Economics
Getting Started
EconLit : An online index of academic literature (articles, books, and reports) in economics.
JSTOR : Full text online of all issues of important core journals (with a 3-5 year lag), including many in economics, finance, statistics, and business.
The Economists' Papers Project is housed in the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke. It features the manuscript materials (personal papers, unpublished manuscripts, early versions of published works, correspondence, etc.) of prominent economists, as well as organizational archives from the American Economics Association and the History of Political Economy journal.
Mark Thomas, Subject Librarian
226 Perkins Library | mark.thomas@duke.edu | 919.660.5853
Besides the sources mentioned in the guides to the left, you can also consult other sources in the social sciences and business.
Subject Headings in the Library Catalog
Look at the subject headings assigned to books you find in the library catalog and follow the links to find other similar books. Or, you can choose a "Subject begins with..." search to look for subjects such as those below. The catalog will also suggest more specific subject headings.Subject Subheadings
The following are a few of the terms you can add to your subject search after the names of states, regions, and main subjects. For instance: north carolina economic conditions
- econometric models
- economic aspects
- economic conditions
- economic development
- economic policy
- statistics
Some subject headings are qualified with the adjective "economic" For instance: economic geography
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