Economics
From Subject Guides
Selected Resources for: Economics June 2009, ws/dl
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Abstracts and Indexes
Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes
- This database includes a wide variety of business journals that cover "business conditions, trends, corporate strategies and tactics, management techniques, competitive and product information" and many other topics. You can search some 1,300 journals for citations and abstracts. Full text is available online for approximately half of those journals. This index works best using controlled vocabularies.
- ABI/INFORM Dateline Business, Economics: local and regional business publications Search a unique resource focusing on hard-to-find local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Provides access to business information not typically found in national news sources. Contains news and analysis, information on local markets, and more gathered from major business tabloids, magazines, daily newspapers, wire services, and city, state, and regional business publications. This index works best using controlled vocabularies.
- ABI/INFORM Global: "Most scholarly and comprehensive way to explore and understand business research topics. Search nearly 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Expanded international coverage. Fast access to information on 60,000 + companies with business and executive profiles. Now includes The Wall Street Journal." A list of the subjects used in the database is available at the reference desk in Moore Library.
- Coverage: 1971 - current
- ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry Business, Economics: trade and industry periodicals and newsletters Search more than 750 business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus. Provides users with the latest industry news, product and competitive information, marketing trends, and a wide variety of other topics. Contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more.
- Coverage: 1971- current
- "Search essential banking industry publications providing information about the financial services industry, banking, and industry trends."
- An indexing and full-text database with scholarly and trade publications. Searchable by keyword, company name and NAICS codes among other options. Results are divided into categories, some of which are industry profiles, SWOT analyses and country reports. Company and industry profiles are provided by Datamonitor and country reports are provided by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The "Books/Monographs" category leads to entries from the Almanac of American Employers.
- Coverage: 1969 to date
- "Journals, books, and working papers on economics." This database "provides citations for dissertations and articles in more than 620 collective volumes per year.
- The Emerald Library contains full text of 130 journals from the fields of management, human resources, marketing, and similar disciplines.
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive Available in Full Text Authentication Required
- JSTOR is a collection of journals from the the fields of arts, sciences, business, education, and social sciences. The archive begins with the first issue of most of these journals and continues to within the past three to five years.
- "OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide."
- "An OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings."
- "Social Sciences Full Text is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles of at least one column in length from English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere plus the full text of selected periodicals. Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of social sciences journals. Abstracting coverage begins with periodicals published in January 1994. Abstracts range from 50 to 300 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles. Full text coverage begins in January 1995."
- Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition provides indexes, abstracts, and full text from six of Wilson's full-text databases: Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business FullText. Other full-text articles from additional periodical databases are also included when available: Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Art Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index to Legal Periodicals & Books, and Library Literataure & Information Science Full Text.
General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
Business Periodicals Index (1958 - 2005)
- Print index of business periodicals from 1958 to 2005. Recent copies can be found on Wilson Business Full Text.
- Call Number: Z7164.C81 B983
- Factiva contains the full text of all Dow Jones publications and 8,000 other publications, 20,000 company reports, and selected business web sites. In addition it contains the full text of Reuters Business Briefings which include global business news as well as foreign language publications.
Journal of Economic Literature
- Call Number: Extension HB1 .J6
Predicasts F & S Index
- Index of news and reports on industries, companies, and products including acquisitions, expansion plans, :innovations, etc. Information can be found by company name or by SIC codes.
- Call Number: Z 7165 .U5 F23
Catalogs and Bibliographies
Catalogs
- Find any or all journals available to the Rider Community.
MATILDA, the Rider University ONLINE CATALOG
- Search MATILDA for books, journals, government documents, videos, selected internet resources available to Rider University students at Moore Library on the Lawrenceville Campus and at Talbott Library on the Princeton campus.
General Reference Sources
Encyclopedias
International Encyclopedia of Technical Analysis
- Call Number: Ref. HG4529 .I584
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
- Call Number: Ref. HC15 .O94 2003
General Reference Works
Budget of the United States Government
- Latest year in reference, CD-ROM available at the Circulation Desk.
- Call Number: Ref. HJ2051 .A59
Economic Report of the President
- Call Number: Ref. HC106.5 .A272
- "The world's largest collection of on-line Economics working papers, journals articles and software."
Europa World Year Book
- Call Number: Ref. JN1 .E85
- Surveys available for OECD member countries and some geographic regions. Search the catalog for each country needed. Macroeconomic statistics, reports and forecasts. Published regularly. Moore Library, various call numbers.
- Full-text of current working papers on economics, statistics, migration, and more.
Statesman's Yearbook
- Call Number: Ref. JA51 .S7
United Nations Economic Surveys
- Various call numbers. Good source of informational overviews and statistics, search the Moore Library catalog using the phrase "economic survey" and the area you need such as Latin America or Europe.
Value of a Dollar
- Call Number: Ref. HB235 .U6 V35
Handbooks and Manuals
Economic Indicators Handbook: Time Series, Conversions, Documentation
- Call Number: Ref. HC103 .E26 2002
Economist's Handbook
- Call Number: Ref. HB74.5 .W97
Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics
- Call Number: Ref. HD8051 .A63
Internet Resources
Databases
IMF World Economic Outlook Database
- Database for macro-economic statistics and trade data. Most of the trade data is under "WEO aggregates" which is the IMF's term for regional groupings. Select "All Countries" to find the list for individual counties. Includes projections into 2006 and data is available for download as.csv files. Some figures back to 1980.
- Source of New Jersey statistics including demographic, economic, labor, etc. Includes some projections.
- Contains current and historical economic and financial releases and economic data. Information on retail sales, manufacturing, trade, inventories, industrial production and current industry reports, all for the US. This database is available from a CD-LAN workstation in the Moore Library Reference Room. For bibliographic information : Click Here
- Contains current and historical trade-related releases, international market research, trade opportunities, country analysis, and our trade library...the Natiional Trade Data Bank (NTAB) with reports such as Market and Country Research, Best Market Reports, Country Background Notes, Country Commercial Guides, Industry Sector Analysis Reports, and more.
- Specific U.S. export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities world wide. Accessible foreign market intelligence on commodities. Available in the Moore Library Reference Room.
Gateways & Megasites
- Includes links to societies and associations, centers and institutes, international organizations and jobs for economists.
- "Created by the Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan State University (MSU-CIBER), globalEDGE™ is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities. globalEDGE™ is your source for global business knowledge."
- Search by topics and scroll down to Money and Taxes to link for interface to DFTC, SEC and Treasury regulations.
Resources for Economists on the Internet
- An extensive list of World Wide Web resources in economics. It is arranged by topic such as macroeconomics, microeconomics, and international economics.
- One of the most powerful resources on the Internet. Reports on corporations, industries and countries. Use the site guide on the left hand side to find categories. Also, get quotes, news, and links to many other financial sites.
Rider University
Career Information
What Can I Do With This Major?
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Societies, Agencies, and Organizations
Trade & Professional Associations
National Association for Business Economics
Official Agency and Organization Web Sites
- Rates, payback dates, etc. on U.S. Savings Bonds, T-Bills and Treasury notes.
Federal Reserve Bank Statistics: Releases and Historical Data
Federal Reserve Bank Working Papers
Securities and Exchange Commission
- Investor information, regulatory actions, litigation, etc.
- Prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Monthly. One of the most important sources for current U.S. business statistics. Covers general business indicators, prices, domestic and foreign trade, labor force, employment and earnings, finance and the major industries. Special reports appear at intervals on national income and product accounts, international transactions, personal income and international investment both here and abroad.
Statistics and Data
Data Resources
- Gateway to the Decennial Census, the American Community Survey, Annual Population Estimates and Annual Economic Survey. U.S. Census summary data is available in print, Ref. HA201.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Information on consumers, industries, business costs, CPI, PPI, etc. At a Glance tables as well as in depth information.
Census Bureau Economic Programs
- Link to the Economic Census with information on many industry segments and geographical areas. The Economic Census profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level. Last Economic Census was 2002, but not all tables are out yet. Statistics from the 1997 Census are available down to the Zip Code level. Print summaries from 1997 are also available.
- Call Number: HD2785 .E26
- Call number:HD 6983 .B87 2000-2001
- Foreign exchange rates for 164 currencies, includes gold and silver pricing. Historical daily rates back for a maximum of 2000 days.
Federal Reserve Bank Statistics: Releases and Historical Data
FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
- "A database of over 3000 U.S. economic time series. With FRED you can download data in Microsoft Excel and text formats and view charts of data series. Also includes a link to ALFRED: Archival Federal Reserve Economic Data. Using ALFRED you can retrieve vintage versions of data that were available on specific dates in history. Currently, vintage data are available for 60 series in the FRED categories: CPI, PPI, and Employment. The earliest vintage available is December 6, 1996."
IMF World Economic Outlook Database
- Database for macro-economic statistics and trade data. Most of the trade data is under "WEO aggregates" which is the IMF's term for regional groupings. Select "All Countries" to find the list for individual counties. Includes projections into 2006 and data is available for download as.csv files. Some figures back to 1980.
- A database of demographic and socioeconomic statistics for 227 countries and areas of the world.
International Financial Statistics
- International Monetary Fund's compendium of world economic statistics. Current months in paper, bakc to 1966 in microfilm.
- Location: Moore Library Periodical Room
International Financial Statistics Yearbook
- Current edition of yearbook in Ready Reference, older editions in Reference Extension.
- Call Number: HG61 .I57
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-1993
- Excellent source of demographic and economic statistics including GDP in current and constant currencies, national accounts, finance and prices.
- Call Number: HA175 .M55
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000 Excellent source of demographic and economic statistics including GDP in current and constant currencies, national accounts, finance and prices.
- Call Number: HA4675 .M552
International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-1993
- Excellent source of demographic and economic statistics including GDP in current and constant currencies, national accounts, finance and prices.
- Call Number: HA1107 .M5
International Trade Statistics
- Call Number: Ref. JX1997 .A356
Main Economic Indicators, Historical Statistics; 1964-1983
- Data available for OECD countries(Europe, Japan,Korea,Australia,U.S). Quaterly figures included for some data. Easy to use tables.
- Call Number: HC59 .M34
OECD National Accounts
- Call Number: HC79 .I5 O7a
- "More than 100 indicators cover a wide range of areas: economy, agriculture, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health and quality of life, industry, information and communications, population/labour force, trade and investment, taxation, public expenditure and R&D. Data are provided for all OECD member countries, and in some cases, for selected non-member economies and area totals. The statistical tables and graphics are shown in ExcelTM. The user can easily navigate between the tables, graphics, and texual information, and can easily download the Excel data."
- The Penn World Table provides purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 179 countries for some or all of the years 1950-2000.
State Trends
- Call Number: HA203 .S735
Statistical Abstract of the United States (online version)
- 1995-present U.S. Bureau of the Census. U.S. Government Printing Office. As the National Data Book it contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included. The Abstract is also a guide to sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations. The online version has full text of the latest editions.
Location: Print version, Moore Library-Reference Room.
- Call Number: Ref. HA202 .S72
- Prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Monthly. One of the most important sources for current U.S. business statistics. Covers general business indicators, prices, domestic and foreign trade, labor force, employment and earnings, finance and the major industries. Special reports appear at intervals on national income and product accounts, international transactions, personal income and international investment both here and abroad.
- Good source of demographic data, including education, health and poverty statistics. "Millennium Indicators" include some trade and market information.
Urban Institute's Collection of Data
- Data from the National Survey of America's Families Public Use Files, the State Database, the Welfare Rules Database, and the State TANF Income Calculator. Although there is no charge to use the data, users must register first.
- Specific U.S. export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities world wide. Accessible foreign market intelligence on commodities. Available in the Moore Library Reference Room.
World Trade Organization International Trade Statistics
- Includes information and forecasts by trade sector. Includes links to World Trade Report and the WTO Annual Reports.
Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Bibliography Software
- NoodleBib 6 Generate, edit, and publish an MLA Works Cited list or APA References list that complies with the rules of the current MLA Handbook and APA Publication Manual. Starter and Advanced versions.The user's guide is also available for download. © Copyright 1999-2006 NoodleTools, Inc.
Writing Guides
Rider University Libraries: Avoiding Plagiarism
Library Information
Moore Library
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Address: 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
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Campus: Westminster Choir College
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Reference URL: http://library.rider.edu/talbott/tl_ref_services.html
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