Selected Resources for: Economics (general aspects)
Subject Librarian: Caroline Lilyard E-Mail: lily@tc.umn.edu This subject covers: the social science that seeks to analyze and describe the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth. (Britannica Online) |
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Article Databases and Indexes
Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes
Business Source Premier ![]() This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. Use this popular research database to find business articles from 2100 journals and magazines in marketing, management, information technology, operations, human resources, accounting, finance and economics dating back to 1965. Additional company and industry profiles from Datamonitor are included along with country analysis the Economist Intelligence Unit, Business Monitor International, CountryWatch, Icon Group, PRS and other publishers. [ more information ][ |
EconLit ![]() Contains bibliographic citations and selected abstracts to the professional and scholarly literature in the field of economics and allied disciplines, including journals, books, chapters in books, conference proceedings and dissertations.
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Humanities & Social Sciences Retrospective ![]() Humanities & Social Sciences Retrospective searches nearly 1200 of the most important journals in these subject areas. Updated, uniform subject headings facilitate your search, with the original subject headings also provided.
Subjects Covered Include:
Addiction Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Area Studies, Art, Classical Studies, Communications, Community Health & Medical Care, Corrections, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Dance, Economics, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Family Studies, Film, Folklore, Gender Studies, Geography, Gerontology, History, International Relations, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Literary & Social Criticism Literature, Minority Studies, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Planning & Public Administration, Policy Sciences, Political Science, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Welfare, Religion and Theology, Social Work, Sociology, Urban Studies.
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| National Trade Data Bank Information on international economics and trade from 20 federal
government agencies. Also contains the Foreign Traders Index.
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PAIS International ![]() Use this index for broad coverage of social science issues worldwide. Includes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and book chapters.
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General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
Academic Search Premier ![]() This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for over 4,600 scholarly (peer-reviewed) publications back to 1975. [ more information ][ |
LexisNexis Academic ![]() LexisNexis Academic is a full text databases for news, business, and legal research. It includes sources for researching accounting, environmental studies, health and medical care, government and politics, people, consumer information, and countries worldwide. Locate company information, including the Hoovers Company Profiles.
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MasterFile Premier ![]() This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. MasterFILE Premier, designed specifically for public libraries, provides full text for more than 2,000 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and much more. In addition to the full text, this database provides indexing and abstracts for 2700 titles. This database features: 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews, 357 reference and travel books including the World Almanac & Book of Facts 2001; full text from 84,074 biographies, 86,132 full text primary source documents, American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. MasterFILE Premier offers PDF backfiles as far back as 1975. [ more information ][ |
Indexes, Other
Biography and Genealogy Master Index ![]() A comprehensive index to more than 12 million biographical sketches in more than 3,400 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering over 4 million contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.
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PolicyFile ![]() PolicyFile draws its content from public policy think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers. Some well known contributors include: the American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Cato Institute, Center for Defense Information, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, Democratic Leadership Council, Economic Strategy Institute, Federation of American Scientists, Heritage Foundation, Hoover Institution, Hudson Institute, Institute for International Economics, International Monetary Fund, National Center for Policy Analysis, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, RAND Corporation, United States Institute of Peace, and the World Bank.
Where available, access to home pages, electronic mail addresses and fulltext are made available within individual abstracts.
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ProQuest Statistical Insight ![]() Index to statistical publications from US and state government agencies, international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, business organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, and universities. Comprised of three indexes--the American Statistics Index (ASI)--Index to International Statistics (IIS)-- and Statistical Resources Index (SRI) that give bibliographic citations, abstracts, and links to selected full-text tables and web sites when available. The Government Publications Library has the companion microfiche collections which include copies of almost all the publications indexed in this database.
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Catalogs and Bibliographies
Catalogs
| MNCAT Classic Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for.
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General Reference Sources
Biographical Sources
| Great economists before Keynes |
| Great economists since Keynes An introduction to the lives &
works of one hundred modern economists
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| Who's Who in Economics, 2nd ed. |
Country Studies
Country Commerce from the Economist Intelligence Unit ![]() Reference guides from the Economist Intellegence Unit to the operating conditions, commercial laws and business regulations in 55 countries. Guidance on obtaining proper permits and registrations, protecting your intellectual property and complying with local tax laws-including e-commerce rules.
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Dictionaries
| Dictionary of Economics (Rutherfield) [ more information ][ |
| HarperCollins dictionary of economics [ more information ][ |
| New Palgrave : A Dictionary of Economics |
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2d edition ![]() Contains over 1,850 articles by more than 1,500 of the world's leading economists.
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| Online Dictionaries Web Site Provides links to more than 400 dictionaries of more than 130 languages.
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Directories
| Encyclopedia of Associations. National organizations of the U.S. Contains information for approximately 22,000 nonprofit American membership organizations of national scope.
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Encyclopedias
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online ![]() Concise as well as scholarly articles on a wide range of subjects. Also includes links to related Internet resources, and the Britannica Book of the Year. Search tip: When combining words in search, capitalize AND. For example: revolution AND 1848
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| Encyclopedia of American Economic History Provides information on all major aspects of American economic life, from
colonial times to the 1970s, and includes references for further reading.
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| McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Economics Provides a wide coverage of the field of economics, including definitions
and explanations of concepts, terms, theories, institutions, and a
comprehensive timetable of economic events.
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Public Opinion Resources
| PollingReport.com An independent, nonpartisan resource on American public opinion covering politics, business and American pop culture.
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Internet Resources
Gateways & Megasites
| Economics Network Wide variety of economic statistics and charts including
stocks, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, inflation,
economic indicators, weekly economic analysis, topical
studies, cybereconomics, monetary and fiscal policies,
economic history, and other related sites
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| WebEc: World Wide Web Resources in Economics Wide variety of economic statistics and charts including
stocks, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, inflation,
economic indicators, weekly economic analysis, topical
studies, cybereconomics, monetary and fiscal policies,
economic history, and other related sites
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Primary Source Materials
Reports
Conference Board Business Knowledge Research Collection ![]() The Conference Board Business Knowledge Research Collection is a searchable database of full-text research reports on the latest issues in business management and US and global economics. Topics include: business trends, leadership decisions, performance excellence, corporate governance, HR, productivity, customer relationship management and more. Economics material includes US and global economic indicators and analysis and forecasts of US and international economic conditions.
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Statistics and Data
Statistical Resources
| Economy at a Glance Bureau of Labor Statistics provides current data and
graphs on labor force, employment, unemployment,
hours, earnings, productivity, consumer and producer
price indexes.
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| FedStats More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. This site provides easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use.
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ProQuest Statistical Insight ![]() Index to statistical publications from US and state government agencies, international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, business organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, and universities. Comprised of three indexes--the American Statistics Index (ASI)--Index to International Statistics (IIS)-- and Statistical Resources Index (SRI) that give bibliographic citations, abstracts, and links to selected full-text tables and web sites when available. The Government Publications Library has the companion microfiche collections which include copies of almost all the publications indexed in this database.
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Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Bibliography Software
RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager ![]() RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.).
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Style Manuals
| Style Manuals A selected list of sources available in Wilson
Reference Services.
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Writing Guides
| Economist style guide |
| QuickStudy -- Citing Sources QuickStudy: Library Research Guide from the University of Minnesota provides examples online for APA, MLA and Turabian styles, including how to cite electronic sources.
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University of Minnesota
Related U of M Web Sites
| University of Minnesota Department of Economics Includes an Undergraduate Student Guide, information on research centers and link to the department's Economics Research Library.
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Library Information
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