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Featured Reference Books:

Dictionary of Health Economics and Finance

An Encyclopedia of Macroeconomics, 2002

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History, 5 volumes, 2003

Biographical Dictionary of American Economists, 2 volumes, 2006

A Biographical Dictionary of Women Economists, 2000

Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Economics and Finance, 9th ed., 3 volumes, 2004

Dictionary of Health Economics and Finance, 2007

Financial Lexicon: A Compendium of Financial Definitions, Acronyms, and Colloquialisms, 2005

Economic Indicators Handbook, 6th ed., 2002

Guide to Economic Indicators, 4th ed., 2006

World Development Indicators, 2006

American Incomes: Demographics of Who Has Money, 5th ed., 2005

The Value of a Dollar: Colonial Era to the Civil War, 1600-1865, 2005

The Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States, 1860-1999, 1999

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Essential Resources:
Economics Dept at UW-L
Economics Periodicals
Citation Guides
Scholarly v. Popular Journals
Includes Full Text Economic Indicators (GPO Access): Federal Government Resource More information  Prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the Council of Economic Advisors and provides economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and Federal finance.  Coverage: 1998 to present.  Updated: monthly.
Economic Literature Index (FirstSearch): More information Citations and abstracts from journal articles, books, and working papers on economics. Coverage: 1969 to present. Updated monthly.
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Includes Full Text Economic Report of the President (GPO Access): Federal Government Resource More information  Annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices.  Coverage: 1995 to present.  Updated: yearly.
Additional Resources:
Trial access to this resource is available through June 8, 2008.

Value Line Research Center (Value Line): More information The Research Center includes on-line access to Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks including:

  • The Value Line Investment Survey (1,700 companies)
  • The Value Line Investment Survey - Small& Mid Cap Edition (1,800 companies)
  • The Value Line Database Companies (4,000 companies)
  • The Value Line Mutual Fund Survey
  • The Value Line Daily Options Survey
  • The Value Line Special Situations Service
  • The Value Line Convertibles Survey

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Includes full text Brought to you by: University of Wisconsin SystemABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest): More information Indexes and abstracts articles from more than 1600 scholarly and trade business periodicals with full-text from more than 700 journals. It is an excellent source of information on management techniques, corporate strategies, trends, and business conditions. Coverage: 1971 to present with small collection (25 titles) back to early 1900's. Updated: bi-monthly.
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Includes Full Text American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau): Federal Government Resource More information  This is the primary gateway to demographic and economic data from the U.S. Census Bureau.  Data is available from nearly 100 ongoing surveys including: Decennial Census (people and housing; 1990- ), American Community Survey (ongoing; 2000- ), Economic Census (every 5 years; 1997- ), Population Estimates/Projections, Annual Survey of Manufactures.
Business & Industry (FirstSearch): More information Business and industry facts, figures, and key events. Coverage: 1994 to present. Updated daily.
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Business & Management Practices (FirstSearch): More information Practical aspects and approaches to business management. Coverage: 1995 to present. Updated weekly. 
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Includes full text Brought to you by BadgerLinkBusiness Source Elite (EBSCOhost): More information Nearly 1,050 journals covering business, management, economics, banking, finance, accounting and much more. Coverage: 1984 to present. Updated: daily. 
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Includes full text CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online: More information Citations, abstracts, and selected full-text of journal articles, working papers, and conference papers in topics such as: international affairs, economics, environment, and politics. Also includes case studies, course packs, and a schedule of events with calls for papers. Coverage: 1991 to present. Updated: weekly.
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Includes full text GMID - Global Market Information Database (Euromonitor): More information Contains over 4 million statistics on industries, countries, and consumers as well as 15,000 industry, company, country, and consumer reports. This resource also includes 205 country reports and market and brand share rankings. Individual and cross-country comparisons of data types include demographic and economic statistics, lifestyle indicators including housing and household facilities, travel and tourism trends, GDP trends, and income and earnings potential. Coverage: 1977 to present. Forecast Data: Through 2015. Updated: weekly. Note: Data in this resource may be used for research and private study only.
Includes full text JSTOR Business Collection: More information 46 full text journals related to business. Most of these journals are full-text until late 1990's (1996-1998) with no current issues. Coverage: varies early 1900's to 2000. Updated: quarterly. 
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Full Text Profiles and Reports Included MarketLine Business Information Center (Datamonitor)  Information about this article database. MarketLine contains business information from primary and secondary sources. This database offers concise profiles of 10,000 companies, 2,000 industries, and 50 countries. It also offers 2,500 company SWOT analyses and is constantly updated with the latest business and industry news. Updated: Company and industry profiles - biannually; Country profiles - annually
Only Available in Murphy Library STAT-USA/Internet (U.S. Department of Commerce): Federal Government Resource More information  (1) State of the Nation--current and historical economic and financial releases and economic data; (2) GLOBUS & NTDB--current and historical trade-related releases, international market research (Country Commercial Guides (CCG)), trade opportunities, country analysis (Country Background Notes), and the National Trade Data Bank. Access on the Statistics/Geography and Business workstations in the reference area.
Only Available in Murphy Library World Development Indicators (World Bank): More information  2000 edition. International demographic data. Found on the Statistics/Geography workstation in the reference area. 
Multidisciplinary Library Databases:
 These full-text resources also include information related to this subject area:

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of scholarly and popular periodicals.

MasterFile Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of mostly popular periodicals, some scholarly, newspapers, and more.

LexisNexis Academic. Includes full text of popular, scholarly, trade, and professional periodicals, and much more.

CQ Researcher. For in-depth reports on current and past topics in all subject areas.

JSTOR. For reliable access to full text of articles from more than 490 periodicals more than 2-5 years old.

Public Websites:
The following web resources were selected by librarians:

Economics Web sites A directory listing of related sites.

E.H. Net Encyclopedia

E.H. How Much is That?
Information on comparative values of purchasing power, exchange rates, and other variables between the past and present.

The White House: Economic Statistics Briefing Room

FRASER (Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research)

International Economics Network

International Monetary Fund

Liber8 (Federal Reserve Bank of. St. Louis economic information portal)

National Bureau of Economic Research

U.S. Economy at a Glance

Wisconsin Economic Indicators


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