Download Economics: A Research Guide

Economics: A Research Guide
Economics is the study of how human beings allocate resources to produce various commodities
and how those commodities are distributed for consumption among people in society.
Researchers will find a variety of resources at their fingertips and through text, data sets, charts,
and graphs will explain and illustrate the theories that lay the foundation for the study of
economics. This guide introduces the researcher to some of the basic informational sources on
the topic. The terms and phrases listed in the subject headings below can be used to search for
more materials in the library’s catalog and research databases. If you need further assistance,
please ask a librarian.
General Reference Resources
Encyclopedia of American Economic History: Studies of the Principal Movements and Ideas by
Glenn Porter. 3 vols. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1980. ISBN: 0684162717.
Lists comprehensive articles by the scholars in the field of economics.
Encyclopedia of the New Economy
http://hotwired.wired.com/special/ene/
Defines terms related to the new economy in which information technology plays a significant role
and enables producers of both the tangible and intangible to compete efficiently in global
markets.
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History edited by Thomas Carson and Mary Bonk. 2 vols.
Detroit: Gale Group, 1999. ISBN: 0787638889.
Includes 1,000 entries that range from one paragraph to several pages in length covering era
overviews, event/movement profiles, biographies, business/industry profiles, geographic profiles,
and more.
The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics by John Eatwell, Murray Milgate, Peter K.
Newman, et al. 4 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1987. ISBN: 0333372352.
Four volumes in length, its entries range from a page or so up to ten pages. Bibliographies are
included.
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law by Peter K. Newman. 3 vols. New York:
Macmillan Reference, 1998. ISBN: 1561592153.
Includes 399 signed articles written by American or British academics from major institutions.
Entries are interdisciplinary and encyclopedic in range and depth. Covers topics like the
functioning of markets, property rights and their enforcement, and financial obligations.
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance by Peter K. Newman, Murray Milgate, and
John Eatwell. 3 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1992. ISBN: 156159041X.
Contains over 1,000 essays by leading professionals covering finances, and economics. Includes
over 200 tables and diagrams and bibliographies for all entries.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History edited by Joel Mokyr. 5 vols. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2003. ISBN: 0195105079.
Includes more than 875 articles written and signed by international contributors. Organized by
chronological and geographic boundaries and related subfields such as agricultural history,
demographic history, business history, and the histories of technology, migration, and
transportation. Volume topic includes: vol. 1: accounting and bookkeeping; contract labor and the
indenture system; vol. 2: cooperative agriculture and farmer cooperatives; Jonathan Hughes; vol.
3: human capital; Mongolia; vol. 4: Monte di Piet; Spain; vol. 5: spices and spice trade; zoos and
other animal parks.
Survey of Social Science. Economics Series edited by Frank Northen Magill and Demos
Vardiabasis. 5 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1991. ISBN: 0893567256.
393 articles focusing on 12 key areas of economics. Includes topics such as monetary theory,
micro- and macroeconomics, banking and fiscal policy, as well as health care, housing, poverty,
and social security issues.
Journals
American Economic Review
Contemporary Economic Policy
Economic Journal
Economist
Journal of Economic History
Journal of International Economics
OECD Observer
Quarterly Journal of Economics
Statistics
Bureau of Economic Analysis
www.bea.doc.gov
Provides timely, relevant, and official economic indicators including industry data such as gross
domestic product, international trade and investment data regional estimates including state
personal income, gross state product, and regional multipliers.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.bls.gov
Provides data on wages, unemployment, occupation, and prices data.
Economagic.com
www.economagic.com
Economagic.com gives you easy access to more than 100,000 data series including state, metro
and county employment data compiled by federal statistical agencies. The site will create
spreadsheet files of data online, as well as graphing data in your Internet browser. Registered
users can generate forecasts from historical data.
Economic Census Reports, Bureau of the Census
www.census.gov
Provides a detailed portrait of the Nation’s economy once every 5 years, from the national to the
local level.
FedStats, Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
www.fedstats.gov
Provides state and local data profiles drawn from multiple federal statistical agencies.
Regional Economic Conditions, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
www2.fdic.gov/recon/
Provides access to state, MSA, or county data. View standard graphs, tables, and maps depicting
economic conditions, and how they have changed over time.
Subject Headings
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economic history—encyclopedias
economics—dictionaries
law—economic aspects—dictionaries
law and economics—dictionaries
• law and economics—encyclopedias
• United States—economic conditions