Economics
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| + | ==Introduction== | ||
| + | The School of Accounting, Economics & Statistics looks at various aspects of economics, such as general economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics and business economics to name a few. Textbooks are available covering all aspects of economics, as well as extensive journal holdings. Electronic journals can be found in their host databases via the [[Databases]] page of this wiki. | ||
| + | ==Electronic Resources== | ||
| + | The Library subscribes to various electronic resources. A full list of all Business and Law databases can be found on the [[Databases]] page, however here are those which are of most use to economics students. For academic journal articles, I would recommend the following databases: | ||
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| + | *[[ABI/INFORM]] | ||
| + | *[[Emerald]] | ||
| + | *[[Blackwell Synergy]] | ||
| + | *[[Science Direct]] | ||
| + | *[[Ingenta]] | ||
| + | *[[Nexis UK]] | ||
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| + | [[ABI/INFORM]] has the largest amount of publications available on it and is an excellent database to start with. | ||
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| + | ==External Resources== | ||
| + | There are many external webpages that can assist the student of economics. These may be via Internet Gateways, which essentially take the browser to free sources of information that have been vetted by experts. Two of the best examples of this type of resource are | ||
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| + | *[http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/economics/ Intute:Social Sciences Economics] | ||
| + | *[http://www.bubl.ac.uk/link/linkbrowse.cfm?menuid=2828 BUBL Link Economics] | ||
| + | *[http://www.bized.co.uk/ Biz/ed] | ||
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| + | As well as these Gateways there are many professional organisations which have useful information on their websites. Here is a list of some that you may find useful. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.wto.org World Trade Organisation] | ||
| + | *[http://worldbank.org/ The World Bank] | ||
| + | *[http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm International Monetary Fund] | ||
| + | *[http://www.globalisationguide.org/ Globalisation Guide] | ||
| + | *[http://www.globalpolicy.org/ Global Policy] | ||
Current revision as of 16:32, 5 November 2007
Introduction
The School of Accounting, Economics & Statistics looks at various aspects of economics, such as general economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics and business economics to name a few. Textbooks are available covering all aspects of economics, as well as extensive journal holdings. Electronic journals can be found in their host databases via the Databases page of this wiki.
Electronic Resources
The Library subscribes to various electronic resources. A full list of all Business and Law databases can be found on the Databases page, however here are those which are of most use to economics students. For academic journal articles, I would recommend the following databases:
ABI/INFORM has the largest amount of publications available on it and is an excellent database to start with.
External Resources
There are many external webpages that can assist the student of economics. These may be via Internet Gateways, which essentially take the browser to free sources of information that have been vetted by experts. Two of the best examples of this type of resource are
As well as these Gateways there are many professional organisations which have useful information on their websites. Here is a list of some that you may find useful.
