BOOKS AND ARTICLES 
ECONLIT
(1969- ). 
The standard index to economic literature, from the American Economic Association. Books, articles, working papers...
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Business Source Complete
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Index and full-text of thousands of trade and scholarly publications in business, economics, and related fields. Also includes various market research reports, company research reports, and country research reports. Many major journals have .pdf archives back to first issue published.
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Regional Business News .
Complimentary to Business Source Complete (above). Index and full-text of regional business magazines and newspapers.
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Web of Science (Social Science
Citation Index).
Key feature is citation index, which finds items which cite other items. You may create a 'web' of research on a topic, find out who and how many are citing you, etc. ;
It may also be used to identify works by author, topic. etc.
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LexisNexis Academic.
The Business section contains business articles and data from many
sources, both popular and academic. See also the News section, with US regional and international newspapers.
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SourceOECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development .
Online Library of Statistical Databases, Books and Periodicals.
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PAIS International.
(1972- )
International coverage of policy/economic issues. Also in print (1914-1993).
[Main Ref Index Z7163 .P92].
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts.
Index to materials in political science, public policy, and related fields.
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ECONOMICSnetBASE
Taylor and Francis/Routledge is one of the world's leading publishers of economics handbooks, now online in ECONOMICSnetBASE. Currently, over 630 books from a wide range of areas including business management and public administration, with more being added regularly. The books are browsable by table of contents, or keyword searchable, either individually or combined.
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BUSINESSnetBASE
Taylor and Francis/Routledge is one of the world's leading publishers of business handbooks, now available online in BUSINESSnetBASE. Currently, over 270 handbooks from a wide range of areas including business information systems, business management, customer relationship management, finance and investing, human resources and training, etc. with more being added regularly. The handbooks are browsable by table of contents, or keyword searchable, either individually or combined.
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For additional print resources search the UCSB Library Catalog
and MELVYL (UC-wide).
ECONOMICS ENCYCLOPEDIAS and DICTIONARIES -
Handbooks in Economics Series
Series of some 20 titles surveying research in economics.
- International Encyclopedia of Economics [Ref HB61 I64 1977]
Two volumes. For each economic concept, definitions of terms, overview, context, applications, and a bibliography.
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Essential
Principles of Economics: A Hypermedia Text
An online economics encyclopedia/text from Drexel.
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An eponymous dictionary of economics : a guide to laws and theorems named after economists
[Ref HB 61 .E66 2004]
- Oxford Reference Online: Economics and Business
Online access to Oxford's dictionaries of Accounting, Business, Economics, and Finance and Banking.
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Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance [Ref HG 151 E63]
4200 banking and finance terms, with bibliographies.
ECONOMISTS' ORGANIZATIONS - American Economic Association
Largest US economics association, 22,000 members. Searchable Directory online.
- Resources for Economists on the Internet (RFE)
Sponsored by the American Economic Association
- International Economic Association
Worldwide group of economics associations. Links to national economics associations.
- National Association for Business Economics.
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WORKING PAPERS -
Research Papers in Economics
Washington University (St. Louis) hosts these archives of working papers
in economics. Some include free downloads, and some are available via a
researcher's homepage.
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UCSB Economics Department Working Papers
Working papers from UCSB faculty.
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NBER Working Papers
From the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Federal Reserve Working Papers
Compiled from the 12 Federal Reserve Banks.
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ECONOMIC STATISTICS -
Bureau of the Census Economic indicators
Census produces many economic releases that are closely followed, including data of trade, manufacturing, construction, wholesale trade, construction, and housing.
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Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
BEA produces economic accounts statistics that enable government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the Nation's economy. To do this, BEA collects source data, conducts research and analysis, develops and implements estimation methodologies, and disseminates statistics to the public.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS produces the latest releases on prices/inflation, labor/employment, earnings, productivity, etc.
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Conference Board Economic Indicators
The Conference Board publishes leading, coincident, and lagging indexes designed to signal peaks and troughs in the business cycle for nine countries around the world.
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Economic Indicators.
Available from April 1995 forward, this monthly compilation is 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.
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Economic Report of the President (with Budget).
Annual report from the Council of Economic Advisors highlights current
economic trends and policy. Each year's issue contains a large statistical
appendix, with time-series data for most popular economic statistics.
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FEDSTATS
FedStats provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic. With convenient searching and linking capablilties to more than 100 agencies that provide data and trend information on such topics as economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more.
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Liber8 Economic information portal for librarians and students.
Economic inofrmation from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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STAT-USA
STAT-USA has two parts:
State of the Nation - Over 50,000 current and historical U.S. statistical releases, state and regional analysis reports, forecasts, and financial data.
GLOBUS & NTDB - Over 200,000 current and historical trade-related releases, international market research, country analysis, and trade and procurement leads.
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Survey of Current Business. [Ref H 1 S8]
Monthly report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis complies many popular economic and business statistics, including much of the data in Economic
Indicators (above) in more detail, and some data for regions and states.
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Historical Statistics of the United States from Colonial Times to 1970.
Compiles data on various topics- much of it economic- from the earliest
dates such data was available. Includes source notes for further investigation. Also in print: [Ref Desk HA 202 B87 1987]
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Statistical Abstract of the United States.
Popular annual statistical volume on all topics includes all major economic
statistics. Use older volumes to get older statistics. Also in print: [HA 202 U6 (current at Ref Desk, older
in main stacks)]
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ACCRA Cost of Living Index [includes average prices]. [Ref HD 6983 I57]
Quarterly publication tracks the cost of living for places around the country
for several sectors, such as housing, health care, etc.
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Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics. [Ref HD 8051 .H36]
Data on employment, productivity, and earnings, much of it for the last 50 years.
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Business Statistics. [Ref HF 3002 U5]
Compiles statistics on production and output, income and poverty, spending,
prices, employment, monetary and fiscal policy, and trade, most of it for
at least the last 30 years.
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LexisNexis Statistical
LexisNexis Statistical is an index to published statistical tables.
Some entries also include the tables themselves. It indexes
statistics appearing in sources from the U.S. federal government,
international governmental organizations, associations, business organizations,
commercial publishers, independent researchers, state governments, and
university research centers.
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Tradestats Express.
Comprehensive US trade data.
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Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb.
Trade statistics and tariff details.
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STAT-USA.
GLOBUS & NTDB portion of STAT-USA contains U.S. import and export data.
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Census Foreign Trade Statistics.
Statistics from the Census Bureau's foreign trade activities.
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Bureau of Economic Analysis International Accounts
Compiles balance of trade and balance of payments data, U.S. investment
abroad, and foreign investment in the U.S.
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- See also the pages for California
Government, U.S.
State Government, and Local
Government (Santa Barbara area).
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California
Financial and Economic Data
Main site for online California economic statistics. Includes California
Economic Indicators (see below), state fiscal data, demographic data,
and
Latest
California Economic Data.
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California
Economic Indicators [Govt Pub Calif F275 E2]
Monthly includes latest data on employment (by sector), prices, hours and
earnings, and more.
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California Economic Growth. [Ref HC 107 C23 I523]
Analysis of current economy with variety of data.
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California
Statistical Abstract. [Ref Desk HA 261 C3]
Compilation of state level data on all topics, including lots of economic data.
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Economic
Report of the Governor. [Calif Ref Govt Pub Calif G275 .E2]
Annual publication contains overview of the state economy plus statistics
on employment, income and prices, government expenditures/fiscal policy,
and data on specific industries.
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Governor's
Budget. [Ref Govt Pub Calif G275 .B8]
Annual volume includes state budget for next fiscal year plus two previous
fiscal years.
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California Labor Market Information
Statistics and projections on state employment and earnings, much of it
by county or metro area or by industry. Many data tables go back to 1983.
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California
County Profiles.
Downloadable files include employment, number and types of businesses,
income and sales, exports, and other economic data.
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2002 Economic Census [Call number for print version varies; see Government
Information Center].
Taken every five years, detailed data by U.S., state, counties, and metropolitan
areas, of characteristics (including number, size, payroll, and revenue)
of businesses by type of business.
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State
and County Quickfacts.
Compiles data on all topics, including economic and business activity,
for states and counties nationwide.
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County Business Patterns.
Data on types and sizes of business in each county nationwide.
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- See also:
- the guide to World
Development, which lists more sources of foreign economic statistics.
- the HA section of the Reference collection, which includes the latest statistical
volumes from many of the world's countries.
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World Development Indicators
Best, most comprehensive source for current and recent statistical data on the world's
nations. It includes data on more than 500 topics (indicators) about the
people, economy, environment, and public finance of 210 nations. The Online
version contains time series from 1960 to the present, and data may be
exported in a variety of formats (inc. Excel, dbase, and SAS), as well
as mapped and charted.
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UNSTATS: UN Statistics Division Common Database
Huge compilation of socioeconomic statistics for the countries of the world. Hundreds of data series for the world's nations. Some data back to 1946. Includes source notes, ability to download to a comma separated file.
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Economist Intelligence
Unit (EIU) Country Intelligence
EIU Profiles and Reports provide timely analysis and forecasts of the political,
economic, social, and business environment in a total of 126 reports about
more than 180 countries. They present the political and economic structure
of the country, the current political scene, economic policy, domestic
economy (covering industry, agriculture, money and finance), foreign trade
and payments, and the outlook for the future. Country reports are archived
online (web) from 1996 forward.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States.
[Comparative International Statistics chapter. Ref Desk HA 202 U6]
Includes basic economic and finance statistics for nations worldwide.
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Statistical Yearbook. (UN) [Ref Desk HA 12.5 U5]
Volume contains mostly economic statistics, including tables for national
accounts/fiscal data, labor and wages, trade, finance, balance of payments,
and production in many industries.
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UN InfoNation.
Simple interactive application includes several major economic statistics
and three largest industries for nations.
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UN Demographic, Social, and Housing Statistics.
Recent data for the nations of the world of a number of indicators of socioeconomic welfare. Less than UNSTATS above, but this is freely available.
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World Bank Data by Country.
Compiles country statistics on a number of topics, from general economic and social indicators to specific reports on education and gender.
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International Financial Statistics Online (IMF). [also as Yearbook at Ref H1 I61 suppl]
Financial data by country, includes trade, interest rates, national accounts, government finance, monetary data, and economic variables. Data is available from 1945 on Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual basis.
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IMF Country Information.
These International Monetary Fund reports provide detailed data on a nation's
economy; often the last five years are covered.
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National Accounts Statistics (UN). [Ref HC 79 I5 N388]
Detail on foreign government spending and receipts.
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Global Development Finance (World Bank). [Ref HJ 8899 W66].
For developing nations, detailed data on borrowing and international debt.
- LABORSTA and
Yearbook of Labour Statistics (ILO). [Ref HD 4826 I5]
By country, detail on occupations, employment/unemployment, hours, wages,
and prices. LABORSTA has global time-series data related to labor.
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Direction of Trade Statistics (IMF). [Ref HF 91 D51]
For each nation, exports and imports by trading partners.
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International Trade Statistics Yearbook (UN).
For each nation, exports and imports by commodity.
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UNCTAD Commodity Yearbook. [Ref HF 1040 Y45]
Statistics and rankings on country production, consumption, and trade in natural resources.
- WTO Trade Statistics
The World Trade Organisation makes the International Trade Statistics Yearbook available online in .pdf and excel files; it also provides historical time series in excel format.
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Social Sciences Data Collection
From UC San Diego. An excellent source, especially for finding data available
on the Internet.
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ICPSR Home Page
Search or browse the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social
Research data resources.
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Economagic
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FRED- Federal Reserve Economic Data
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NBER online data
From National Bureau for Economic Research.
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Resources for Economists on the Internet, Data
Sponsored by the American Economic Association
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