Maintained by John Montre, Economics Liaison Librarian
Updated December 3, 2007

Black, John.  A Dictionary of Economics.  Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
     Ref. HB 61 .B554 1997

Bannock, Graham, R. E. Baxter and Evan Davis.  Dictionary of Economics.  New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
     Ref. HB 61 .B33 1998

Capela, John J..  Dictionary of International Business Terms.  Hauppauge, NY : Barron's, 2004.
     Ref. HD62.4 .C36 2004

Humphreys, Norman K.  Historical Dictionary of the International Monetary Fund.  2nd ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1999.
     Ref. HG 3881.I58 H86 1999

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Anderson, Sarah and John Cavanagh.  Field Guide to the Global Economy.  New York: New Press: Distributed by W.W. Norton, 2000.
     HF 1379 .A697 2000

A Basic Guide to Exporting. International Trade Administration.
     Gov Docs C 61.9:EX 7/3/998

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: 1997 Benchmark Survey.  Bureau of Economic Analysis.
     Gov Docs C 59.2:F 76/4/997

The Handbook of Economic Methodology.  Edited by John B. Davis, D. Wade Hands, Uskali Mäki.  Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA: E. Elgar, 1998.
     HB 131 .H354 1998

International Direct Investment: Studies by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  Bureau of Economic Analysis.
     Gov Docs C 59.2:IN 8/6

Schraepler, Hans-Albrecht.  Directory of International Economic Organizations.  Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 1997.
     Ref. HF 1418.5 .S37 1997

Standard & Poor's Emerging Stock Markets Factbook.  New York : Standard & Poor's, 2002.
     Ref. HG5993 .E57
Provides various time series of fundamental market data on more than 25 emerging stock markets. Also includes regional indexes, composite indexes and industry indexes.

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Operations of U.S. Parent Companies and Their Foreign Affiliates.  Bureau of Economic Analysis.
     Ref. Gov Docs C 59.20/2:

World Economic and Social Survey: Current Trends and Policies in the World Economy.  New York: United Nations, 1994- .  Annual.
     Ref. HC 59 .A169
Published by the United Nations, this source contains an annual review and outlook of major economic and social issues and trends of the world.

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Search the Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog, the SLU electronic library catalog, and MOBIUS, the Missouri Union Catalog, by author, title, keywords, author-title, subject, etc.  Use in the library or by remote access.  The Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog is available from the Saint Louis University Libraries Home Page.  Tip:  Always search Saint Louis University first.  If needed item(s) is/are not found, extend the search to MOBIUS.

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ABI/INFORM Complete.  1971-.  ProQuest.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated daily.  Indexes and abstracts more than 2,500 journals and trade publications in all areas of business and management, many with an international focus.  Full text is available for nearly 2,000 of the periodicals in page image (PDF) or text.  Examples of areas covered are accounting and taxation, banking and finance, economics, government, health care, human resources, labor relations, marketing, public administration, real estate, etc.

Lexis-Nexis Academic.  Web.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated continuously.  Covers news, business and legal information.  Excellent for news and company information. Includes full-text of the New York Times.

Business & Company Resource Center.  1980- .  Gale.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated daily except Sunday.  Formerly General Business File ASAP. Indexes approximately 1,000 business journals and trade/industry publications as well as 200,000 full-text company directory profiles and over 50,000 full-text investment reports.  Approximately half of the journals and trade/industry publications are full text. Also includes brief industry profiles, company histories, company financial statements, performance ratings, rankings, product and brand listings, and association listings.

Business Source Premier. 
     This database provides indexing and abstracting for 350 of the most important scholarly business journals "back to 1965 or the first published issue."  In addition, it includes indexing, abstracting, and full text for 1,103 peer-reviewed journals; 2,364 trade journals and general business magazines; 143 books; 1,217 country economic reports; 3,146 industry reports and yearbooks; and 528 market research reports.

EconLit.  1969- .  SilverPlatter. In-library and remote access.
     Updated monthly.  Produced by the American Economic Association, this is the major index for locating literature in economics.  It is the electronic equivalent of Journal of Economic Literature, Index of Economic Articles in Journals & Collections, and Cambridge University Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics.  Indexes worldwide literature on economics from books, working papers, collective volumes and more than 300 major economics journals.

PAIS International.  1972- .  Ovid. In-library and remote access.
     Updated monthly.  Produced by the Public Affairs Information Service, this database indexes and abstracts books, journal articles, conference proceedings, reports, pamphlets and government documents covering topics that are or may become the subject of legislation.  Subject areas include economic, political and social issues, public administration, law, business and political science.  More than 1,600 journals published worldwide in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish are selectively indexed each year.

The Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition).  1986-.  ProQuest.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated daily.  This U.S. newspaper "is the financial newspaper of record.  It offers in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as first-rate coverage of hard news" (text from site).  Indexing, abstracting and full text are available from 1986 forward.  For 1958-1985 coverage, see The Wall Street Journal Index [Index Table 3], which contains an index and abstracts to all articles in the 3-Star Eastern Edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook.  2 vols.  1981- .  Annual.
     Ref. HF 1014 .I5
Published by the International Monetary Fund, it provides statistics on transitions in goods, services and income between a country and the rest of the world, as well as changes of the country's monetary gold, special drawing rights, and claims on and liabilities to the rest of the world.

Demographic Yearbook.  1948-.  Annual.
     Ref. HA 17 .D45 (Current edition at Reference Desk)
Demographic statistics of 233 countries or areas throughout the world.

International Economic Trends.  1995-.  Quarterly.
     Ref. HG 3863 .F43b
Statistical tables and charts on 11 industrialized nations, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.  Continues International Economic Conditions (HG3863 .F43b).

Instat International Statistics Sources: Subject Guide to Sources of International Comparative Statistics.  2 vols.
     Ref. Z 7551 .I67 1995
Index to publications of the UN, the European Community and associations and organizations in 46 broad subject areas.

International Financial Statistics.  1948-.  Monthly with annual cumulation.
     Ref. HG 3881 .I626
Financial statistics tables for each of the 150 member countries of the International Monetary Fund.

The International Financial Statistics Locator: A Research and Information Guide.
     Ref. HG 151.7 .B37 1995
Two sections: Section 1 lists 22 selected and annotated major sources of international financial statistics.  Section 2, arranged by country, provides specific financial statistics in 175 countries.

The following titles provide historical statistics on population, labor force, agriculture, industry, external trade, finance, prices and national accounts of individual countries.

International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-1988.
     Ref. HA 4675 .M55

International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-1988.
     Ref. HA 1107 .M5 1992

International Trade Statistics Yearbook.  2 vols.  1993-.  Annual.
     Ref. HF 91 .Y42
Statistical information for approximately 160 countries' external trade performances, including trading volume and value, trading partners and the significance of individual commodities imported and exported.  Published by the United Nations.

International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics.  Annual.
     Ref. HC 10 .I68 1995
Statistics on manufacturing sectors of more than 100 countries.

OECD Economic Outlook.  1990-.  Semi-annual.
     Ref. H 10 .O75
Periodic assessment of economic trends, prospects, and policies in OECD countries.

Statistical Abstract of the World.  Annual.
     Ref. HA 154 .S83 1996
Uniform statistics, covering labor, production, manufacturing, finance, economics and trade of 185 countries in the world.

Statistical Resources on the Web.
     http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
A comprehensive source of national and international data set and statistics, compiled by the Documents Center of the University of Michigan.

Statistical Yearbook.  1969-.  Annual.
     Ref. HA 12.5 .U63
Based on data compiled from more than 40 sources, this book provides demographic, social and economic statistics for more than 200 countries at world, regional and national levels.

UNESCO Statistical Yearbook.  Annual.
     Ref. AZ 361 .U45 1997 (Current edition at Reference Desk)
A collection of statistical information relating to educational, scientific and cultural activities of more than 200 countries and territories.

World Development Indicators.  Annual.  CD-ROM.  In-library access.
     Updated annually.  Produced by the World Bank, this database provides more than 500 time series for approximately 207 countries spanning various time periods from 1960 to 1998. Statistical series cover social, environment, economic, market and global indicators as well as population projections. This is a companion to World Development Indicators (Ref. HC 59.15 .W656).

The World Economic Factbook.  Annual.
     Ref. HC 59.15 .W67 1997
Compilation of political and economic statistics on more than 200 countries.

World Economic Outlook.  1982- .  Monthly.
     Ref. HC 10 .W7979
Projections and analysis of economic development and policies in the global economic system and countries. Published by International Monetary Fund.

World Tables.  Annual.
     Ref. HC 59. W669
Compilation of core socio-economic indicators on more than 160 countries.

Yearbook of Labour Statistics.  Annual.
     Ref. HD 4826 .I63 (Current edition at Reference Desk)
Summary of 10-year statistics on economically active population, employment, unemployment, hours of work, wages, labor cost, consumer prices, occupational injuries, strikes and lockouts for 180 countries or regions.

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Bank of Montreal
     http://www.bmo.com/economic/

European Union Internet Resources
     http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/intl/gov_eu.html

Foreign Trade Statistics (also by Census Bureau)
     http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/foreign-trade/www/

globalEDGE
     http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp

International Monetary Fund
     http://www.imf.org/external/pubind.htm
Good for recent "articles."

OECD
     http://www.oecd.org/
Provides information on the publications and activities of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, whose main function is the compilation of comparative data on the economic trends in 25 member countries.

University of Wisconsin-Stout
     http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/subjects/businter.htm

World Bank
     http://worldbank.org/

World Bank Online Library
     http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/

World Trade Organization (WTO)
     http://www.wto.org/

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