Subject Guides: Economics: Article Databases

Databases with Scholarly Journals

EconLit (EBSCO)
The premier index of economic literature, produced by the American Economic Association.
Scopus (Elsevier)
A multidisciplinary index with citation analysis capabilities.
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI): Web of Science
Similar to Scopus.
JSTOR
An archive of key journals. Not the best tool for finding current research.
Google Scholar
Vast, multidisciplinary, and familiar. Quick when searching for a specific title, but often less efficient when searching on topics.
ProQuest Business Collection
Broad coverage of business, economics, and many other disciplines.
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
The premier database for scholarship in most business disciplines.
Gale Business Economics & Theory Collection
APA PsycInfo (EBSCO)
Behavioral sciences covering a variety of topics, including finance, marketing, economics, and organizational behavior.

Databases containing news sources, popular magazines, and trade, industry, and professional publications.

The Economist on ProQuest
Full access from 1992 to the present.
Current Issues on Economist.com
Access current issues of the magazine on the website of the Economist.

Wall Street Journal (1984 to present)
Factiva
Our best source for global and local news focusing on business and economics. Includes the Wall Street Journal and many others.

No Systematic Downloading. Factiva may not be used for data mining, text mining, or trend analysis functions.
ProQuest Business Collection
A broad collection of news, trade, and scholarly sources. Also includes the Wall Street Journal.
Conference Board
Reports on issues in management and economics.
Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO)
Regional Business News (EBSCO)

Economist (Historical)
Financial Times (Historical)
Wall Street Journal (Historical)
The Making of the Modern World (Gale)
The Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature includes scans of 61,000 texts published from 1450 to 1850 on economics, business, trade, politics, and social conditions.