Selected Print Resources
Economics. Danbury, Conn.: Grolier Educational, 2000. Call# REF 330.21 LAN
Six volume set with each volume covering a specific subject area. Volume 1 - Money, banking and finance. Volume 2 - Business operations. Volume 3 - the citizen and the economy. Volume 4 - the US economy and the world. Volume 5 - Economic theory. Volume 6 - Economic history. A good starting point with easy to understand concepts and language.
Encyclopedia of American Economic History. New York: Scribner, 1980. Call# REF 330.973 P845E
Covers American economic history from its European roots through the late 1970s. Gives a nice timeline of the US economy and breaks down the social and institutional aspects of American economic growth.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Call# REF 330.9 WOR
Four volume set with each volume covering a different geographic area (Africa, Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe). Geographic regions are broken down by country with a general overview and an overview of the economy as well as information on the political infrastructure and other important economic indicators.
Web Resources
Creates real-time charts of world markets.
Includes information on the Consumer Confidence Index and leading economic indicators.
“The gateway to statistics from over 100 US Federal agencies.”
“A database of over 3000 U.S. economic time series. With FRED® you can download data in Microsoft Excel and text formats and view charts of data series.”
Database of public business and corporations with overviews and key financial information.
“Comparing the purchasing power of money in the United States (or colonies) from 1665 to 2003.”
A comprehensive listing of everything from encyclopedias and dictionaries to blogs and commentaries.
The Department of Commerce’s “single point of access to authoritative business, trade, and economic information from across the Federal Government.”
**All quoted information has been taken from the home pages or promotional information.
