Business: Economics
This guide will assist you in doing research in the field of business.
Available in the Library
These books, plus many more, can all be found in the Reference section of our library. Search the Library Online Catalog to find additional resources.
Routledge Dictionary of Economics by Donald Rutherford
Call Number:
REF HB 61 .R92 2013
The Value of a Dollar : Prices and Incomes in the United States, 1860-2009 4th Edition by Scott Derks
Call Number:
REF HB 235.U6 D47 2009
Library Databases
These databases will be useful for you in your research:
Provides full-text access to over 3.2 million entries from over 400 reference titles.
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- EBSCOhost is the primary online journal and e-book platform at UVF. It contains multidisciplinary and subject-specific databases. Access over 50,000 full-text journal titles and over 130,000 full-text e-books on this platform.
- Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.
- Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. History. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily.
- This collection contains the complete archived holdings of over 1,100 scholarly, full-text journals. New titles and disciplines are added regularly. The capacity for searching across disciplines opens up vast possibilities for scholarship and research.
- Contains full-text documents from over 6,000 news, business, and legal publications.
Economics Websites
Here are some websites that will help as you research various aspects of economics.
Bank of International Settlements
The BIS’s predominant tasks are “to promote the cooperation of central banks and to provide additional facilities for international financial operations”. The annual report contains data on industrial and emerging markets.Demographic Yearbook (United Nations)
Standardized annual data relating to population and social concerns from nearly every nation in the world.- Powered by Moody’s Analytics, this is a subscription website, but they offer a free Daily Newsletter and a U.S. Economic Calendar.
- The economics neighborhood of the Social Science Research Network. A forum for scholarly communication about research and conferences. Platform for browsing and searching working papers and reports from universities, governments, public policy organizations and practitioners.
- Part of EconomyWatch.com. EconomyWatch.com is the largest online economics community in the world. Every month, close to half a million users read specific targeted content covering the economy, investment, personal and global finance, statistics databases and directory listings.
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
Created by St. Louis Federal Reserve District, FRED provides historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily U.S. interest rates, monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, balance of payments and regional economic data.Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online (United Nations)
Current economic statistics from most nations of the world.- Research Papers in Economics is a collaborative effort of hundreds of volunteers in 71 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in economics. The heart of the project is a decentralized database of working papers, journal articles and software components.
Resources for Economists on the Internet
This guide lists more than 900 resources on the Internet to those interested in economics. Published by the AEA. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED- Time series statistics on national accounts, international transactions, manufacturing, andmonetary indicators are provided for World Bank member countries.
Government Websites
- U.S. Department of Commerce office charged with promoting “a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing the most timely, relevant, and accurate economic accounts data in an objective and cost-effective manner. ” HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
The FOMC controls U.S. monetary policy through open market sale of Treasury securities, regulation of the interest rate charged on loans to commercial banks and other depository institutions, and regulation of amount of funds depository institutions must have on hand against depository liabilities. Policy decisions are made in response to economic dynamics.Library of Congress Business Reference Services
The Library of Congress Business Reference Services offers a subject guide to online Business reference sources.- 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. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- Includes monthly and quarterly cyclical indicator statistics. Tables of economic indicators cover such statistics as personal income, industrial productivity, business sales and inventories, commodity prices, producer prices, labor force, and earnings. Statistical series usually give monthly statistics for the last year and annual statistics for the previous two years. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
The Pennsylvania State Data Center
Access census data including manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade.- This report of federal fiscal operations includes details of federal debt, bonds, notes, market yield, and other federal financial obligations. Positions of major foreign currencies are included, along with a profile of the domestic economy including growth of GDP, federal deficit, and rate of personal savings.
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
“The principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Its mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision-making.”United States Census Bureau: Statistical Agencies
International Statistical agencies, alphabetically arranged by country.United States Department of Labor (DOL)
The Department of Labor (DOL) fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States.- USA.gov is the U.S. government’s official web portal. Use this to locate your state government’s website.
Professional Associations
Here are some economics associations and organizations that may be of interest to you:
- The purposes of the association are to encourage economic research, issue publications on economic subjects and encourage freedom of economic discussion
- The NEA is interested in producing and distributing knowledge of economic issues that are of exceptional interest to native and immigrant African Americans, Latinos, and other people of color
National Association for Business Economists
NABE is the premier professional association for business economists and those who use economics in the workplace
Specialized Business Search Engines
- Find trends, projections, percentages, etc. in business.
Economics Blogs
- “The top ten economics blogs you’re not visiting (but should be)”