Materials related to economics can be found in the HC section of the collection. Below are links to some relevant materials in the Lakeland Library.
American Economic History
The American Economy : a Historical Encyclopedia
The American Marketplace : Demographics and Spending Patterns
Consumer Culture : a Reference Handbook
The Economist Guide to Economic Indicators : Making Sense of Economics
Encyclopedia of the Global Economy : a Guide for Students and Researchers
Global Financial Markets Revolution : the Future of Exchanges and Global Capital Markets
Guide to Economic Indicators
International Encyclopedia of the Stock Market
United States Foreign Trade Highlights : Trends in the Global Market
World Development Indicators
World Economic and Social Survey
World Economic Situation and Prospects
Business Source Complete
Provides full text scholarly articles as well as bibliographic information on all business disciplines including economics and finance.
Directory of Open Access Journals - Economics
International collection of full text open access academic journals on economics.
Electronic Journal Center - Economic Theory
Full text academic journals covering various aspects of economic theory.
International Political Science Abstracts
Indexing and abstracts of journals covering international politics.
Lexis Nexis Academic
Offers full text articles on business from both national and international sources that update daily.
Digital Resource Commons - Economics
Educational videos from Ohio universities on economics.
Economics Film Collection
Films on Demand collection of educational videos on topics concerning economics.
Finance and Capital Markets
Khan Academy's educational videos on finance and capital markets.
Macroeconomics
Khan Academy's educational videos on macroeconomics.
Microeconomics
Khan Academy's educational videos on microeconomics.
Below are a few recommended websites. Remember that information you find on the web needs to be evaluated carefully. For more information on evaluating websites, check out the Evaluating Sources Research Guide.
Asian Development Bank
http://www.adb.org/
The ADB monitors economic indicators throughout the region and provides research as well as data on the overall economic climate.
The Bank of China
http://eh.net/encyclopedia/
The BOC website which provides an overview of the bank and current information on its state of affairs.
The EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History
http://eh.net/encyclopedia/
Designed to provide quality reference articles relating to business and economic history for both laymen and academics.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
http://www.fdic.gov/
FDIC offers up to date information on banks as well as responses and programs that address the current economic crisis.
FRASER
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
The Fedral Reserve Archival System for Economic Research whose mission it is to provide economic information and data for research on the American economy.
International Trade Centre
http://www.intracen.org/
A policy and research center for the development of international trade that also provides tools for market analysis.
Liber8 - an Economic Information Portal
http://research.stlouisfed.org/pageone-economics/
The Federal Reserve includes current economic indicators, recent research and links to other economic resources.
The Library of Economics and Liberty
http://www.econlib.org/
"Dedicated to advancing the study of economics, markets, and liberty" as well promoting economic research.
Major Schools of Economic Theory
http://www.frbsf.org/education/teacher-resources#A6
Created by the Federal Reserve provides brief synopses of the various schools of economic theory.
NBER National Bureau of Economic Reseaarch
http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/
A macrohistory database that provides information on economic indicators from pre-WW1 to the present day. Although the US economy constitutes a large part of the focus, historic economic information is available on the UK, France and Germany as well.
Political Economy
http://www.marxists.org/archive/index.htm#political-economy
Digitized full text of classics of political economics from 1673 to 1936 compiled by the Marxist Internet Archive.
Virtual Economy
http://www.bized.co.uk/virtual/economy/index.htm
An educational site out of the UK that uses economic theory, case studies and computer models to facilitate comprehending economic policy and the impact it has on various sectors of society.
World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/
Webite for the World Bank that provides news, in depth analysis of current global economic crises and situations as well information on developmental projects in emerging countries.
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