Background Information
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International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (2015)Scholarly articles with broad coverage of the social sciences. A good starting place to gain an overview of a theory or concept. Search or browse.
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InvestopediaHome of the economic "term of the day" and other materials designed to teach about investing and basic economics.
Sage Research Methods
Includes the "Little Blue" and "Little Green" books on qualitative and quantitative research as well as the Project Planner, videos, and a broad range of handbooks and other research resources.
Library Quick Links
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Scholar OneSearchScholar OneSearch provides simple, one-stop searching for books, articles, digital media, government publications, and more. To search the NU library catalogs for books, e-books, and other local resources, select the Library Catalogs option in Scholar OneSearch.
Key Resources
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EconLitThe American Economic Association's electronic database and the foremost source of references to economic literature.
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Business Source CompleteDespite the word "business," this database includes many articles on economics. Large numbers of in-depth country reports are included.
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Policy CommonsNU is now a member of Policy Commons! Use this resource to access reports and other materials from IGOs, NGOs, think tanks, government agencies, and academic research centers.
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Scholar OneSearchScholar OneSearch provides simple, one-stop searching for books, articles, digital media, government publications, and more. To search the NU library catalogs for books, e-books, and other local resources, select the Library Catalogs option in Scholar OneSearch.
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PolicyFIleUse PolicyFile to locate reports from over 350 public policy think tanks, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, advocacy groups, and other entities. U.S. and international coverage.
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Academic Search CompleteAcademic 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!
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Social Sciences Premium CollectionThis collection provides access to databases covering the international literature in the social sciences, including economics, politics, sociology, social services, anthropology, criminology and education.
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EconomistThe Economist is a weekly international news and business publication, offering clear reporting, commentary and analysis on world current affairs, business, finance, science and technology, culture, society, media and the arts. The online edition features content from 1997 to the present. (Audio and Apps sections are not included in our subscription.)
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JSTORArchives of journals in many subject areas, including economics.
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Web of ScienceThe Web of Science is multidisciplinary and provides access to a large collection of peer-reviewed articles and other materials. Valuable for tracing related publications and citations.
Streaming Video Collections
Academic Video Online (AVON) offers videos of interest to a broad range of disciplines, including significant coverage of economics and labor.
Kanopy provides a broad range of documentaries across the disciplines. See especially the Economics and Globalization category.
Docuseek provides a number of documentaries of interest to economists, including economic history, economic theory, labor studies, economic geography, and globalization.
Your Librarian
Related Subject Guides
Resources for Economists on the Internet
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RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet from the American Economic AsociationLInks to over 2,000 categorized resources covering Data, Scholarly Communication, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Teaching Resources, Jobs, Blogs, Commentaries and Podcasts, and more.
Need more help?
Please e-mail Roxanne Palmatier, library contact for Economics.