Economics
Getting Started
If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:
The new Palgrave dictionary of economics
A comprehensive dictionary of economics
Dictionary of environmental economics
Browsing the Shelves
You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:
HA Statistics
HB Economic theory
--HB139 Econometrics
--HB144 Game theory
--HB172 Microeconomics
--HB172.5 Macroeconomics
HC-HD Economic history and conditions
--HC79.E5 Environmental economics
--HC601-HC610 Australia - economic conditions
HF Commerce
HG-HJ Finance and public finance
QA Mathematics for economics
RA410 Health economics
Journal Articles
For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.
JSTOR (does not include current issues of journals)
NBER working papers online - Searchable database of working papers from the National Bureau of Economic Research published since 1973.
More databases
Browse all library databases for Economics
Browse all library databases for Business
Multimedia
News
Factiva Search the full text of hundreds of newspapers from Australia and around the world. Full text is usually available back to the 1990s. No images or full-page views.
Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre Search the full text of Australian and New Zealand newspapers back to about 2000. Full-text is available, but there are no images or full-page views.
Informit TVNews Videoclips of news broadcasts from Australian television stations from 2007 onwards.
PressDisplay Shows
page layout views of newspapers, showing the stories exactly as published. Only
the last 60 days of publication available.
Statistics
Dat Analysis - comprehensive reports for all companies listed on the ASX.
World Bank Data (World Development Indicators) - statistical data for more than 900 development indicators and time series data from 1960 onwards for more than 208 countries and 18 country groups. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.
OECD ilibrary - OECD's Online Library for Books, Papers and Statistics and the gateway to OECD's analysis and data.
IMF e-library data - range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates, and other economic and financial indicators.
GMID (Euromonitor) - Key database for global consumer market analysis. Provides time series statistics by country and market.
Australian Bureau of Statistics - Statistical publications, historical time series, spreadsheets and Census data for Australia.
OFFSTATS - Statistical gateway from the University of Auckland Library.
Internet Sites for Statistics - Gateway for statistics arranged by geography and subject (from the University of Glasgow).
United Nations commodity trade
statistics database - International trade statistics, provided by over 130
countries.
Economic Indicators on the Internet - Economic and financial statistics
provided by the Parliamentary Library.
United Nations Statistics Division - publishes data updates, including the Statistical Yearbook and World Statistics Pocketbook, and books and reports on statistics and statistical methods.
Web Sites
RePEc : Research Papers in Economics - provides information about published research and working papers for Economics.
Library of Economics and Liberty
Biz/Ed - a website for students and educators in business studies, economics, accounting, leisure, sport & recreation and travel & tourism
Resources for Economists on the Internet
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