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Indexes & Bibliographies

Econlit

Econlit indexes over 300 scholarly economic journals, economic papers and monographs. It includes the index section of the Journal of Economic Literature and the annual.

Fed in Print

http://www.frbsf.org/publications/fedinprint/index.html

This database indexes, to the abstract level, all Federal Reserve System economic research documents. The retrieval software allows searching many different ways and results include links to full text, if available.

Index of Economic Articles in Journals and Collective Volumes. 1966-1987. (Ref. Z 7164 E2 A57)

This is a classified list, with author index, for English-language articles in major professional economic journals and in collective volumes. Volumes are very slowly published. It is updated by Econlit.

International Bibliography of Economics. 1952-1986. (Stacks Z 7164 E2 I58)

International classified bibliography of articles, pamphlets and books with author and subject indexes

Journal of Economic Literature. 1969-1999, 2002-. (Serials HB 1 J6)

[JSTOR 1969-2003]

This very useful bibliographic quarterly includes: an annotated list of new books, classified by subject; a subject index of articles in current periodicals; selected abstracts of the more significant articles, by subject; and tables of contents for current economics journals. Critical book reviews are at the beginning of each issue. The most recent three years are retained in temporary binders with the bound volumes. See also Econlit.

Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS), 1972-current

PAIS indexes public policy literature in business, economics, law and other social studies. Includes book chapters, articles and government documents. For print indices covering 1915 through 1972 see: REF H 1 .P94.

(Note: The sources listed above may be supplemented with information provided in Dialog and DataStar databases. Please see a Reference Staff member for assistance.)

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Business Cycles and Depressions. 1997. (Ref. HB 3711 B936)

Alphabetically arranged essays provide in-depth discussions of economists, terms, processes, etc. in the fields relating to business cycle theories

Dictionary of Economics. 1997. (Ref. HB 61 B554)

Written by John Black, this dictionary defines terms in the broad areas of economics. See also Dictionary of Economics (Ref. HB 61 R92 1992) and Economic Glossary  http://www.amosweb.com/gls.

Encyclopedia of American Economic History. 1980. (Ref. HC 103 E52)

Subtitled "studies of the principal movements and ideas," this three volume set presents essays on a number of aspects of the American economic experience.

Encyclopedia of Political Economy. 1999. (Ref. HB 61 E554) & Emerald Coast Library

A two volume set that tries to bridge differences within the discipline of economics by covering many areas of economics using clear understandable entries.

Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History. 1999. (Ref. HC 102 G35)

Two volumes of alphabetically arranged articles offer definitions, biographies, economic terms, economic historical events, and company and industry histories.

New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law. 1998. (Ref. KF 156 N48)

This multi volume set dealing mainly with theoretical and applied aspects of economics includes biographical information on more than 700 economists. There are multiple entries, under similar titles to insure a variety of views.

Routledge Encyclopedia of International Political Economy. Vol. 1, A-F. 2001. (netLibrary)

Handbooks

American Forecaster Almanac. 1997. (Ref. E 838 A 52)

Discusses in non-technical language the predicted trends in consumer buying. See also Statistical Forecasts of the United States (Ref. HC 106.8 S7357 1993) & Emerald Coast Library, U.S. Market Trends and Forecasts (Ref. Desk HF 5415.1 U7 2001), and U.S. Market Forecasts (Ref. HB 3730 U6 1997) & Emerald Coast Library.

Economist Desk Companion. 1998. (Ref. HF 5712 E27)

Subtitled: "How to Measure, Convert, Calculate and Define Everything"

Economic Indicators Handbook. 2002. (Ref. HC 101 E385) & Emerald Coast Library

Provides historical charts on major economic indicators and cycles in the United States. Some data are presented at the MSA level.

Handbook of Key Economic Indicators. 1998. (Ref. HC 103 R64) & Emerald Coast Library

An in-depth explanation of measures of economic activity such as gross national product, balance of payments, and inflation. See also Handbook of United States Economic and Financial Indicators (Ref. HC 106.8 O47 2000) & Emerald Coast Library and Economic Indicators Handbook (Ref. HC 101 E385 2000) & Emerald Coast Library.

Handbook of United States Economic and Financial Indicators. 2000. (Ref. HC 106.8 O47) & Emerald Coast Library

Describes the derivation, use, and publication data about economic indicators such as Dow Jones average, etc.  Appendix describes "Unofficial" indicators such as the Hemline Index and Super Bowl Index.

Irwin Guide to Using the Wall Street Journal. 2000. (HB 3743 L44 2000)

An overview of the economy, historical and current, which describes business, investment and economic concepts and terms and shows how to relate them to current information and news.

Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States 1860-1999. 1999. (Ref. HB 235 U6 V35) & Emerald Coast Library

Presents the history of incomes and prices in five year segments of time.

World Index of Economic Forecasts. 1995. (Ref. HB 3730 W66) & Emerald Coast Library

Identifies various forecasting agencies in each country and describes the types of forecasting done by each

Biographical Sources

Biography Resource Center

Biography Resource Centercombines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources with full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Advanced searching allows one to search for people by birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search. Includes entries from the Complete Marquis Who's Who(R).

Who's Who in Economics, 1700-1986. (Ref. HB 76 W47)

This work provides biographical information on over 1,000 living and deceased economists and a list of each economist's publications.

Statistical Sources

Beige Book. Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District.
1996- (http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003) & 1970- (http://www.minneapolisfed.org/bb/)

Published eight times a year, this report summarizes comments received from businesses and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve District.

Census Bureau Economic Programs  http://www.census.gov/econ/www

This portion of the Census Bureau site includes data specifically of interest to business, such as the Economic Census, NAICS, business owners, construction, etc.

Consumer Expenditure Survey
1999- (http://www.bls.gov/cex)

Survey information on buying habits of American consumers with tables by various characteristics including age, income and some MSA's. Previous editions are also available in the U.S. Documents collection in the Pace Library in the BLS Bulletin Series at: L 2.3:

Consumer Price Indexes (CPI Detailed Report).
1974- (U.S. Doc. L 2.38/3:) & 1994-  http://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm

This Bureau fo the Census monthly publication presents data on employment, number and employment size of reporting units, and taxable payrolls by industry groups for private non-farm activities. Some parts are archived on microfilm.

County Business Patterns
1988- (U. S. Doc. Electronic Media C 3.204/3:) & 1993-  http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/cbptotal.html)

Annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry for most of the country's economic activity. Previous United States summary volumes and Florida volumes are located in the U.S. Documents Collection in the Pace Library at: C 3.204/.

Economic Census. http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/

Conducted approximately every 5 years. Bureau of the Census statistics on retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, transportation, and manufactures as well as zip code statistics on retail trade and service industries. 1992, 1997 and 2002 data available via the Economic Census website. Volumes containing data for Florida from earlier years are retained in the U.S. Documents collection in the Pace Library at: Census of Manufactures (C 3.24:), Census of Business (C 3.202/5:), Census of Transportation (U.S. Doc. C 3.233/), Census of Retail Trade (U.S. Doc. C 3.255/), Census of Wholesale Trade (U.S. Doc. C 3.256/), and Census of Service Industries (U.S. Doc. C 3.257/).

Economic Data: FRED II  http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2

From the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, this site includes databases of many U.S. economic series.

Economic Indicators
1968- (U.S. Doc. Y 4.Ec 7: Ec 7/, 1998- (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators/browse.html), & 2000- (Emerald Coast Library Ref. HC 101 .A186)

Produced monthly byt the Council of Economic Advisors for the use of the Joint Economic Committee, these statistical tables and charts for the basic U.S. economic indicators include total output, income and spending; employment, unemployment and wages; production and business activity; prices; money, credit and security markets; and federal finance. Statistics in each issue are usually quoted annually for about 6 years and monthly for the past year.

Economic Report of the President Transmitted to Congress
1959- (U.S. Doc PR 41.9:) & 1995- (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/index.html)

This report is a statement of presidential domestic policy accompanied by supporting statistical information from the Council of Economic Advisors.

Economist Book of Vital World Statistics. 1990. (Ref. HC 59 W634 1990b) & Emerald Coast Library

Arranged by topics such as economic strength, industrial strength, health, and education, the tables of data offer comparisons of countries of the world.

Employment/Unemployment and Earnings Statistics: Guide to Locating Data in U.S. Documents. 1996. (Ref. HD 5724 R7) & Emerald Coast Library

This handbook identifies which government publications and agencies provide data relating to employment and salaries of specific industries.

Federal Reserve Banks. Economic Research and Data  http://www.federalreserve.gov/rnd.htm

This comprehensive web site includes national and regional financial data with links to other online district offices. See also the home page of the Federal Reserve at  http://www.federalreserve.gov

Federal Reserve Bulletin
1915-1961 (Microfilm 65), 1962- Periodicals HG 2401 A5) & 1997- (http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin)

Published by the U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system, this is the best single source for current U.S. banking and monetary statistics. It includes some international financial statistics, basic business statistics such as construction, employment, prices, national income, and the well-known Federal Reserve Board's index of industrial production.

Household Spending. 2001. (Ref. HC 110 C6 O34)

Provides extensive charts on who spends how much on what in the United States

Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social Research  (ICPSR)

The ICPSR, established at the University of Michigan, maintains and provides access to a vast archive of over 45,000 social science-related surveys, studies, and datasets for research and instruction. Datasets may be downloaded from this site for use in research and instruction. Economics and public policy topics are among those covered in this resource. Those needing assistance interpreting and analyzing the data should seek assistance at the UWF Statistics Center (850-474-2790), located in Building 39, Room 129 of UWF's main campus.

National Income and Product Accounts of the U.S.
1929/2001 (U.S. Doc. Electronic Media C 59.11/5:) & http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/index.asp

This two volume set offers historical data reflecting the U.S. economy.

Producer Price Indexes
1985- (U.S. Doc. L 2.61:) & 1994- (http://www.bls.gov/ppi)

Reports on price movements at the primary level

Regional Economic Information System (REIS)
1969/2001 (U.S. Doc. Electronic Media C 59.24:) & 1969-   (http://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/reis/)

Includes BEA regional, state, county and major metropolitan area statistics on personal income and employment

Social Security Bulletin
1955, 1960-61, 1963- (Periodicals HD 7123 S56)

Provides data on public assistance payments. See also Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin (HD 7123 S562).

Statistical Forecasts of the United States. 1993. (Ref. HC 106.8 S7357) & Emerald Coast Library

Over 600 tables offer projections of all aspects of American life through the year 2000 and beyond. Includes data from governmental, corporate and private sources

Statistics of Income - Corporation Income Tax Returns
1955-1981 (U.S. Documents T 22.35/2:C 81/) & 1982- (U.S. Documents T 22.35/5:)

An annual publication presenting data by industry, and giving assets liabilities, etc. by size of company

Statistical Handbook on Consumption and Wealth in the United States. 1999. (Ref. HC 110 C6 S73 1999)

Provides users a systematic statistical portrait of wealth and consumption.

Survey of Current Business
1921-1980 (Microfilm 465), 1981- (U.S. Doc. C 59.11:) & 1994- (http://www.bea.gov/bea/pubs.htm)

This is the most important single source for current business statistics. Published monthly, it covers general business indicators, commodity prices, construction and real estate, employment and earnings, etc. Special statistical reports appear at intervals. In 1990 it absorbed Business Conditions Digest (U.S. Doc. C 59.9:).

Treasury Bulletin
1969-1986 (U.S. Doc. T 1.3:), 1987-2000 (U.S. Doc., & U.S. Doc. Microfiche T 63.103/2:) & 1996- (http://fms.treas.gov/bulletin/index.html)

Published quarterly, includes financial operations, budget receipts, expenditures, debt, cash transactions, rates of interest on "T-bills," etc. of the U.S. government

Websites in Economics

Archive for the History of Economic Thought  http://socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3

ArgMax  http://www.argmax.com

Biz/ed: Economics  http://bizednet.bris.ac.uk/stafsup/options/option7.htm

Business & Economics Library  http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/business/guides/index.html

Conference Board  http://www.conference-board.org

Data and Statistics (The WorldBank)  http://www.worldbank.org/data/

EconData.Net  http://econdata.net/

Economic Policy Institute  http://epinet.org

Economic Statistics Briefing Room  http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html

Economic Time Series Page  http://www.economagic.com

Eldis Gateway to Development Information  http://www.eldis.org

Essential Principles of Economics: A Hypermedia Text  http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/prin/txt/EcoToC.html

Foreign Exchange Currency Converter  http://www.oanda.com

History of Economic Thought  http://cepa.newschool.edu/het

Inflation Calculators  http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/bu2/inflate.html

Inflation Conversion Factors for Dollars 1665 to Estimated 2013  http://oregonstate.edu/dept/pol_sci/fac/sahr/sahr.htm

Inomics: The Internet Site for Economists  http://www.inomics.com/cgi/show

LSU Webliography: Economics & Statistics  http://www.lib.lsu.edu/bus/economic.html

Research Papers in Economics (RePEc)  http://repec.org

Resources for Economists on the Internet  http://www.aeaweb.org/RFE

WebEc: World Wide Web Resources in Economics  http://netec.mcc.ac.uk/WebEc

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Date Last Updated: June 2005
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