ECONOMICS

Reference Books | Databases | Periodicals | Websites

REFERENCE BOOKS

• Encyclopedia of the global economy: a guide for students and researchers. Greenwood Press. R330.03 O36 2006
• Globalization and free trade. Facts On File, 2007. R382 G65 2007
• Guide to economic indicators, 2nd ed., 1994. R330.973 F9
• How the economy works: an investor's guide to tracking the economy, 2nd ed., 1999, R332.67 M523
• Measurement and meaning in economics: the essential Deirdre, 2001. R330 M378
• The Routledge critical dictionary of global economics, 1999. R330.03 R68
• The secrets of economic indicators: hidden clues to future economic trends and investments opportunities. Wharton School Pub., 2005. R338.54 B38 2005

DATABASES

Click here for Business databases (includes Economics).

PERIODICALS

Find Journals on Economics, available in print at Plough Library and/or online through CBU databases.

WEBSITES

General | Economic Data | Government Sites

-- GENERAL

• Bloomberg.com: Financial Markets, Commodities, News: Provides news and analysis covering all aspects of the financial world, both domestic and international.
• The Brookings Institution: Publications: Browse Policy Briefs, Analysis & Commentary, and Multimedia features. Brookings Institution is an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, and public education with emphasis on economics, foreign policy, governance, and metropolitan policy.
• CNN/Money: Offers breaking business news, personal finance features, commentary and planning tools.
• CyberEconomics: Lessons on specific economic topics; illustrations of concepts.
• EH.Net: Economic History Services: Includes an Ask the Professor service, the EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History, several databases, numerous links to websites related to economic history, and the popular “How Much Is That?” service - which allows users to easily look up historical prices, interest rates, wage rates, GDP statistics, exchange rates and inflation rates.
• EDIRC: Economics Departments, Institutes, and Research Centers in the World
• Fairmodel: Site from Ray Fair, author of Fairmodel that allows business forecasters, policy makers, and economics students to use personal computers to forecast the future through analysis of how factors such as tax and interest affect the economy. Site offers texts on economic topics.
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
• Index of Economic Freedom: Measures 161 countries against a list of 50 independent variables divided into 10 broad factors of economic freedom. Low scores are more desirable. The higher the score on a factor, the greater the level of government interference in the economy and the less economic freedom a country enjoys.
• Library of Economics and Liberty: Books and Essays Online: Books and essays on this site represent classics of economic thought, both historical and modern. The books are presented free of charge for the purpose of reading and research.
• McMaster University Archive for the History of Economic Thought: Electronic versions of significant texts in the history of economic thought.

Reference

• E.H. Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History
• Glossary of Budgetary and Economic Terms: Defines economic and budgetary terms as they relate to the Congressional Budget Office's annual Budget and Economic Outlook.
• Library of Economics and Liberty: The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics
• Terms of the Trade: Glossary of International Economics: This glossary from Alan Deardoff at the University of Michigan is written for teachers and students of international economics.

-- ECONOMIC DATA

• Global Development Network Knowledge Base
• Deloitte Country Snapshots: At-a-glance summary of key economic indicators for 60+ world's leading trading nations, with information about each country's business and investment climate; tax regime; trade and investment matters; labour issues; and political environment.
• The Dismal Scientist: Economic Analysis, Indicators, and Data for the World.
• DPLS Archive: Study of American Families, 1994
• Econometrics Laboratory Software Archive Home Page
• Economic-Indicators.com
• Economist.com: Country Briefings
• geodata.gov: U.S. Maps & Data: Use this site to create maps with data elements from categories including agriculture, biology, boundaries, ecology, economics, geophysics, health, transportation, and water resources.
• globalEDGE: International business and country studies information portal, from the Center for International Business Education and Research, Michigan State University, provides access to over 5,000 Internet resources with annotations.
• Institute for Research on Poverty
• Interactive Statistical Calculation Pages
• Panel Study of Income Dynamics
• Social Science Research Network
• Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDN)
• UN Economic Commission for Europe: Statistics for Europe And North America: Economic indicators for countries of the UNECE region.
• The World Bank Group

-- GOVERNMENT SITES

• Budget Explorer: The Complete US Federal Budget: Federal budget data obtained from the Public Budget Database of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Deficit and surplus figures are from OMB's Historical Tables.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Census Bureau
• CIA World Factbook
• Data Access Tools (FedStats): Text and numeric databases available from Federal agencies for policy analysis and general research. View predefined reports and generate tables with data obtained through searches and queries of summary and microdata files.
• Economic Research: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• FFIEC Census Reports: Census reports from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
• GDP and Other US Economic Data: Bureau of Economic Affairs.
• STAT-USA: An agency in the Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
• U.S. Census Bureau Economic Programs