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Resources for Research in
Business and Economics
| Library Databases | Electronic Journals | Web Resources | Print Resources |
| ABI/Inform | ABI/Inform provides access to information in 1000 business journals worldwide. Information covered includes economics, finance, and taxation. Full-text articles are included. Coverage begins in 1987. |
| Business Source Premier | Business Source Premier provides country economic data, company profiles, industry information, market research, and business-related periodical articles. Some full-text articles are available. To access this database, select "Business Searching Interface" from the Ebscohost menu. |
| EconLit | EconLit provides citations for economics literature worldwide, including books, journal articles, and working papers. Full-text articles are not included. Coverage is from 1969 to the present. |
| FirstSearch | Unlike the other databases listed here, FirstSearch is the name of the service that provides a number of databases on different subjects, including business (BusManagement, for example, covers management topics). To access these databases, first connect to FirstSearch, then choose the “List All” option on the left-hand side of the search page to view a list of the available databases. Some full text may be available. |
| JSTOR | JSTOR provides access to the full images (including photos, tables, and graphs) of articles from back issues of a variety of scholarly journals, including economics journals. Coverage extends back to the 19th century for some journals. Recent years' issues are generally not accessible in this database. |
| LexisNexis Academic | LexisNexis Academic has a business section that offers full text access to up-to-date information on business news. It also includes industry information and financial data about companies. |
| LexisNexis Statistical | LexisNexis Statistical provides statistical data on many different topics, including business. It also indexes and abstracts publications with statistical content. |
| Library Subscription Journals | |
| American Economic Review | Available online from two sources: 2002 to present, 1911-last three years not online |
| American Journal of Economics and Sociology |
Coverage from 2000 to the present |
| Canadian Journal of Economics | Coverage from 2000 to the present |
| Cato Journal | Coverage from 1981 to the present |
| Cato Policy Report | Coverage from 1994 to the present |
| Econometric Reviews | Coverage from 2001 to the present |
| Econometrica | Covers from 1933 on; the latest three years not available online |
| Econometrics Journal | Coverage from 1998 to the present |
| Economic Inquiry | Coverage from 2000 to the present |
| Economic Journal | Available online from two sources: 1997-, 1891-last five years not online |
| Economic Record | Coverage from 2001 to the present |
| Economics Letters | Only the most recent 12 months only available online |
| Energy Economics | Only the most recent 12 months available online |
| Energy Policy | Only the most recent 12 months available online |
| Growth and Change | Coverage from 1997 to the present |
| Journal of Business | Available online from two sources: 1997 to present, 1952-2001 |
| Journal of Economic Education | Coverage from 1998 to the present |
| Journal of Economic Literature | Available online from two sources: 2002 to present, 1969-last three years not online |
| Journal of Economic Perspectives | Available online from two sources: 2002 to present, 1987-last three years not online |
| Journal of Economic Theory | Only the most recent 12 months available online |
| Journal of Finance | Available online from two sources: 2003 to present, 1946-last three years not online |
| Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis | Coverage from 1966 on, but the last four years not available online |
| Journal of Financial Economics | Only the most recent 12 months available online |
| Journal of Industrial Economics | Available online from two sources: 1997 to present, 1952-latest five years not online |
| Journal of Law and Economics | Coverage from 1997 to the present |
| Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking |
Available online from two sources: 2002 to present, 1969-latest five years not online |
| Journal of Political Economy | Available online from two sources: 1997 to present, 1892-2000 |
| Journal of Regulatory Economics | Available online from 1997 to 1998 |
| Journal of Sports Economics | Coverage from 2000 to the present |
| Management Science | Coverage from 2000 to the present |
| Organization Science | Coverage from 2000 to the present |
| Quarterly Journal of Economics | Available online from two sources: 1997-, 1886-last five years not online |
| Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance |
Only the most recent 12 months available online |
| Review of Economic Studies | Available online from two sources: 1998-, 1933-last three years not online |
| Review of Economics and Statistics | Available online from two sources: 1997-, 1948-last five years not online |
| Review of Financial Economics | Only the most recent 12 months available online |
| Review of Financial Studies | Coverage from 1988 on; last three years not available online |
| Review of Social Economy | Coverage from 2000 to the present |
| Free Journals | |
| Academy of MarketingScience Review | A refereed journal of marketing and consumer behavior |
| Asian Development Review | "A professional journal for disseminating the results of economic and development research carried out by staff and resource persons of the Asian Development Bank" |
| Australian Journal of Management | Publishes research in areas related to management, as well as marketing, corporate strategy, and operations management |
| B>Quest | "A journal of applied topics in business and economics" |
| CESifo Forum | A quarterly economic journal published by CES (the Center for Economic Studies at the University of Munich) and the Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| Economics Bulletin | Disseminates refereed notes, comments, and preliminary results from research economists |
| Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies | Covers topics related to business and organization ethics |
| IMF Staff Papers | Staff research papers from the International Monetary Funds |
| Indian Economic Journal | The quarterly journal of the Indian Economic Association, covering monetary economics, industrial economics, international economics, and general economic theory |
| Journal of Empirical Generalizations in Marketing Science |
A refereed journal covering research in marketing, consumer behaviour, and strategy |
| M@n@gement | A double-blind reviewed journal concerning management topics | Marketing Bulletin | A refereed journal that "provides a forum for disseminating ideas and information relating to the theory and practice of marketing and marketing research" |
| Quality Digest | Online magazine with articles on issues related to quality management, as well as a searchable database of ISO 9000 and QS-9000 registered companies and a quality resources page with links to quality-related sites |
| Review of Network Economics | "Refereed journal that publishes papers on the economics of network industries" |
| Gateways | |
| Biz/ed | A searchable collection of web sites covering business, management, and economics |
| EconData.Net | Site with 1,000 links to socioeconomic data sources; includes a focus on finding regional economic data |
| Infomine: Business and Economics | A searchable collection of business and economics web sites |
| RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet |
Site with 1,357 resources available on the Internet that are of interest to academic and practicing economists |
| Wachowicz's Web World | Site designed to supplement the textbook Fundamentals of Financial Management that also serves as a gateway to a variety of web sites related to finance |
| WebEc | Searchable collection of links to free information in economics on the Web |
| Working Papers | |
| EBSLG Working Papers | Provides access to working papers in business and economics (some available in full text) produced at major European business schools |
| EconWPA | Site for the distribution of working papers in economics; affiliated with RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) |
| IDEAS | Database (from RePEc) for the free dissemination of research in economics; many materials included are available in full text |
| Links to Working Papers in Business |
Site from Washington University's School of Business with links to sites with information about working papers, some of which have the full text of the papers available |
| Financial Data | |
| IRIN: Annual Report Resource Center |
Provides links to current electronic annual reports for more than 3,500 companies; annual reports from preceding years are also available for many companies |
| Report Gallery | Includes links to company web pages for over 2,200 annual reports, covering the majority of the fortune 500 companies |
| Reuters Investor | Provides information such as current stock quotes and financial overviews; registration is required but free |
| SEC Edgar Database | Access to corporate annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Statistics | |
| B&E DataLinks | Site sponsored by the American Statistical Association that contains links to economic and financial data sources |
| Economagic | "Comprehensive site of free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research . . . with more than 100,000 time series" |
| Directories | |
| Thomas Register | Online version of the directory that provides information about companies and their products and services |
| Organizations | |
| International Monetary Fund | Contains information about the IMF and international monetary cooperation; provides access to IMF research and statistics, as well as IMF publications |
| National Bureau of Economic Research |
A research organization whose purpose is "promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works." Publications summarizing their research are freely available online. The site also provides access to a database containing abstracts of NBER working papers (the papers themselves may be purchased for a minimal fee) as well as links to datasets created by researchers. |
| Economic Policy Institute | A think tank with the mission of doing research to promote a prosperous economy while focusing on the interests of low- and middle-income workers |
| Federal Reserve Economic Research & Data |
Provides a searchable index to Federal Reserve economic research (Fed in Print) as well as links to statistical data (including FRED II) |
| World Bank Group | Provides information about the World Bank and economic development in low-income countries |
| Government Sites | |
| Bureau of Economic Analysis | Provides access to publications and economic data from the BEA, which provides GDP and other economic statistics data; includes both national and state data, as well as data on international trade |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics | Site for the government agency that provides statistical information related to labor economics |
| Current Industrial Reports | Site with reports providing measures of industrial activity for the production and shipments of selected products that can be used for market analysis, forecasting, and decision-making |
| Economic Statistics Briefing Room | Provides easy access to current federal economic indicators from the White House |
| Small Business Administration | Contains a variety of useful information on starting, financing, and managing a small business for students of entrepreneurship |
| Also see Government Information Sources for more links to state, national, and international government sites | |
| Dictionaries/Encyclopedias | ||
| Blackwell Encyclopedia of Managment | Reference HD30.15 .B455 2005 Individual volumes of the encyclopedia cover topics such as accounting, marketing, managerial economics, finance, etc. |
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| Encyclopedia of American Industries | Business Reference HC102 .E53 2005 An encyclopedia providing descriptive essays on a wide range of broadly-defined manufacturing and service industries |
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| Encyclopedia of Management | Reference HD30.15 .E49 2000 Brief essays on managment topics |
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| International Encyclopedia of Business and Management |
Reference HF1001 .I53 1996 Essays describing the main topics that make up the field of business management |
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| The MIT Dictionary of Modern Economics |
Reference HB61 .M49 1986 Definitions for key terms and important individuals in economics |
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| New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics |
Reference HB61 .N49 1987 Definitions of concepts in economics |
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| New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance |
Reference HG151 .N48 1992 Contains essays providing explanations of topics in monetary and financial economics |
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| Handbooks | ||
| Handbook of United States Economic and Financial Indicators | Reference HC106.8 .O47 2000 Provides information on the makeup, purposes, use and availability of economic indicators used for measuring the economy of the United States |
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| Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks |
Business Reference HG4905 .M815 Provides financial information on 900 stocks of high investor interest including market data, performance ratios, stock prices, and dividend information of recent quarterly results as well as future prospects in succinct one-page profiles |
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| Directories | ||
| D&B Principal International Businesses | Business Reference HF54.U5 P74 2005/06 Directory that provides key information on thousands of companies outside of the U.S in a variety of industries |
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| LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations | Business Reference HG4057 .A219 2002 Directory detailing the relationships between parent companies and their subsidiaries and divisions |
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| Missouri Business Directory | Business Reference HF5065.M8 M57 2006/07 Directory showing businesses within the state of Missouri |
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| Sorkins' Directory of Business & Government (Kansas City ed.) | Business Reference HF5068.K2 S65 KC Directory with profiles of business and government organizations in counties in Missouri and Kansas. |
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| Sorkins' Directory of Business & Government (St. Louis ed.) | Business Reference HF5068.S2 S65 STL Directory with profiles of business and government organizations in counties in Missouri and Illinois. |
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| Standard and Poor's Register | Business Reference HG4057 .A4 Directory with profiles of over 75,000 corporations and names and titles of executives |
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| Thomas Register | Business Reference T12 .T6 Directory that combines company information with information about products and services, including actual catalogs from many companies; also available online |
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| Ward's Business Directory of US Private and Public Companies |
Business Reference HG4057 .A575 48th 2005 Directory that lists more than 114,500 companies, 90% of which are private. In addition to listing the companies alphabetically, several volumes rank companies by sales nationally within SIC and NAICS codes. State rankings by sales within SIC codes are also available. |
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| Government Publications | ||
| Economic Indicators | Periodical 330.973 Un3 Provides information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money, and federal finance. Also available online |
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| Economic Report of the President | HC106.5 .A272, Latest at Reference Annual review of the U.S. economy, providing statistics on GNP, CPI, employment, and production. Also available online |
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| Federal Reserve Bulletin | Periodical 332.05 F317b Contains articles on current economic matters as well as financial and business statistics. Also available online |
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| Monthly Labor Review | Periodical 331 Un3m Contains studies and articles on trends and developments in all fields that affect working conditions, wages, or hours. Also available online |
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| Survey of Current Business | Periodical, 650.06 Un3 Provides analytical findings of the Office of Business Economics as well as statistics originating from both private and public sources. Also available online |
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| Ratios | ||
| Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios |
Reference HF5681.R25 A45 2001 Includes performance indicators for 50 factors in 179 fields of business |
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| Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios, One Year |
Business Reference HF5681.R25 I525 Provides "typical" balance sheets and income statements and "common-size" financial figures for over 800 different lines of business; includes fourteen key business indicators of performance |
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| Statistics | ||
| Business Statistics of the United States |
Reference HC101 .A13122 Statistics on production, sales, profits, etc. for U.S. industries |
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| International Historical Statistics, Africa, Asia, Oceania 1750-1988 | Reference HA4675 .M55 1995 Presents statistics on the labor force, industry, trade, and finance for countries in the region |
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| International Historical Statistics, Europe 1750-1988 |
Reference HA1107 .M5 1992 Presents statistics on the labor force, industry, trade, and finance for countries in the region |
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| International Historical Statistics, The Americas 1750-1988 |
Reference HA175 .M52 1993 Presents statistics on the labor force, industry, trade, and finance for countries in the region |
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| International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics |
Business Reference HC10 .I68 2006 Provides worldwide statistics on current performance and trends in the manufacturing sector that can be used to analyze patterns of growth and related long-term trends, structural change, and industrial performance in individual industries |
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| Statistical Abstract for Missouri | HA476 .S75 1999, Latest in Reference Provides data on population and vital statistics; income, employment, and prices; transportation; business, finance, and construction; agriculture and natural resources; and energy |
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| Statistical Abstract of the United States |
HA202 .U55, Latest at Reference Desk Collection of statistics on population, economy, industry, and environment. Also available online |
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