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Resources for Undergraduates
Department of Economics
Undergraduate Program
The University of Minnesota LibrariesSearch for Papers
Journal Storage (JSTOR)
This site can be used to search for papers from the scholarly journal archive.
Data Sources (need student id)
Business Source Premier
varies by titleBusiness Source Premier database includes both scholarly journals and periodicals for practitioners.
EconLit
January 1969 - present, updated quarterly.
Contains bibliographic citations and selected abstracts to the professional and scholarly literature in the field of economics and allied disciplines, including journals, books, chapters in books, conference proceedings and dissertations.PAIS International Coverage
dates 1972 - present (abstracts from 1985 - present)Use this index for broad coverage of social science issues worldwide.
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto H1.A3 P82x
Check MNCAT Record for Location and AvailabilityLexisNexis Academic
varies by titleLexisNexis Academic is a collection of online databases: News, Business (plus corporate news and corporate financials), Legal, Medical, and Reference.
PolicyFile
1990 - presentPolicyFile draws its content from public policy think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers.
Research Archives of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Research Resources for Economics on the Internet
For ample data sources and electronic journals visit http://subject.lib.umn.edu/socsci/econinternet.html
Search for Books
Search MNCAT, the libraries' catalog, to find books, journals, etc.
Primary Source Materials
Conference Board Business Knowledge Research Collection
The Conference Board Business Knowledge Research Collection is a searchable database of full-text research reports on the latest issues in business management and US and global economics.
Sources of Economic Data
The Penn World Table provides purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 188 countries for some or all of the years 1950-2004. The European Union or the OECD provide more detailed purchasing power and real product estimates for their countries and the World Bank makes current price estimates for most PWT countries at the GDP level.
Links to statistical sources at federal government agencies maintained by The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy.
Statistical Resources on the Web
A comprehensive and extensive set of links to economic, political and social statistics. This list is maintained by the Documents Center of the University of Michigan Library.
An excellent listing of economic data on the internet organized and maintained by Rutgers University.
Social Science Data on the Internet
An excellent listing of social science data on the internet organized and maintained by the University of California, San Diego.
Geospatial and Statistical Data Center
Extensive data collections maintained by the University of Virginia.
The Homepage for the BEA, a division of the Department of Commerce, is a good starting point for lots of macro level data about the performance of the economy.
The homepage for the Bureau of the Census is a good starting point for a wealth of data.
- Subject Areas
Census data from a large number of subject areas are available from this location.- Statistical Abstract of the United States
On line access to the annual Statistical Abstract since 1995.- 2000 Census
On-line access to 2000 census data maintained by the US Census Bureau.- Census Data On Line
The homepage for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At this site you can access a large number of data series including the latest press releases and historical data for prices, productivity and employment, unemployment.
- BLS News Releases
A starting point for monthly statistical releases from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.- BLS Data
This site gives you access to the most requested data series from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.- BLS Data
This one takes a bit of work but gives you access to all BLS data.
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Data on interest rates, exchange rates and other financial data
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - FRED
FRED (or Federal Reserve Economic Data) is maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis It is a large and comprehensive database covering more than financial data
Homepages for Offices and
Agencies of the United States GovernmentA listing of Web sites maintained by the agencies of the federal government
The Council of Economic Advisers
Cabinet Agencies
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of the Census
DefenseBureau of Labor Statistics
StateBureau of Public Debt
Internal Revenue ServiceOther Government Agencies
Congress
Economic Research, Policy and Advocacy Organizations
National Bureau of Economic Research
The NBER is an association of academic economists who do research on a wide range of public policy issues.
AEI "aims to preserve and to strengthen the foundations of a free society-limited government, competitive private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and vigilant defense."
Brookings prides itself on being America's oldest think tank. Theresearch fellows study issues of public policy -- especially ones that deal with current issues of public policy.
The Cato Institute advocates a libertarian approach to many issues. Its motto reads "Promoting public policy based on limited government, free markets, individualliberty, and peace."
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
CBPP "conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and middle-income people."
EPI describes itself as seeking "to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy."
CTJ describes itself as fighting against "the armies of special interest lobbyists for corporations and the wealthy" to give "ordinary people a greater voice in the development of tax laws."
Links to a number of advocacy groups.
The Heritage Foundation advocates "ideas of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditonal American values, and a strong national defense."
Institute for International Economics
The Institute describes itself as "a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy."
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
The Joint Center describes itself as "an international nonprofit institution that conducts research on pubic policy issues of special concern to black Americans and other minorities."
The Levy Institute "strives to carry on [Jerome Levy's] spirit of independent thinking, his concern for economic efficiency and justice, and his belief in the potential of economics to make a positive contribution to society and to improve the human condition." Their Public Policy Briefs are available on-line and cover a wide range of economic issues.
Economic think tank focusing on the global economy, capital markets, human capital, and regional economics and demographics.
RFF, engages in research and public education on natural resource and environmental issues.
The Urban Institute-Brookings Tax Policy Center describes itself as helping "to fill the growing need to clarify and analyze the nation's tax policy choices. It provides timely, accessible analysis and facts about tax policy to policymakers, journalists, interested citizens, and researchers."
The Urban Institute describes itself as "a nonprofit nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation."
Economics of the Internet and Other Internet Resources
Lots of information about the economics of the internet, information goods, intellectual property and related issues collected by economist Hal Varian.
An extensive listing of Web sites in many countries that are of special interest to economists maintained by Lauri Saarinen in Finland.
