Economics: Introduction
In this Economics subject guide, you will find sections that list library resources dedicated to students and faculty in Economics.
Look to sidebar on this page to find the table of contents and complementary information, such as contact information.
Resources: Start Here
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
Full-text articles on topics from all time periods and geographic regions.
EconLit
Citations, with selected abstracts, of articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, reviews, conferences and working papers.
Very Short Introductions
Collection of introductory books on a variety of topics including arts, humanities, law, health, science, and social sciences.
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
Regularly updated dictionary of economics.
Resources: Main
The Conference Board of Canada
Research reports on public policy, economics and management.
EIKON and Datastream
An international historical financial database
Economics Research Network
Searchable and browsable collection of abstracts, working and accepted papers.
NBER Working Papers
Accesses NBER working papers in PDF format.
Penn World Tables
Lists purchasing power parity and national income accounts for countries worldwide.
Scholars Portal Journals
Several thousand full-text electronic journals; especially strong in sciences and social sciences.
Business Source Complete
Includes scholarly journals, books, case studies, marketing research and other business and economics material.
OECD iLibrary
Access books, articles, reports & statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
ICPSR
US and international datasets in criminology, demography, economics, health, political science, and sociology.
UNdata
Large, comprehensive statistical database covering all countries of the world. Pulls together statistics from all the major UN sources.
ProQuest One Business
Search tool for business and management publications.
Gale Academic OneFile
Selected academic journal articles in a variety of subjects.
odesi
Repository of socio-economic survey, census, and polling data from Statistics Canada, Ipsos Reid, Gallup, etc.
JSTOR
Current and back issues of journals in arts and sciences.
CEPR : Publications
Discussion papers (and more) on current research in economic policy.
Resources: Also Useful
Cambridge Journals
All journals published by Cambridge University Press, covering humanities, social sciences and science, technology and medicine.
Canadian Census Analyzer
Census Profiles tables by census geography or by census year, plus Microdata Files and Postal Code Conversion Files.
Political Risk Yearbook
Country reports with political and economic information.
World Development Indicators
Development data from more than 200 countries
CANSIM @ CHASS
Canadian socio-economic statistical data. For advanced users.
emerald insight
Collection of books and journals published by Emerald, chiefly for management and technology.
Canadian Research Index
Citations to monographs and annual publications from Canadian government and institutional resources.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
Index for social science topics such as anthropology, economics, political science and sociology.
PAIS Index
International index to various types of publications on public/social policy and social sciences. Includes PAIS Archive.
International Financial Statistics (IFS)
Financial data about the member countries in the IMF available in tables or through queries.
Financial Performance Indicators for Canadian Business
NAICS key financial ratios in downloadable files organized by year, region and operating revenue.
WRDS: Wharton Research Data Services
Contains company finances as well as equity and fixed income data, and is intended for in-depth financial and accounting research.
Factiva
A full-text resource with news, business information and journal articles drawn from almost 9000 worldwide sources, including Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and the KW Record.
Cabells : Journalytics Academic
Contact and submission information for scholarly publishing in various business subjects.
CANSIM @ Statistics Canada
Canadian socio-economic statistical data.
IDRC Digital Library
A repository of international development related research results and documents generated by IDRC funds and staff.
Web of Science Core Collection
Citation indexes for the arts & humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences.
Investext (via Mergent Online)
Full-text database of investment research reports.
Course Guides
Course Number Sort descending | Course Title |
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EC481 | Research Paper and Seminar |
EC665/EC315/EC455 | Empirical Research Paper |