Research by Subject: Economics
Books: Use the Library Catalog
ABI/INFORM databases 
Search all three ABI/Inform databases together here, or choose one at a time below.
ABI/INFORM dateline
Business, Economics: local and regional business publications. 1985-current.
Business and company resource center 
Detailed company and industry information, histories, investment reports; 1980-current.
Business Source Premier (Original Interface)
Business topics: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. SWOT analysis on selected companies.
Note: Also available via Special Business Interface
EconLit
Citations and abstracts for journals and books, incl. the Cambridge University Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics. 1969-present
JSTOR
Complete backfiles of core scholarly journals, searchable by journal (1 or more), keywords, author, title etc. Files do not include the latest 3-5 years.
ScienceDirect
Full-text scientific, technological, medical journals; subjects covered include biology, biochemistry, business management and accounting, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, environmental science, mathematics, medicine, neuroscience, nursing, physics, psychology, education, and communication. Includes access to selected full-text reference books. Indexing/Abstracts to additional titles.
Google Scholar 
Peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. Supports cited reference searching. Includes recent or unpublished work that hasn't been indexed in other databases.
ScienceDirect
Full-text scientific, technological, medical journals; subjects covered include biology, biochemistry, business management and accounting, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, environmental science, mathematics, medicine, neuroscience, nursing, physics, psychology, education, and communication. Includes access to selected full-text reference books. Indexing/Abstracts to additional titles.
ProQuest historical newspapers: Wall Street Journal 
Complete archive covering 1889-1987, fully searchable cover to cover; full text and full image, including advertising.
ProQuest historical newspapers: New York Times
Complete archive covering 1851-2004, fully searchable cover to cover; full text and full image, including advertising.
National Association for Business Economics-Links
This set of links is a guide to useful and interesting information in the field of business economics. Includes micro & macro data, international links, Finance news, Federal Reserve, economic blogs and more.
Central Bank lists from Bank for International Settlements
Link to Central Banks for countries around the world. Useful for getting statistics, exchange rate information and news and policy briefings.
Research Papers in Economics
The largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics and available freely on the Internet. Over 325'000 items of research can be browsed or searched, and over 225'000 can be downloaded in full text! This site is part of a large volunteer effort to enhance the free dissemination of research in Economics from the University of Connecticut.
Eldis
A portal to information on development issues, providing access to wide range of online resources,including documents, organizations, email bulletins and newsfeeds.
Ithaca College Department of Economics
Link to departmental website.
International Financial Statistics (IMF)
Statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. Contains time series data from 1948. From the International Monetary Fund.
The Europa world year book
Call Number: REF DESK JA 51 E85
Gives descriptive information and overviews on countries around the world. Includes history, politics, economics, education, media (magazines, television, radio, newspapers), etc. Latest at REF DESK. Older editions in General Stacks.
Dictionary of United States economic history
Call Number: REF HC102 .O57 1992
Contains more than 1200 concise entries on a broad range of topics relating to economic history of the United States, including individuals, legal information and events.
Survey of current business
Bureau of Economic Analysis monthly journal presents summary estimates and analyses of U.S. economic activity. Includes the "Business Situation," a review of recent economic developments, regular and special articles about the national, regional, and international economic accounts and related topics. Latest estimates of the national income and product accounts every month.
News Releases from U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Both current and archived news releases such as Consumer Price Index, Employment/Unemployment, Production.
New York State Data Center
Economic, demographic and statistical information from various state agencies.
Docuticker
Daily update of new reports from government agencies, ngo's, think tanks, and other groups.
Economic Report of the President.
Annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. Documents are available in ASCII text and as PDFs, with many of the tables also available for separate viewing and downloading as spreadsheets.
Interactive Tariff and Trade Dataweb. U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S. import statistics, U.S. export statistics, U.S. tariffs, U.S. future tariffs and U.S. tariff preference information are available back to 1989.
International Data Base (IDB). U.S. Census Bureau
The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.
Guide to economic indicators
Call Number: REF HC 103 .F9 2000
Gives descriptions of and tells which governmental body disseminates specific economic indicators. Methodology, accuracy, and relevance of each is indicated.
Women working, 1800-1930
Digital versions of books, pamphlets, and consumer trade catalogs; manuscripts, and photographs from Harvard University libraries, archives, and museums. Focuses on women's roles in the U.S. economy between the early 19th century and the Great Depression.
Index of Economic Activity in Tompkins County
Site maintained by Elia Kacapyr, IC Department of Economics.
Avalon Project at Yale Law School
Digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
Eurodocs
Provides links to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. All sources are openly accessible.
Provides links to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. All sources are openly accessible.
Economic Data - FREDŽ II-Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Federal Reserve Economic data. A database of over 3000 U.S. economic time series. With FREDŽ II you can download data in Microsoft Excel and text formats and view charts of data series.
International Financial Statistics (IMF)
Statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. Contains time series data from 1948. From the International Monetary Fund.
Official Statistics on the Web (OFFSTATS)
Free statistics from official sources, including current data and time series for regions and topic categories. Many data sets are downloadable as text or spreadsheet files.
Budget of the United States Government
A collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. Other related and supporting budget publications, such as the Economic Report of the President, are included, which may vary from year to year.
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
Covers a wide variety of economic indicators at the national, international, regional and industry levels, including: Gross Domestic Product(GDP), Personal income, Balance of Trade, and an overview of the U.S. Economy.
Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Department of Labor
Detailed releases of a wide variety of economic statistics including:
Consumer Price Index (CPI), productivity, consumer spending, wages and earnings, employment/unemployement, inflation among others.
Congressional Budget Office (US)
Website with a current Monthly Budget Review, Budget Projections, Economic Projections, Status of Discretionary Appropriations, Historical Budget Data Spreadsheets for Selected Estimates and Projections, and a rnGlossary of Budgetary and Economic Terms.
Economic Indicators.gov
Economic Indicators.gov is brought to you by the Economics and Statistics Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Provides timely access to the daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Federal Reserve Board -Statistical Releases
Various statistical releases such as: foreign exchange rates, interest rates, commercial paper, banks, flow of funds, etc. Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual statistics both current and historical
Statistical Data Locator from Nanyang Technological University
Links to a wide variety of statistical data sources from around the world.
Economagic
Gives all sorts of economic time series data which can then be copied and put into Ms-Excel.
FedStats
Links to over 100 various agencies which provide statistics, covering areas as wide reaching as crime, demographics, economics, energy, environment, health, and natural resources.
STAT-USA/Internet
Business, economic and trade statistics and reports from the Federal government: countries & industries, best business opportunities, overviews, rules & regulations.
Note: For printing from this database, please select Print as Image option in Adobe Acrobat print dialog box. (Available on-campus only.)
NationMaster
A central data source and handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD.
EconData.net
Links to socioeconomic data sources, arranged by subject and provider.
Economic Calendar via Yahoo
List what economic indicators are released by week with links to the actual indicators.
Penn World Tables
Purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 188 countries for some or all of the years 1950-2004.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
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