Subject Resources -- Economics
The librarian for this subject is
Ms. Bennie P. Robinson.
Email: bpr@uakron.edu
See the Collection Development Policy for Economics.
Some of the databases listed on this page are for University of Akron students, faculty and staff only.
For detailed information on connecting from off-campus, see:
Connecting to Online Resources.
- Browse Economic Books by Library of Congress Call Numbers
- The H call numbers are on the 2nd Floor of Bierce Library
- Comparative economics HB75, HB90, HC59, HD82
- Economic development HD82-89
- Economic history HC1-710
- Economic policy HC, HD82-85,HF1401-2580
- Economics HB's
- Economics---Bibliography Z7161, Z7164
- Economics, Mathematical HB74
- Labor economics HD4901-4902
- Macroeconomics HB171-171.5
- Space in economics HB199, HD58, HD82, HT391
- Welfare economics HB99.3
- ebrary books
- This has full text business and economics sources. You need to download the ebrary reader to access the electronic text.
- Economics eBooks
- University of Pennsylvania's On-Line Books Page.
- OhioLINK
- UA Libraries Catalog
- WorldCAT
- A combined catalog of libraries from around the world. When you find an item you want, check to see if it is available in the UA Libraries Catalog or OhioLINK. If not, request the item with ILLiad.
Finding Theses, Dissertations, and Papers
Much research is never published in a journal or book. This research is often difficult to find using article databases and library catalogs. Use the following to find more research on your topic. When you find an item in any database you must check the UA Libraries Catalog for the title.
- Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses)
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Index to doctoral dissertations and master's theses from North America and Europe. Includes or has links to full text.
- NBER Working Papers
- These are full text papers that have not been reviewed but are intended to make preliminary NBER research available to other economists for discussion and suggestions before final publication.
- Papers First
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Index of papers presented at conferences.
There are no articles in The UA Libraries Catalog or OhioLINK. You must search the following databases to find articles on your topic. Use a 'keyword' search to locate a relevant article, then use the 'subject' field to locate similar items. When you find an article in any database you must check The UA Libraries Catalog for the journal title. If Akron does not have the article you need, you must request the article with ILLiad. I need more help finding articles.
Article Databases
- Academic Search Complete
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Academic Search Complete, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
- Business Source Complete
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This is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the ultimate collection of bibliographic and full-text content. Business Source Complete contains far more active, peer-reviewed, business related journals than any other database currently available. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals.
- Econlit
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EconLit, published by the American Economic Association, provides bibliographic coverage of a wide range of economics-related literature. An expanded version of the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) indexes of journals, books, and dissertations, EconLit covers both economic theory and application. Literature covered is of interest to researchers, academics, product managers, advertisers, product development specialists, and public policy professionals. EconLit includes information that is of prime relevance to many industries and research establishments world-wide. Over 80% of all current records include abstracts. Also included are fulltext of book reviews published in the Journal of Economic Literature since 1993.
- ICPSR
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ICPSR maintains and provides access to an archive of social science data in electronic format. Its holdings include data sets relevant to the study of political science, sociology, demography, history, economics, international relations, gerontology, public health, criminal justice, education and many other fields.
- Infotrac Full-Text Articles (1,000 Journals)
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Index to citations in 1,000 journals with full-text access to almost 900 journals. Covers many subject areas at the undergraduate level. Includes or has links to full text.
- LexisNexis Academic
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Full text news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. Includes or has links to full text.
- PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service
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Index and abstracts of articles, books, government documents, and other literature on public affairs. Includes or has links to full text.
- Social Sciences Citation Index (ISI Web of Science)
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Index, abstracts, and cited references for articles in the social sciences. Includes or has links to full text.
- Sociological Abstracts
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Index and abstracts to articles in sociology. Includes or has links to full text. Sociological Abstracts is no longer updated (1963-2005).
- STAT-USA
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Economic, business, and international trade information from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Includes or has links to full text.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts is no longer updated; the 1975-2006 material will remain in place indefinitely. You may wish to search: International Politcal Science Abstracts.
Print Indexes and Abstracts
Finding Full-Text Journals Online
Many scholarly journals are offered in full-text. Use the following to locate full-text journals.
Journals (Print & Electronic)
This is a selected list of journals in Economics to which the UA Libraries subscribes or provides online access.
Use web resource for research only as a last resort as it is often difficult to determine the authority and accuracy of the information. Please evaluate each website to make sure that it is authoritative.
General Economics
United States Economy
Comparative Economy/Global Economy
- African Development Bank Group
- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
- Asian Development Bank
- CIA World Factbook
- Country Briefings
- from The Economist
- Country Commercial Guides
- U.S. State Department and U.S. Commercial Service
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
- includes press releases, speeches, interview, research and analysis, and statistical information for Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Economist.com:Country Briefings
- presents country information including economic and political outlook, economic data, public debt, labour costs per hour, and unemployment.
- Index of Economic Freedom
- The aim of this source is to provide a tool for policymakers and investors by developing an empirical measure of economic freedom for countries. The 50 variables include: trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign investment, etc.
- Inter-American Development Bank
- International Labour Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- Nouriel Roubini's Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site (New York Universtiy)
- covers U.S. economy, emerging market issues, geo-strategic issues, and macro resources.
- Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
- Penn World Table
- World Bank
- World Bank. World Development Indicators
- Bierce Reference HC 59.15 .W656 - This source includes information on poverty rates, environment, economic growth by regions and investment climate.
- World Trade Organization
Economic news
- Econbrowser
- This blog covers contemporary economic issues such as energy, economic indicators, health care, and financial markets. It is run by Professor James Hamilton of the University of California, San Diego.
- Marketplace
- Nightly Business Report
- Carson, Thomas, ed. Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History. 2 vols. Detroit, Mich.: Gale, 1999.
- Reference HC102.G35
- Darnay, Arsen J., ed. Economic Indicators Handbook: Time Series, Conversions, Documentation. Detroit, Mich.: Gale, 2000.
- Reference HC103.E26
- Eatwell, John, Murray Milgate, and Peter Newman, eds. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. 3 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1987.
- Reference HB61.N49
- Hodgson, Geoffrey M., Warren J. Samuels, and Marc R. Tool, eds. The Elgar Companion to Institutional and Evolutionary Economics. 2 vols. Aldershot, Eng.: Edward Elgar, 1994.
- Reference HB99.5.E45
- Index of Economic Freedom
- The aim of this source is to provide a tool for policymakers and investors by developing an empirical measure of economic freedom for countries. The 50 variables include: trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign investment, etc.
- Magill, Frank N., ed. Survey of Social Science: Economics Series. 5 vols. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem, 1991.
- Reference HB61.S94
- Markandya, Anil, et al. Dictionary of Environmental Economics. Sterling, VA: Earthscan, 2001.
- Reference HC79.E5 D53
- Mokyr,Joel , ed. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History 5 vols. NY: Oxford, 2003
- Bierce Reference HC15 .O94 2003- Mokyn writes that economic history "covers nothing less than the entire material existence of the human past."
- Northrup, Cynthia Clark. American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia
- This electronic encyclopedia deals with the role of economic policy in American history as all social, cultural and political policicies must be funded.
- Taylor, John B., and Michael Woodford, eds. Handbook of Macroeconomics. 3 vols. New York: Elsevier, 1999.
- Reference HB172.5.H36
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