LibGuides: Virtual Reference: Economics

Reference E-Books

National Bureau of Economic Research - Data
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data on employment, pay and benefits, inflation, productivity, consumer expenditures, and time use.
FRED - Federal Reserve Economic Data
Download, graph, and track 240,000 US and international time series from 76 sources.
World Bank Microdata Library
The Microdata Library facilitates access to data collected through sample surveys of households, business establishments or other facilities. These 'microdata' sets may also originate from population, housing or agricultural censuses or through an administrative data collection processes.
Resources for Economists on the Internet
This guide is sponsored by the American Economic Association. It lists more than 2,000 resources in 97 sections and sub-sections available on the Internet of interest to academic and practicing economists, and those interested in economics.
United Nations Human Development Reports
Reports human development in economic and other areas for 188 countries.

The following databases will help you find articles.

General Information

Proquest Central
General reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works.

Economics Specific

ABI/Inform Complete
Business research from journals, trade publications, market research reports, dissertations, and working papers.
Data-Axle Reference Solutions
Find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more. Formerly known as ReferenceUSA.
Accounting, Tax, and Banking Collection
Journal articles, reference reports, proceedings, and dissertations covering current news and topics as well as the trends and history influencing important accounting and tax issues.
Banking Information Source
National and international information on the financial services industry, including banking trends, products, companies, issues and operations.
Entrepreneurship Database
Information for entrepreneurs and researchers that includes business start-up plans, video clips, journals, business cases, and more.

International Business

Canadian Business & Current Affairs Complete (CBCA)
Articles spanning Canadian agriculture, business and economics, education, government and politics, health sciences, history, literature, medical sciences, social sciences, and more, including scholarly content.
Asian & European Business Collection
Provides information pertinent to the study of business and finance topics across Asia and Europe, including academic journals, newspapers, newswires, and magazines. Find information on companies, economies, markets, international trade, and overall business conditions and practices throughout these regions.

News & Newspapers

Regional Business News
Abstracts for 75 regional business publications Includes some full text for 52 of those titles.

Taxes, Market Reports, & Reference

Morningstar Investment Research Center
Fund and stock information for in-depth research.
Business Market Research Collection
This database contains company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from three sources, including Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analytica, and Snapshots