Library Guides: Global Resource Systems Research Guide: Economics

Economics

These resources are offered as a, hopefully, useful subset of the many resources available on the topic. No effort is made to provide an exhaustive listing. Not every point of view will be represented – that is not the intent here.

If you are searching for scholarly journal articles related to this topic, there is additional information in the right-hand box on this page. The journal list is not inclusive. The best way to locate articles is to search one or more of the library's article indexes.

International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – Statistics
The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.
United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) works closely with governments and stakeholders to help countries around the world meet their economic, social and environmental goals.
United Nations - Development and Analysis Division
The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) provides objective analysis of pressing long-term social and economic development issues, and discusses the positive and negative impact of corresponding policies.
United Nations - Economic Commission for Africa
Established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) in 1958 as one of the UN’s five regional commissions, ECA’s mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa’s development.
United Nations - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is the regional development arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region. Made up of 62 member States, with a geographical scope that stretches from Turkey in the west to the Pacific island nation of Kiribati in the east, and from the Russian Federation in the north to New Zealand in the south, the region is home to 4.1 billion people, or two thirds of the world’s population.
UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ECLAC, which is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations. It was founded with the purpose of contributing to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, and reinforcing economic ties among countries and with other nations of the world. The promotion of the region’s social development was later included among its primary objectives.
United States - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System – Economic Research and Data
Economists at the Federal Reserve Board conduct innovative research on a broad range of topics in economics and finance. In addition to presenting their research to policymakers, Board economists share their research at academic conferences and publish it in peer-reviewed journal sand other scholarly outlets.
United States Department of Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce promotes job creation, economic growth, sustainable development and improved standards of living for all Americans by working in partnership with businesses, universities, communities and our nation’s workers.
World Bank - Data & Research
Online access to high quality national and international statistics, Policy Research Working Papers and Policy Research Reports, abstracts of current studies and evaluations of research, and the widely-read annual World Development Reports.
World Bank - Global Economic Monitor
Providing daily updates of exchange rates, equity markets, interest rates, stripped bond spreads, and emerging market bond indices, with coverage of both high-income and developing countries. Monthly data coverage is provided for consumer prices, high-tech market indicators, industrial production and merchandise trade.

Looking for scholarly articles?

Looking for scholarly articles? The most efficient way to find articles on a specific topic is to use an article index. Journals that have articles about this topic include:

American Economic Review
International Economic Review
Journal of International Business Studies
Journal of International Economics
Journal of Political Economy

A good place to search for articles is ABI/Inform Global and EconLit. Click on the links below for access.

ABI/INFORM Global This link opens in a new window
Search worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business topics.
ABI/INFORM Global tutorial
EconLit This link opens in a new window
The world's foremost source of references to economic literature.