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Economics
Display only the highlighted/core resources for this subject
Articles
Citation Indexes
http://0-isiknowledge.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/wos
1980- .
Web of Science is part of the ISI Web of Knowledge, a multidisciplinary bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts journals in the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences. It cumulates three databases: Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index. In addition to traditional author, title and keyword searches, the citation databases offer access to articles' cited references (the footnotes from authors' bibliographies). You may take a known, relevant paper and find other, more recent papers that cite it.
Discipline Specific
http://0-proquest.umi.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login?COPT=REJTPTE3MjErMysxNmJjJklOVD0wJlZFUj0y&clientId=5604
1918- .
Provides current and historic abstracts and many full-text articles from over 2,800 business and management journals, including hundreds of titles from outside the U.S. Covers finance, management, marketing, accounting, business conditions, and other business topics.
http://0-search.rdsinc.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/texis/rds/sessions?userid=georgetown&products=BNI
Indexes trade publications covering companies, products, markets, and technology for all manufacturing and service industries. Use the SIC codes to search for a specific industry or choose a broad industry from the "industry" field drop-down box. Many articles are full-text.
http://www.cfapubs.org/loi/dig
1997-
This quarterly digest reviews 70 investment-related journals and summarizes some of the best writing in the field. Searching can be done by keyword or topic index. The resulting abstracts can be viewed freely; however, viewing full text of the summaries or articles from the Financial Analysts Journal and other publications is available only to GU students, staff and faculty, by requesting user name and password from the Reference Desk (affiliation will be verified).
http://0-db.eiu.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/index.asp?layout=publications&publication_type_id=30000203&eiu_publication_id=2000000800
1996/97- .
Annual analysis of major trends in economies of over 180 countries. Includes forecasts for the upcoming year and evaluations of foreign trade data and background data on political developments in each country.
http://0-db.eiu.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/index.asp?layout=publications&publication_type_id=50000205&eiu_publication_id=2000001000
1996- .
Quarterly analysis of major trends in economies of over 180 countries. Includes forecasts for the upcoming year and evaluations of foreign trade data and background data on political developments in each country.
http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=econlit-set-c&adv=1
1969- .
Indexes and abstracts worldwide economic literature. Has article citations from over 400 major economic journals since 1972. Includes indexing of some book reviews, dissertations and working papers
http://www.frbsf.org/publications/fedinprint/index.html
1965- .
Index to all Federal Reserve Board and Banks' publications with selected full text in more recent years.
Management & Organization Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
http://0-online.sagepub.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/browsejournals.dtl?source=&coll=MGMT
These peer-reviewed journals cover such subjects as organizational behavior, organizational development, strategic management, organizational theory, industrial psychology, human resource (HR) management, business ethics, corporate social responsibility (CRS), environmental management, leadership, group processes, organizational communication, management learning, management education, training, industrial relations (IR), labor economics, international & cooperative management, entrepreneurship, small business management, E-commerce, non-profit management, compensation & benefits, environmental management, service organizations, hospitality, travel, tourism, marketing, macromarketing, social marketing, marketing education, marketing theory, service marketing, sociology of work, business & government relations, critical theory, simulation, action research, research design, and research methodologies.
http://stats.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
Monthly. 1915
Contains articles as well as a monthly statistics section on employment and earnings. Covers less detail but a longer range of years than Employment and Earnings.
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
http://0-papers.nber.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/papers/
June 1973- .
Working papers covering topics in macro and microeconomics, labor economics and welfare economics.
http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=SSFT
1985-
Indexes the major scholarly journals in the social sciences, including public policy, since 1983. For prior years, use Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective.
General/Many Subjects
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=aph
1965- (varies).
Provides full text for 4,486 publications (3,718 peer-reviewed) covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. A total of 8,224 titles are abstracted and indexed, of which 7,132 are peer-reviewed.
http://0-www.countrywatch.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ip
1998- .
Geographic, political, and economic information in narrative and statistical form on 192 individual countries. Provides GDP, growth, money, prices, unemployment, government, debt, trade, and balance of payments. Productivity data on five key sectors. Gives country rankings for trade, population, productivity, development and technology
Emerald Intelligence + Fulltext
http://0-www.emeraldinsight.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
1989-present.
This source has over 130 full-text journals published by MCB University Press. Subjects include: general management, human resources, information management, library & information services, marketing, property, engineering, quality, training & education, operations, production & economics. Most of the journals have an international perspective.
http://0-www.jstor.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu
Full text (in PDF format) of selected, important scholarly journals in a number of fields. Note: journals in JSTOR usually do not include the most recent three to five years. For more recent articles, use one of the other indexes listed in this section.
http://0-proquest.umi.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login?COPT=U0ZEPTImU01EPTYmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTImREJTPTNBMjM@&clientId=5604
1984- .
Offers objective and authoritative analysis of international and country events in the areas of economics, politics, public policy and business. Updated weekly, but with 3 month embargo. Covers events back to 1984.
http://0-www.sciencedirect.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu
1995- .
ScienceDirect contains over 1,800 journals published by Elsevier. The full text of most journals is available to Georgetown users. ScienceDirect covers mainly science and medicine, with some coverage of social sciences and humanities, particularly business, economics and psychology. You can browse or search in an individual journal or search across all journals.
Background Information
Dictionaries
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law
Includes sections on the history of economics, social and political organizations, money and macroeconomics, economic organizations, value and capital, natural and human resources, accounting, law, and statistics. Three volumes.
Location: LAU Ref K487 .E3 N48 1998
Directories
http://0-cabells.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/members.aspx
Collection of information important to scholars in the business field, such as publisher's contact information, type of review process, acceptance rate, and time to review, as well as circulation data, publication guidelines, topics covered in the publication, and editorial policy. Scholars will find this database helpful for deciding in which business/economic journal to publish. To start the search, you much choose in which broad business category you wish to publish: Accounting, Economics & Finance, Management, or Marketing. There is considerable duplication of journal titles across the categories.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Macroeconomics
Definitions of important terms and concepts in the field of macroeconomics. Dictionary arrangement; article length varies.
Location: LAU Ref Stacks HB 172.5 .E55 2002
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online
http://0-www.dictionaryofeconomics.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Designed for economists, this encyclopedia's articles read like those in economics journals. It retains the descriptions of economic methods from earlier editions and adds more information on the findings of those methods. It also offers a new emphasis on advances in microeconomics, Bayesian theory, game theory and behavioral, international and experimental economics.
Location: LAU Ref Stacks HB61 .N49 2008
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
http://0-www.oxfordreference.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/views/BOOK%5FSEARCH.html?book=t168
Covers all aspects of economic history. Includes histories of individual countries (including some statistics), industries, institutions, key individuals, and other topics relating to the material aspects of human existence. Attempts a global, non-partisan outlook. Five volumes.
Location: LAU Ref Stacks HC 15 .O94 2003
Historical Sources
Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003
http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/itweb/gtuni
Fully searchable complete facsimile edition of The Economist from 1843 to 2003. Includes full-color images, multiple search indexes, topic and area supplements and surveys, a gallery of front covers and a selection of exportable financial tables.
Yearbooks
http://library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=PoliticalRiskYearbook
Each country analysis provides forecast summaries for the country, economic performance, social indicators, general business climate, and eighteen-month and five-year political and economic forecasts. Annual.
Books & Library Catalogs
Library Catalogs
http://jolis.worldbankimflib.org/uhtbin/webcat
1945- .
Provides citations from books, journal articles, working papers, conference proceedings, and technical reports for 14 libraries in the Joint-Bank Library Network. IMF and World Bank publications are included.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/PROJECTS/INFORMATIONDISCLOSURE/0,,menuPK:199012~pagePK:213778~piPK:240670~theSitePK:222993,00.html
Mostly fulltext collection of World Bank documents. Includes planning documents, working papers, project assessments, and 50 other types of World Bank documents.
Data & Statistics
Data Resources
http://0-chinadataonline.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/eng/ereg/ceitgroup.asp
1997-
Statistical data at the national, provincial (31), county (over 2000), and city (over 700) level. The Website contains annual macroeconomic, industry, and socioeconomic data, with some monthly data. A few market research reports and trade data (in Chinese). Authorized by the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics.
Location: Lau Ref HA4631 .C47 (1985- )
http://0-www.imfstatistics.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/dot
Data reflects the merchandise trade with more than 250 countries marked as destination. Includes all series appearing on the Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook (DOTSY) World and Area Tables and Country Tables. Historical data goes back to 1980. Updated monthly. Data is at the aggregated level. For disaggregated data, use Comtrade.
Location: LAU Ref HF1014.I5 D5 (1981- )
http://proxy.library.georgetown.edu/login?url=https://www.globalfinancialdata.com/
Current & historical(varies)
Global Financial Data is a source for historical stock market, financial, and economic data, some of which is unavailable from any other online source. The GFD Database includes over 8500 current and historical data series covering over 200 countries that have been collected from original sources. Many of the series extend back two centuries.
http://0-new.sourceoecd.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
1998-
SourceOECD is the online publications portal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Contains over 1,500 books, 20 journals and newsletters, 10 statistical periodicals, reference works, and 600 interactive statistical data tables in over 25 database products published since 1998. Text can be searched by theme or country. Statistics can be searched by title and theme. Statistical databases allow users to build their own tables from the latest data, draw graphs and tables, and download to Excel or as .csv files.
Location: All titles also received in print. Check George
http://0-ddp-ext.worldbank.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ext/DDPQQ/member.do?method=getMembers&userid=1&queryId=6
1960- .
Comparable data collected by the World Bank to measure development outcomes. Includes over 500 indicators and covers 152 countries.
Location: HC 59 .W62
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=WorldBankAfricaDatabase
1965- .
A comprehensive database with annual time-series back to 1970. Has over 1,200 macroeconomic, sectoral and social data for 53 African countries and 20 regional country groups. Use your NetID and a password to login.
Datasets
http://0-stats.oecd.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/WBOS/index.aspx
OECD.Stat, a feature of SourceOECD, contains quarterly, monthly and annual time series measuring economic and social conditions in OECD member countries, the most highly industrialised in the world. Topics include general economic indicators, development and aid, agriculture, national accounts, labor market and social issues, foreign trade, and industry, science and technology.
International Statistics
Balance of Payments Statistics
http://0-www.imfstatistics.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/bop
Reports detailed balance of payments data for current account (goods and services), capital account, financial account (portfolio or direct investment), and reserves. This statistical database includes historical data from all series appearing in the Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook (BOPSY) Country Tables (Part 1) and the World and Regional Tables (Part 2). The Methodologies, Compilation Practices, and Data Sources (Part 3) notes are available when selecting most country tables. The Country and World Tables, as presented in the printed copy of BOPSY, are available as selection options. The Economic Concept View provides a cross-country view of the concepts in the BOPSY by individual or groups of countries.
Location: HF1014 .I5c (1946- )
International Financial Statistics - Online
http://0-imfstatistics.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
1945 (varies)-
This International Monetary Fund source provides current and historical financial information on member countries. Includes exchange rates, inflation and deflation, government finance, balance of payments, money and banking, and national income accounts. International Financial Statistics Yearbooks (1979 - ) are in LAU Stacks at HG 3881.I6262 (latest year at reference desk). Monthly print editions in Ref. HG 3881.I626.
Statistical Resources
http://www.statcan.ca
Social and economic statistics from the Canadian government's statistics agency. Includes data from Canada's 1996 and 2001 censuses. Provides statistics on the economy, people, geography, and government of Canada. Also newly released data, community profiles, and selected analytical articles. More industry information can be found at Canadian Economy. Contact the Reference Desk for password for off campus access.
http://www.fitchratings.com/
Fitch Inc. rates 1,600 financial institutions and 1,000 corporations and maintains surveillance on 3,300 structured financings and 17,000 municipal bond ratings in the U.S. tax-exempt market. Fitch also rates over 700 insurance companies plus 69 sovereign debt ratings. The web site provides brief ratings and news about bonds. gift provided by generous support of Anne Marie Barcia. Ask at the Reference Desk for initial login information; then create your own account.
http://0-ddp-ext.worldbank.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ext/DDPQQ/member.do?method=getMembers&userid=1&queryId=5
1970- .
Formerly World Debt Tables, this resource presents statistics on public and publicly guaranteed debt of 138 countries and regional and income groups. It lets the user get a credit valuation of the country. Contains many types of data from the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, including: total external debt stocks and flows, key debt ratios, major economic aggregates, average terms of new commitments (private and public), currency composition of long-term debt, debt restructing, workers’ remittances, net inward foreign direct investment (FDI). Data may be displayed as tables, charts, or maps or exported as Excel or ASCII files. Results can be scaled, indexed against a particular year, or viewed as percentage change. A link to Part One (commentaries) of Global Development Finance is at http://www.worldbank.org/prospects
Location: LAU Ref Desk HJ 8899 .W67. (1997- )
http://0-www.indiastat.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/security/ip_access1.asp
Provides social and economic statistics for India, covering topics such as agriculture, banking and finance, companies, crime and law, demographics, education, elections, environment, foreign trade, health, housing, media, and tourism.
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=UnctadHandbookOfStat
1950- (The time series cover periods that are as long as figures obtainable permit )
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics is an annual CD-ROM with statisitcal data on: Value, shares and growth of total trade, Trade and commodity price indices, Structure of world trade by region, Structure of world trade by product, Trade in services, International finance, Selected indicators of development, and Special studies.
Universal Database of Statistical Publications
http://0-udbstat.eastview.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/common/check.jsp
Contains official reports, yearbooks, and related publications of regional statistical bodies and statistical agencies of the former Soviet Union. Language is primarily Russian, with many headings and tables of contents translated into English.
Government & Legal Resources
U.N. Resources
UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database
http://0-comtrade.un.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
1962- . Varies by country.
Annual compilation of trade statistics from over 130 countries, detailed by commodity and partner country. The data are processed into a standard format with consistent coding and valuation. All values are converted into U.S. dollars using exchange rates supplied by the countries, or derived from monthly market rates and volume of trade. For many countries, the data coverage starts as far back as 1962 and goes up to the most recent completed year.
http://data.un.org/
1970- .
Over 300 sets of economic, social, and financial statistics from a wide assortment of United Nations agencies and other international organizations. Most data are available in time series from 1970 or 1980 to the present. (Statistics for some items lag by several years.)
U.S. Government Information
Economic Report of the President Transmitted to the Congress
http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/record=b1187444
Provides background on economic policy and contains many statistics on U.S. economic conditions. It also includes a report of the activities of the Council of Economic Advisors. It is transmitted annually to the U.S. Congress. Through the main site (GPO Access) many of the tables are available for as spreadsheets in .xls formats from 1996 to the most recent edition.
Location: LAU Per Stx HC106.5.A272; LAU Gov Docs Stx PR43.9: issues back to 1948
Government Finance Statistics (GFS)
http://0-www.imfstatistics.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/gfs
The Government Finance Statistics database, issued by the International Monetary Fund, contains data on revenue, expense, and transactions in assets and liabilities for the general government sector and its subsectors, such as military expenses or tax revenue. The time series present annual combined statistics on detailed revenues and expenditures for all levels of government. Topics covered include deficit/surplus or total financing, revenues or grants, expenditures, lending minus repayments, domestic financing, foreign financing, domestic debt or total debt, and foreign debt.
Location: HA 40 .F5 I58 (1977- )
http://www.stat-usa.gov/
An online service containing the most recent international trade information available from the National Trade Data Bank, the National Economic, Social & Environmental Data Base, the Economic Bulletin Board, Global Business Procurement Opportunities, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This U. S. Dept. of Commerce database includes export and opportunities for U.S. businesses, reports and statistical information on markets in individual countries and demand for products. Other trade related data includes exchange rates, international transactions and agricultural information. Ask at Reference Desk for password and username.
Internet Resources
Gateways
http://rfe.org/
Internet gateway and guide sponsored by the American Economic Association. 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.
Primary Source Materials
Primary Source Collections
http://0-galenet.galegroup.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/servlet/MOME?locID=wash43584
Collection of digital facsimile images of 61,000 works of literature on economics and business published from 1450 through 1850. Covers commerce, finance, social conditions, politics, trade and transport.
Reports
http://0-www.conference-board.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ea/index.cfm
1995-
Conference Board is a not-for-profit organization that creates and disseminates reports about management, company operations, and economics in a global perspective. This database include topics on business ethics, finance, human resources, knowledge management, corporate governance, performance measurement, taxation, and forecasts of national and international economic conditions.
http://0-ippubs.bna.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ip/bna/itr.nsf/highlights/highlights?opendocument
1996- .
Provides weekly reports on political, legal and economic developments affecting the trade and international business policies of the U.S. and its major trading partners. Includes calendars of US trade-related legislative activity and international trade-related events.
http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr/
1998/1999- .
This key World Bank publication gives an overview of poverty and the developing world. Statistical tables provide selected development indicators for individual countries. Print version: Ref. Desk HC 59 .W6; Older editions from 1978 in stacks.
Location: Ref. Desk HC 59 .W6; 1978 - in stacks.
http://0-www.insidetrade.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Online access to the publication Inside U.S. Trade from 1993 to the latest issue. Also provides daily news updates and a collection of over 55,000 trade-related policy papers, WTO decisions, draft and final regulations, court decisions, legislation and other documents.
