ECONOMICS GUIDE
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Books

Our online catalog is a great place to start. You may also find books in the following call number ranges. Books which begin with these call numbers can be found on the second floor. The following is a list of related call numbers and their subjects:

HB 1-3840 Economic Theory
HB 75-130 History of Economics
HB 131-145 Methodology
HB 201-251 Value. Price. Competition.
HB 501 Capitalism
HB 522-715 Income. Interest. Profit.
HB 615-715 Entrepreneurship
HB 801-843 Consumption. Demand.
HB 3711-3840 Business Cycles
HG 1-178 General Finance
HG 179 Personal Finance
HG 201-1496 Money
HG 1501-3550 Banking
HG 4001-4280 Corporate Finance
HG 4501-6051 Investment

Reference Books
Another great resource is reference books; i.e. books that cannot be checked out, but can be used in the library. The following is a list of books that can be found on the first floor in the reference section:

Encyclopedia of Economics REF HB 61 .E52 1982
Encyclopedia of American Economic History REF HC 103 .E52

Articles

Our periodical collection (journals & magazines) is located on the first floor. You may find the journal title search on the articles page helpful as well. The list below includes some of our related periodicals:

Business Economics Online
Entrepreneur 1996-Current
Fortune 1995-Current
International Research Journal of Finance and Economics Online
Kiplinger's Personal Finance 1997-Current
Personal Finance 1995-Current
Theoretical Economics Online
» Complete Title List

Databases
Databases are an effective way of researching articles. Databases allow thousands of journals to be researched within a single search. The following should get you started:

» EconLit
» General Databases
» Reference Databases
» All Databases

Internet Sites

The following internet sites have been reviewed by our staff or suggested by professors in the relating field:

» Resources for Economists - This guide is sponsored by the American Economic Association. It lists 1,320 resources in 97 sections and sub-sections available on the Internet of interest to academic and practicing economists, and those interested in economics. Almost all resources are also described.
» FRED II - a database of over 1000 U.S. economic time series.
» Dept. of Commerce
» Bureau of Labor Statistics
» Congressional Budget Office
» Federal Reserve Board
» US Census - Includes U.S. economic data
» World Bank - National and international statistics, reports, and working papers
» USITC Interactive Tariff & Trade Data Web - International trade statistics and U.S. Tariff data
» International Labor Organization - Includes statistics and databases related to labor issues