LibGuides: Nathaniel P. Hill Library: Economics

Resources for Economics Research

Credo Reference
Use Credo Reference when starting your research to gather background information from topic pages and encyclopedia articles, to develop ideas for your research topic using interactive mind mapping, and to link to related resources in other library databases. For remote access, click on Log in in the upper right-hand corner, then scroll down to Other Login Options and select the username and password option. Enter the username and password found on the remote access document in the Student Portal.

Global Issues in Context
Provides information about international issues. Includes news items, journal articles, maps and encyclopedic resources. Also contains Research Tools and Educator Resources. Updated daily. For remote access, enter the password found on the remote access document in the Student Portal into the SIGN IN box.
EBSCO Discovery
EBSCO Discovery allows you to search all of the EBSCO databases at once encompassing a wide range of topics and source types. One stop shopping! Courtesy of OSL. For remote access, go to AskRI, select the database from the list, and then enter your Library Barcode from the back of your library card if prompted (14 digit number)
ProQuest Research Library
Provides access to multidisciplinary subject coverage from scholarly, trade, and consumer publications, as well as full-text local, regional and national newspaper coverage (1985-present) and full-text historical New York Times back to 1851. For remote access, scroll down to log in with your ProQuest account and enter the username and password found on the remote access document in the Student Portal.
JSTOR
Offers archival and current journals, primary sources and books on the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Extensive date coverage. Updated regularly. For remote access, choose Login in the upper right-hand corner and then username and password found on the remote access document in the Student Portal.

Google Scholar
Search for scholarly journal articles on the web.
More Databases
Don't see what you need here? Click here to access the library's complete list of database subscriptions.

Ebook Central
Search and access the full-text of over 140,000 academic ebooks from any computer. For remote access , enter through ProQuest Research Library.
Library Catalog
Search the library catalog to locate books and movies at St. George's Library and other public libraries in RI. Use the location facet to limit results to only materials available at St. George's library.

Worldcat.org
Comprehensive library catalog of library holdings from all over the world.
Google Books
Comprehensive index of full-text books.

Websites - National

Federal Reserve Economic Data
Provides access to nearly 420,000 economic data series from 80 regional, national, and international sources
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The official US government website on agriculture. Includes current research and statistics.
U.S. Department of State
This department of the government is concerned with diplomatic relations with other countries.

Websites - International

Amnesty International
This NGO is concerned with human-rights violations around the world.
CIA WorldFactbook
Produced for US policymakers and coordinated throughout the US Intelligence Community, marshals facts on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Foreign Affairs
Political and Economic Insights from the Council on Foreign Relations
Gapminder.org
A non-profit organization providing access to global statistics and trends.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Made up of 189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
Non-Governmental Organizations
This is a list of NGOs provided by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime.
United Nations
Provides information about the United Nations and it's member states.
The World Bank
An international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs.

National

Economagic
A large collection of USA time series data taken from a variety of sources, primarily states and the federal government.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
An organization of member institutions working together to acquire and preserve social science data; provide open and equitable access to these data and promote effective data use.
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
To access the statistics, click on "Data" on the left-hand side, then choose from a list of options.

International

EUROSTAT
EUROSTAT, the official statistical office of the European Union, offers statistical data on a wide variety of topics.
Gapminder.org
A non-profit organization providing access to global statistics and trends.
NationMaster
Provides comparative national statistics on a variety of topics. In many cases, statistics can also be displayed as bar graphs, charts or maps.
OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web
Gateway to free & accessible statistics from official sources, covering all countries of the world. Organized by country, region, & topic.
Population Reference Bureau
This private foundation's international programs compile statistics on population, health, and the environment worldwide.
STATcompiler
This tool from USAID "allows users to make custom tables based on hundreds of demographic and health indicators across more than 70 countries"
UN: Social Indicators
Social and economic statistics from the United Nations
UN Comtrade Database
A free repository of official international trade statistics and relevant analytical tables.
UNDATA
This site provides a single entry point for all UN generated data. It allows users to browse or search using keywords.
World Development Indicators
World Databank
Worldwide Governance Indicators
This World Bank resource reports on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.

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More Statistics
State & Local, National, Crime, Education, Food/Agriculture, Health, Immigration, Population Demographics, Science

World News (Online)

National Newspaper Core
Includes the full-text of current issues of The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. For remote access, scroll down to log in with your ProQuest account and enter the username and password found on the remote access document in the Student Portal.
New York Times
Full digital access on school network of articles from 1851 to present, with the exception of articles within the date range 1923-1980 (which you can get through the Library's ProQuest database). For remote access please see the National Newspaper Core database.
Historical New York Times
Date Coverage: 1851-2007. For remote access, click to enter the database, then scroll down to log in with your ProQuest account and enter the username and password found on the remote access document in the Student Portal.

Print News Resources
Available in the Library's Reading Room (Main Floor)