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Economic &
Financial Information
A
research guide: books, articles, data, & web sites
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How to Find Books in the ODU Library: Search in the ODU Library Catalog.
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How to Find Books in Other OhioLINK Libraries:
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Reference Books—A Selection
Reference books provide a
good starting point for your research. Reference items are located in the Library’s
Reference collection, behind the Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler.
Bibliographies and
Guides to Researching for Information
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International
Business Information: How to Find It,
How to Use It. R 016.33 P146i 1999
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Directory of
Business Information Resources. R 016.65
D598, 2005
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The Routledge Dictionary of
Economics R 330.03 R975d 2002
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Dictionary of Financial Terms R 330.03 M8328d 2000
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Financial
Lexicon: A Compendium of Financial Definitions, Acronyms and Colloquialisms. R
32.03 B2262f, 2005
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International
Dictionary of Banking and Finance R
332.03 C5484i 1999
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The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law. R 330.0321 P161n 1998 4 vols.
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Routledge Critical Dictionary of
Global Economics R 330.03 R7657c 1999
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Terms of Trade:
Glossary of International Economics. R 330.03 D3476t, 2006
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Wall Street Dictionary R 332.03 S77w 1999
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Annual
Statement Studies: Financial Ratio Benchmarks. R 338 R529m, 2007-2008
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The Directory of Business Information Resources. R 016.65 D598b, 2005
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International Directory of Company Histories. R 338.7409 I61
30+ vols.
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Mergent
Industrial Manual R 338.74 M542i,
2005 2 vols.
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Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and
Executives. R 332.67 S785r, 2004
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Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory. R 338.74 D339, 2005
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Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies. R
338.74 W216b, 2008, vols. 1-8
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The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia. R 330.973
A3537e vols. 1-2
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The Encyclopedia of American Business. R 338.097 F985d
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Encyclopedia of Busine$$ and
Finance R 650.03 E193b 2001 2 vols.
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Encyclopedia
of Business Information Sources. R 016.33 E193b
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Encyclopeida
of the Global Economy. R 330.03 O54e, 2006 vols. 1-2
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Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present. R
382.03 E198w, 2005 vols. 1-4
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Gale Encyclopedia of U.S.
Economic History R 330.973
G151e, 1999 2 vols.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic
History R 330.9
O98e 2003 5 vols
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Worldmark
Encyclopedia of the Nations. R W927, 1998 5 vols.
Guides, Handbooks, and
Data—Economics
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African Development Indicators
2006. 330.96 A835d, 2006 (CD-ROM too)
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ARBA In-Depth: Economics and
Business. R 016.33 A161i
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Barron’s Accounting Handbook. R
657 S155a, 2006
· Economic Indicators Handbook. R 330.973 E745i
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Economic Indicators Handbook: Time Series, Conversions,
Documentation. R 330.973
E745i
· Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008: World Economic Forum. R 338.6048 G5103c 2007-2008
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Nations of the World: A Political,
Economic & Business Handbook. R 310
N2139w 2003
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Standard &
Poor's Industry Surveys. R 332.67 S785 2004 3 vols.
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2004 World
Development Indicators. R 330.905 W8934d
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Vital Signs 2003: The Trends That
are Shaping Our Future. R 363.702
V83s 2003
Guides, Handbooks, and
Data—Finance
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Almanac of Business and
Industrial Financial Ratios. R338.0973 A62b 2008 (+ CD-ROM)
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Business Plans
Handbook: A Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Businesses
throughout
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Business
Statistics of the
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Business Statistics on the Web. R
025.046 B4549s
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The Core
Business Web: A Guide to Information Resources. R 025.0665 C8125b
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Demographics
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Financial History of the
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Financial Studies
of the Small Business. R 338.642 F1908s, 2007
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Financial Times World Desk
Reference At the
Reference Desk - Refr 912 F4908d 2002
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History of Financial
Disasters. R 338.542 H6296f, 2006 vols. 1-4
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Introduction to
Online Accounting & Finance Research. R 657.028 I893o
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International
Financial Statistics. R 332.0212 I852f,
2006
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International
Financial Statistics: Country Notes. R
332.0212 I852f, suppl., 2006
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Internet Resources and Services
for International Finance and Investment R 025.06332 J56i,
2001
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North American Industry
Classification System:
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Portable MBA in Finance and
Accounting R 658.15
P8309m 2002
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Research Guide to
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Stocks, Bonds, Bill and
Inflation: 2003 Yearbook. R 332.6322 S627b 2003
Reference Resources Online
Searchable full-text
dictionaries and other reference books are available on the ODU Library’s Quick
Reference page. To access: From the library homepage, click on Quick Reference.
eBooks
Full-text ebook
database. Search among 15,000 ebooks from multiple disciplines, books on
business and economics. Search by
keyword, title, or author. To access:
From the library homepage, click on Books, and then select NetLibrary.
Brookings Press - General Economics Online Library
http://www.brookings.edu/data/brookings_taxonomy.xml?taxonomy=Economics,%20U.S.
Includes
the following publications:
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Economic Events, Ideas, and Policies: The 1960s and After (2000)
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Deregulation of Network Industries: What's Next? (2000)
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Papers on Financial Services 2000
(2000)
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Social Security and Medicare: Individual versus Collective Risk and
Responsibility (2000)
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The Computer Revolution: An Economic Perspective (1997)
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Behavioral Dimensions of Retirement Economics (1999)
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The Price of Admission: Rethinking How Americans Pay for College (1999)
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Savings for the Poor: The Hidden Benefits of Electronic Banking (1999)
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Measuring the Prices of Medical Treatments (1999)
Brookings Press - International Economics Online Library
http://www.brookings.edu/data/brookings_taxonomy.xml?taxonomy=Economics,%20Global
Includes
the following publications:
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Brookings Trade Forum: 2000 (2001)
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Coming Together?: Mexico-U.S. Relations (1997)
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Financial Markets and Development: The Crisis in Emerging Markets (1999)
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Globaphobia: Confronting Fears about Open Trade (1998)
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How Much Do National Borders Matter?
(1998)
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Weathering the Storm:
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Managing Financial and Corporate Distress: Lessons from
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Private Markets for Public Goods: Raising the Stakes in Economic Reform (1998)
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Weathering the Storm:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
– Main Online Publications
http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=1717&lang=1
Includes
the latest editions of the following publications:
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Trade and
Environment Review
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Trade and
Development Report
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World Investment
Report
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Economic
Development in
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Least Developed Countries
Report
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Development and
Globalization: Facts and Figures
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UNCTAD Handbook
of Statistics
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Information
Economy Report
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E-commerce and
Development Report
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Review of
Maritime Transport
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Use an online research
database to find articles in scholarly journals, general magazines, and
newspapers. ·
To access the
databases below, from the Library’s Articles in Databases page, select the Business--Economics
category, or choose from the A-Z index near the top of the page. ·
To Help You Search
in the Databases: |
Recommended Databases
Contains peer-reviewed
journal coverage from more than 3,400 scholarly publications. Covers many academic areas of study, including social sciences,
humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and
linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Updated daily.
Business
and Company Resource Center
Assembles
detailed company and industry news and information. Features company profiles, brand information,
rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
Business
Source Complete
Offers access to over 2,710 scholarly
business journals and business periodicals covering management, economics,
finance, accounting, international business and much more. Updated daily.
Provides comprehensive information on accounting, capital markets,
econometrics, economic forecasting, government regulations, labor economics,
monetary theory, urban economics and much more.
Offers
news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. Covers newspapers, magazines, wire services,
federal and state court opinions, federal and state statutes, federal
regulations, and SEC filings Updated daily.
This database offers three main services for stocks and mutual
funds: 1) Identify stocks or mutual funds that meet your needs, 2) Delve into a
stock or mutual fund you are interested in- and find out what analysts have to
say about that investment, or 3) input two or more stocks and/or mutual funds
to see how they work together as a portfolio and print your results.
Oxford
Scholarship Online is a cross-searchable library of the full text of over 1,350
Summarizes
literature of public affairs, such as important political, economic, and social
issues. Contains references to journal
articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, gray
literature, research and conference reports, publications of international
agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more. Updated monthly.
Provides full text of newswires worldwide, with information on
business, political, economic and other news events. Contains the most recent
30 days of information from each of these wire sources.
Social
Sciences Citation Index (ISI Web of Science)
Citations. Indexes articles of
scholarly journals from 50 disciplines of the social sciences, with searchable author
abstracts and a unique feature that enables searching of articles that cite a
known author or work. Note: Not intended as a substitute for a comprehensive
subject database such as SocINDEX, which comprehensively indexes journal articles, books, conference
proceedings, and other documents.
Finding Periodicals in
this Library
Listed
below are some business periodicals available in the ODU Library.
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Barron’s
National Business & Financial Weekly
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Forbes
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Business
Economics
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Fortune
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Business First
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Harvard
Business Review
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Business
Marketing
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Inc.
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Business Week
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Journal of
Finance
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Money
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Economic
Indicators
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Nation's
Business Economist
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How Do
You Find Out if a Periodical Exists in this Library? ·
Use the ODU Library Catalog to
search for the title of the journal or newspaper you’re trying to find.
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Use these research databases
to find company and industry reports, rankings, legal materials, and ·
To access the
databases below, click on Articles in
Databases from the left-side menu of the ODU Library homepage. Then select
the subject area that best fits your search topic. |
Business
and Company Resource Center
Abstracts. Assembles detailed company and industry news
and information. Features company
profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories,
chronologies and periodicals.
Amasses company,
industry, and market intelligence information on public and private companies
worldwide. Updated continuously.
Offers
news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. Covers newspapers, magazines, wire services,
federal and state court opinions, federal and state statutes, federal
regulations, and SEC filings Updated daily.
Provides
a suite of global business and financial information products offering
investment
research tools.
Offers services for stocks and mutual funds, including identifying
stocks or mutual funds and providing analyst commentary.
Standard
& Poor's Net Advantage
Gives quick location of
investment and market information by accessing the data contained in up to 13
influential Standard & Poor's publications. Updated continuously.
Full text. Provides critical company information and analyst research
reports, including in-depth forecasts and analysis based upon research reports
covering more than 30,000 companies worldwide.
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A portal to Internet
search engines and directories is available on the ODU Library’s Internet Search page. In addition, listed
below are web sites that may be of particular use to you in your information
search. Minimum recommended
criteria for evaluating websites: ·
Accuracy of the
information ·
Authority of the
person or group responsible for the information ·
When the information
was created and last updated For more
information, view Evaluating Internet
Sources & Search Tools on the Internet
Search page.
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Web Sites—A Selection
Dictionaries
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RFE:
Dictionaries, Glossaries, & Encyclopedias http://rfe.org/showCat.php?cat_id=10
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Online
Dictionary abnd Glossary in Economic Geography http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/gloss
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Quickens' Glossary of Financial Terms http://www.quicken.com/glossary
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Beyond Economic
Growth: An Introduction to Sustainable Development (an ebook from the World
Bank Group) http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/english/beyond/global/beg-en.html
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Bureau of
Business Research http://www.bbr.unl.edu
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Center for Business Research—WWW Business Resources, Economics http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/cbr/cbrvl.htm#economics
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CommerceNet http://www.commerce.net
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eBusiness
Research Center http://www.smeal.psu.edu/ebrc
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Economic
History Services http://www.eh.net
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MSU-CIBER:
Center for International Business Education & Research http://ciber.msu.edu/default.asp
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National
Bureau of Economic Research http://www.nber.org
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Organisation
for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD) http://www.oecd.org/home
Financial &
Investor Sites
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BigCharts--Charting
a World of Investments http://www.bigcharts.com
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Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System http://www.federalreserve.gov
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Center
for Business Research—WWW Business Resources, Finance/Stocks http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/cbr/cbrvl.htm#finance
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Chicago
Board of Trade http://www.cbot.com
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CNN/Money http://money.cnn.com
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Financial
Data Finder http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/DB_Search/db_search.cgi?setup_file=finance.setup.cgi
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Stock-Trak:
Investment Information/Research Sites http://stocktrak.com/research.shtml
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Best of the Best
Business Web Sites: Economics (ALA, Business Reference and Services Section) http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brassprotools/bestofthebestbus/bestbusinessweb.htm
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Best
of the Best Business Sites: Financial Markets and Investments (American Library Association, Business Reference
& Serivces Section) http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brassprotools/bestofthebestbus/bestbusinesswebsitesfinancial.htm
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Commodities
and Futures: Selected Web Sites (ALA,
Business Reference & Serivces Section) http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brassprotools/brasspres/financeinvest/bsbmosslinks.htm
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DMOZ Economics
links http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Economics
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Economic Data and
Statistics (ALA, Business Reference & Serivces Section) http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brassprotools/brasspres/economics/economics.htm
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RFE:
Resources for Economists on the Internet
http://rfe.org
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WebEC http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc
Government Sites
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Economic
Census http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html
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SEC
Filings and Forms (EDGAR) http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
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U.S.
Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.gov/
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U.S.
Department of Commerce http://www.doc.gov
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U.S.
Treasury http://www.ustreas.gov
Learning/Instruction
Materials
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Biz/Ed Learning
Materials http://bized.ac.uk/learn/learn.htm
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EconEdLink http://www.econedlink.org/
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Economic Eduation Web http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teach-ec.htm
Market Data
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American
Stock Exchange http://www.amex.com
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange http://www.cme.com
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Daily
Stocks Search Engine http://www.dailystocks.com
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Investor's
Business Daily http://www.investors.com
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NASDAQ
Stock Market http://www.nasdaq.com
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New
York Stock Exchange http://www.nyse.com
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Standard
& Poor's Stock Indexes http://www2.standardandpoors.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=sp/Page/HomePg
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Tokyo
Stock Exchange http://www.tse.or.jp/english/
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U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission http://www.sec.gov
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World
Equities http://www.bloomberg.com/markets
Statistics
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Economic
Indications http://www.economicindicators.gov
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Economic
Census http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html
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Measuring America :
the decennial censuses from 1790 to 2000 http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/pol02-ma.pdf
· OSU Extension Data Center—Links to US Data and Ohio Data http://www.osuedc.org/current/links.php
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U.S.
Economic Accounts, from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.gov/
Periodicals Online
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American Venture
Magazine http://www.americanventuremagazine.com/
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Barron's Online http://www.barrons.com
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The Beige Book:
Summary of Commentary on Current
Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2004
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Business Week
Online http://www.businessweek.com
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Dismal Scientist,
from Economy.com http://www.dismal.com
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The
Economist http://www.economist.co.uk
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Financial
Times http://www.ft.com
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Forbes Magazine http://www.forbes.com
· Fortune http://www.fortune.com
· Investor’s Business Daily http://www.investors.com
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Kiplinger’s
Online http://www.kiplinger.com
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Money http://www.money.com
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Scout Report for
Business & Economics. http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/Current/
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Survey of Current
Business http://www.bea.gov/bea/pubs.htm
-These and many more periodicals are available full
text online from our library
databases.-
Note: For
additional ecnomics publications, consult the following:
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Economics
Publications list from DMOZ http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Economics/Publications
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Harvard
University’s WebEC—List of Economic
Journals Online http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/journals.html
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