Chapter 3 – Economics

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Table of Contents

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Biographical Sources

Bibliographies

Indexes and Abstracts

Statistical Sources

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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias    
C-1   Encyclopedia of American Economic History: Studies of the Principal Movements and Ideas. 3 vols. Edited by Glenn Porter. New York: Scribner’s, 1980.
C-2  

Encyclopedia of Political Economy. Edited by Phillip O’Hara. New York: Routledge, 1999.

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Fortune Encyclopedia of Economics. Edited by David R. Henderson. New York: Warner, 1993.

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. 17 vols. Edited by David S. Sills. New York: Macmillan, 1968-1979. (See A-55)

Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Edwin R. A. Seligman, ed-in-chief. New York: Macmillan, 1930-1935. (See A-52)
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The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Modern Economics: A Handbook of Terms and Organizations. 3d ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1983.

C-5   McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Economics. rev. ed. Edited by Douglas Greenwald. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.
C-6  

The MIT Dictionary of Modern Economics. 4th ed. Edited by David W. Pearce. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1992.

Internet Access Through OU Libraries
C-7  

The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics. Edited by John Eatwell, Murray Milgate, and Peter Newman. Reprinted with corrections. New York: Stockton Press, 1991.

Biographical Sources    
C-9 URL

American Economic Association. Directory of Members. Evanston, IL: American Economic Association, 1880-. Irregular. Online format.

C-10   Pressman, Steven. Fifty Major Economists. New York: Routledge, 1999.
C-11  

Blaug, Mark. Great Economists Before Keynes: An Introduction to the Lives & Works of One Hundred Great Economists of the Past. Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press, 1986.

C-12   Blaug, Mark. Great Economists Since Keynes: An Introduction to the Lives & Works of One Hundred Modern Economists. 2d ed. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1998.
C-13  

Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary. Edited by Bernard Katz. Hamden, CT: Garland, 1989.

C-14  

Blaug, Mark. Who’s Who in Economics. 3d ed. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1999.

Bibliographies    
C-15  

Bibliographic Guide to Business and Economics. New York: G. K. Hall/ Macmillan, 1974-. Annual.

C-17  

International Bibliography of Economics [Bibliographie Internationale de Science Economique]. Paris: UNESCO, 1952-. Annual.

C-18  

University Research in Business and Economics. Morgantown, WV: Bureau of Business Research, College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University, for Association for University Business and Economics Research, 1982-. Annual.

C-19  

University of London Library. Catalogue of the Goldsmith’s Library of Economic Literature. Compiled by Margaret Canney and David Knot New York: Cambridge University Press for the University of London Library, 1970-1983.

Indexes and Abstracts    
C-25   Index of Economic Articles in Journals and Collective Volumes. Homewood, IL: R. D. Irwin, 1961-. Annual.
C-26   Journal of Economic Literature. Menasha, WI: American Economic Association, 1963-. Quarterly.
C-28 LORA access to Econlit EconLit. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association. 1969-. Monthly. Online format.
C-29 URL IDEAS. Research Papers in Economics. 6 times/wk. Online format.
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 Social Science Research Network (SSRN)Electronic Library. Social Science Electronic Publishing, 2000-. Continually. Online format.
Statistical Sources    
C-31   American Statistics Index. Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service, 1973-. Annual with monthly supplements.
C-32 URL United States. Department of Commerce. Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1894-. Annual. Online format.
C-33 URL United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Economic Analysis. National Trade Data Bank. Washington, DC: Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Office of Business Analysis, 1990-. Monthly. Online format.
C-34 URL United States. Department of Commerce. State of the Nation. Washington, DC: Department of Commerce, 1994-. Daily. Online format.
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 Economic Indicators. Prepared for the Joint Committee on Economic Report by Council of Economic Advisors. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1948-. Monthly. Online format.
C-36 URL United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Economic Census of the United States. Washington, DC: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1997-. Quinquennial. Online format.
C-37 URL United States. Bureau of the Census. Factfinder for the Nation (various titles). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1977-. Irregular.
C-38 URL United States. U. S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Survey of Current Business. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1921-. Monthly. Online format.
C-39 URL United States. President. Economic Report of the President. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1947-. Annual. Online format.
C-40   United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The National Income and Product Accounts of the United States, 1929-1997. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1895-. Monthly.
C-41   United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment and Earnings. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1895-. Monthly.
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United States. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Federal Reserve Bulletin. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1915-. Monthly.

C-43 URL United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Monthly Labor Review. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1915-. Monthly. Online format.
C-44   United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Handbook of U. S. Labor Statistics: Employment, Earnings, Prices, and Productivity and Other Labor Data. 3d ed. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press, 1997-. Annual. Formerly United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Handbook of Labor Statistics. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1924—1926—1989. Annual.
C-45  

Index to International Statistics: IIS. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service, 1983-. Monthly with annual cumulations.

C-46  

National Account Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables. New York: United Nations, 1985-. Irregular. Previous titles: National Income Statistics of Various Countries (1938-1947), Statistics of National Income and Expenditures (1952-1957) Yearbook of National Account Statistics (1958-1982).

C-48  

United Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs. International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics. New York: United Nations, 1995-. Annual. Previous titles: The Growth of World Industry (1967-1973), Yearbook of Industrial Statistics (1974-1984), Industrial Statistics Yearbook (1985-1991).

C-49   United Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs. International Trade Statistics Yearbook. 2 vols. New York: United Nations, 1950-. Annual.
C-50   United Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs. World Economic and Social Survey. New York: United Nations, 1994-. Annual. Previous titles: World Economic Report (1947-1954), World Economic Survey (1955-1993).
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International Financial Statistics. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1948-. Monthly with Yearbook.  
C-54   Balance of Payment Statistics. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1947-. Monthly with Yearbook. 
C-55   Direction of Trade Statistics. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1981. Monthly with Yearbook. 
C-56   Government Finance Statistics Yearbook. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1977-. Annual.
C-57   World Economic Outlook: A Survey by the Staff of the International Monetary Fund. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1980-. Biannual.
C-58  

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Economic Outlook. Paris: OECD, 1967-. Semiannual.

C-59   Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.  Main Economic Indicators. Paris: OECD, 1962-. Monthly.
C-61  

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Economic Surveys. Paris: OECD, 1953-. Annual.
C-62  

World Development Report. New York; Oxford University

press for World Bank, 1978-. Annual.
C-63   Statistical Reference Index. Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service, 1980-. Monthly with Annual cumulations.
C-64 URL United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Guide to State Statistical Abstracts. 2000-. Online format.