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Research Resources for Economics
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Journal Articles

EBSCO Academic Search Premier

A multidisciplinary database with full-text articles. You can find scholarly articles by checking the box to the left of the option, "Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Journals". Academic Search Premier contains many major peer-reviewed journals in Art, including: Art Bulletin, Art History, Art in America, Art Journal, Art Monthly, and many others.

Identifying Books in the library catalog
(after clicking on library catalog link, you will be directed to the CCA Library Online Catalog)  

To find items on a specific aspect of  topics, do a Word search for economics and keywords related to your topic. For example:

  • Economics and “supply side”

  • Economics and “laffer curve”

  • Economics and “employee stock ownership”

Reference Books

(Available online through the Gale Virtual Reference Library)

Kaliski, Burton S., Ed. Encyclopedia of Business and Finance. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. 928 pp. 2 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale.  

Web Sites

International Institute for Environment and Development

An international policy research institute and non governmental body working for more sustainable and equitable global development. Good starting point for research on international economics, microlending, world poverty reduction, and sustainable development. 

United States Economy at a Glance

Great starting point for research on the American domestic economy. Compiled by the US Department of Labor, contains information on unemployment, productivity, and inflation, as well as basic introductory information on these concepts. 

World Bank

One of the best starting points for research on international development, industry, and economics topics. It has a good comparative development calculator where you can compare 2 or 3 countries side by side in terms of development and economics statistics. 

Survey of Current Business

Monthly economic estimates and articles from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)