the Social Science Research Network.
• International Monetary Fund (IMF) Publications - Limit search to Working Papers.
• Ludwig von Mises Institute - A neoclassical point of view.
• National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - Scholarly research by university professors.
• OECD Online Working Papers - Limit the Advances Search to working papers using the "Document Category" dropbox.
• Working Papers in Economics (WoPEc) - contains thousands of downloadable papers.

Career & Job Information

• AAEA OnLine Career Center - Openings for internships as well as economics professionals.
• JOE - Largely academic listings. Provided by the American Economic Association.

Online Publications

• NBER Reporter Online - Covers 1998-present.

Course Related Web Sites

PSU Department of Economics, Finance and Banking (Degree Programs)
PSU 2005-2007 University Catalog - Economics, Finance and Banking