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Digital Newspaper Subscriptions
- Financial TimesLondon-based and international in scope, with extensive business, marketing, economic, political, news and trends worldwide. Also hosts subject-focused newsletters, podcasts, and live conferences. Access to the Financial Times requires registration with a Northeastern or NU London email address.
- New York Times via NYTimes.com This link opens in a new windowNortheastern offers current and archival access to the New York Times. Please use the link above to register with a Northeastern email address. Once registered, users can log in directly at https://www.nytimes.com or use the New York Times app on a smartphone or device. Our subscription does not include access to the Cooking, Games, or Athletic sections of nytimes.com.
- Nikkei Asia This link opens in a new windowCoverage of Asia's economic, political, business and technology news in English. Established with a goal to change the way the Asia is covered internationally and to enhance the world’s understanding of pan-Asian affairs.
Also includes data on financial markets and top companies in the region.
- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new windowLeading economic, business, finance, and political news, information, commentary and analysis. For historic WSJ content dating back to 1985, please use Factiva (Opens in new window). Individual registration using a Northeastern email address is required.
- Washington PostWashington D.C.'s newspaper, with coverage of the city and region, national events, and coverage of federal government "inside-the-beltway" news. For off-campus access, please create an account and then follow these instructions (Opens in new window) to link our university subscription. Once registered, users can log in directly at www.washingtonpost.com.
Other Digital News Platforms
- AtlanticThe Atlantic covers a broad range of topics including politics, society, the arts, and culture. The site includes content from 1857 to the present and includes audio, video and podcast extras.
- E&E News (Politico Pro) This link opens in a new windowUp-to-date news on energy and the environment. Includes EnergyWire, ClimateWire, GreenWire, E&E Daily, and E&E News.
- Economist This link opens in a new windowWeekly international news and business publication. The online edition features content from 1997 to the present.
- Foreign Affairs This link opens in a new windowFeatures articles and current news covering the political, historical and economic impacts of American foreign policy and global affairs; includes the full archive of Foreign Affairs Magazine 1922-present plus online-only content. Published by the Council on Foreign Relations.
- Foreign Policy This link opens in a new windowGlobal news magazine providing insights and analysis as well as original reporting.
- Project Syndicate This link opens in a new windowA unique source of opinion pages from news outlets around the world. Good for debate and argument essays or to research a range of views on current events.
Article Databases
- Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowAcademic Search Complete is a multidisciplinary database useful for searching a broad range of topics in the fields of economics, public policy, and other social sciences. Many full-text articles are available; click the PDF or the check for full-text link to locate them!
- Annual Reviews This link opens in a new windowScholarly reviews of 37 academic disciplines, including economics. Excellent for finding authoritative overviews of new topics.
- Business Source Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowScholarly, peer-reviewed articles and professional association news and information, the majority in full text. Some video.
- EconLit (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowCitations and abstracts to scholarly and professional literature in economics. 1969 to present. Links to full text.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowOne of the most trusted sources for scholarly books and historical journal backfiles. Beginning in 2023, JSTOR also includes Artstor images of art and primary source artifacts.
- PAIS International plus Archive (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowPublic Affairs Information Service offers abstracts of scholarship and professional literature from 1915 to present. International in scope, broad range of social science topics. Includes links to full text where available for Northeastern-owned books, journal articles, conference proceedings, and many government publications.
- Social Sciences Premium Collection (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowScholarly and professional citations and abstracts with full text links in politics and public policy, sociology, social services, anthropology, criminology, linguistics, information sciences and education. Professional society databases included.
- Web of Science, Core Collection 1975-present This link opens in a new windowUse for citation tracking, finding seminal literature, data visualizations, author alerts, institutional affiliations, and impact factors. LInks to full text for Northeastern-subscribed journals.
Working Papers and Related Materials
- NBER Working Papers This link opens in a new windowCourtesy of the Economics Department
US-based private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. Working papers have not undergone the review accorded official NBER publications; in particular, they have not been submitted for approval by the Board of Directors, but are intended to make results of NBER research available to other economists in preliminary form to encourage discussion and suggestions for revision before final publication. 1973-present.
- Federal Reserve Bank of BostonWorking papers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
- IDEASSearchable archive of economics working papers.
- IMF Working PapersFree working papers with searchable index.
- RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet from the American Economic AssociationLInks to over 2,000 categorized resources covering Data, Scholarly Communication, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Teaching Resources, Jobs, Blogs, Commentaries and Podcasts, and more.
- RePEcRePEc (Research Papers in Economics) is decentralized bibliographic database of working papers, journal articles, books, books chapters and software components.
- SSRN: Social Science Research NetworkRegistration required to access working papers and other documents. Not all documents are available for free, but there are many available without additional cost.
Need more help?
Please e-mail Roxanne Palmatier, library contact for Economics, Boston and Online or Maura Hennessy, library contact for Economics, Oakland.