UQ ERA rating in 2012: 4

UQ ERA rating in 2010: 3

Preamble

The University of Queensland (UQ) Library is committed to supporting the University's research, and teaching and learning agenda. UQ librarians maintain subject assessments based on the Commonwealth Government Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative's Field of Research codes. The assessments reflect current trends at UQ, and respond to changes in direction through regular updating.

Purpose of the collection

UQ Library's collection in this area supports the teaching and research activities of staff and students in the School of Economics, and the Centre for Efficiency and Productivity Analysis; and a number of cross disciplinary teaching and research activities in areas such as agriculture, business, health, political science and sociology. The School and Centre are part of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law.

Description of the collection

The Library's collection may be searched via the Web.

The Library holds print and electronic book titles in the area. Experienced librarians develop the collection, and welcome input from academic staff. Relevant print collections are grouped under the classification of HB.

The Library holds print and electronic book titles in the area. The following specialist book collections are available:

• Edward Elgar ebooks
• IMF eLibrary
• OECD iLibrary
• Oxford Scholarship Online
• World Bank eLibrary

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 77% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

• Agricultural Economics
• American Journal of Agricultural Economics
• Applied Economics
• Economic History Review: a journal of economic and social history
• Games and Economic Behavior
• International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
• Journal of Development Economics
• Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
• Journal of Economic Growth
• Journal of Health Economics
• Journal of Human Resources: education, manpower and welfare economics
• Journal of Labor Economics
• Journal of Law Economics and Organization
• Journal of Monetary Economics
• Journal of Money, Credit and Banking
• Journal of Political Economy
• Journal of Public Economics
• Journal of Urban Economics
• Journal of Industrial Economics
• Journal of Law and Economics

Other titles:

• Australian Economic History Review: an Asia-Pacific journal of economic, business and social history
• Energy Economics
• Environmental and Resource Economics
• Explorations in Economic History
• Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
• Real Estate Economics
• Regional Science and Urban Economics

UQ Library offers online databases in this subject area. These include:

• Econlit
• Business Source Complete
• ABI/Inform Global
• JSTOR
• Scopus
• Web of Science
• Emerald Insight

Additional formats relevant to the area:

• Statistics : Australian Bureau of Statistics. The University of Queensland is signatory to the ABS/Universities Australia Agreement to provide access to census material and Confidentialised Unit Record Files (CURFs)
• Statistics : The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. The University of Queensland has an organisational licence for access to this Survey's data

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded

Primarily English language material is collected.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded

No geographical period is excluded.

3. Chronological periods collected or excluded

No chronological period is specifically excluded.

4. Types (formats) of material collected

Material is collected in all forms both physical and electronic.

5. Publication dates

Emphasis is on collecting recent publications (last 2 years), however older materials will be purchased to support teaching and research.

6. Special considerations

None.

Updated: August 2013