Subject Guides: Economics: Home

Economics Librarian

Maggie Marchant

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(801) 422-3924

Subjects: Business & Economics

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Mondays 2 - 4 PM
Wednesdays 2 - 4 PM

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How to Use this Guide

Welcome to the Economics guide! Here you will find resources to facilitate and improve your learning, research, and writing. Each section focuses on finding and using a different type of resource:

Articles: find peer reviewed journal articles as well as policy, industry, legal, and grey literature.
Current Events: find popular press news stories on the latest issues.
Data: find datasets for research projects and analysis.
Books: find recommended books.
Background Research: find resources for exploring and refining research topics.
Worldwide Economies: find information and statistics on features of economies throughout the world.
Publish: find resources on research methods, writing, citation, publishing, and measuring impact.
Grants: find resources for locating and writing grant proposals.
Career: find resources for researching jobs and industries and preparing for interviews and grad school.
Faculty Publications: see recent scholarship from faculty in the BYU Economics Department.

Frequently Used Resources

Articles

EconLit (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window The premier index of economic literature, produced by the American Economic Association.
ProQuest Business Collection This link opens in a new window Broad coverage of business, economics, and many other disciplines.
NBER Working Papers This link opens in a new window Provides initial access to research findings of leading economists often years before the same articles appear in other professional publications.

News

Wall Street Journal (Online) A major source for news on current events.
The Economist Source for international news on business, economics, and politics.

Statistics & Data

Economic Indicators Current and time series data on key economic indicators in the United States. Provided by the Census Bureau.
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) FRED provides over 40,000 economic times series, from unemployment to interest rates to population and housing. Includes mapping and graphing tools, mobile apps and an add-in for Excel.

Data Planet (SAGE) This link opens in a new window Find, visualize, and download datasets on a variety of topics including business, economics, and demographics.
Statista This link opens in a new window An aggregator of statistics on almost any topic.

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