Hillary Campbell & Ellen Safley September 4, 2003 ECO 2301 – Macroeconomics

Session Goals Library Services Basic Economics Resources Finding Periodical Articles in Economics Finding Useful Statistics

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RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet An online guide sponsored by the American Economics Association Provides links to dictionaries, biographical information on economists, data, teaching resources, jobs, economic forecasts and more

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Print Resources – General MIT Dictionary of Modern Economics – Ref HB61.M Dictionary of Economics – Ref HB61.S Dictionary of Economics – Ref HB61.B Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Managerial Economics - NetLibrary

Print Resources - Specific Encyclopedia of Macroeconomics – Ref HB172.5.E New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law – Ref K487.E3 N Survey of Social Science: Economics – Ref HB61.S

Periodical Articles in Economics / Finance Print Titles – Listed in Catalog, Located on 2 nd floor Microfilm / Microfiche – Located on 2 nd floor, Most listed in Catalog Electronic – Available in Electronic Databases, accessible from library or home

Database #1 -EconLit THE MAJOR INDEX COVERING ECONOMICS LITERATURE Produced by the American Economic Association Indexes and provides Citations for over 600 journals, books, working papers in the area of economics and finance

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Database # 3 – Social Sciences Citation Index THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE INDEX IN SOCIAL SCIENCE Indexes major journals in economics and the other social sciences Search by topic, author, journal or cited author Cited author search allows you to find other works that reference a specific author or work

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Finding Economics Working Papers EconLit Social Science Research Network – links to working papers are free arch.cfm

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Statistical Sources Statistical Universe – library database Bureau of Labor Statistics – FedStats- Stat-USA – World Bank Data and Statistics –

Statistical Universe Contains charts and tables derived from federal and state government agencies, international bodies and private organizations Keyword Searching Paper copies of indexes from 1974 – 2000 located in Microform Index Area Full – text not found in database is available in microfiche at the library

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Bureau of Labor Statistics Maintained by the United States Department of Labor Provides statistical information in the field of labor economics Inflation, consumer spending, wages, benefits, productivity, demographics, employment, and more…

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Bureau of Economic Analysis Maintained by the United States Department of Commerce Produces economics accounts statistics and provides a snapshot of the current U.S. economy

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FedStats Official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government Information maintained and updated by Federal agencies Economic and population trends, foreign trade, and more…

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Stat-USA STAT-USA is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce Economic, business and trade information Domestic and International economic information

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World Bank Data & Statistics World Development Report – Reference HC59.7.W ( World Development Indicators – Reference HC59.7.W (

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