Subject Guide - Economics
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- CQ Researcher Plus Archive (1923 - Present): In–depth, non–biased full text reports on topics and issues in the news.
- Business Source Complete: Articles and abstracts from more than 1,200 scholarly business journals.
- eBook Business Collection (EBSCOhost): Includes thousands of e-books dedicated to the study of business, from conducting business research to helping students understand general business concepts.
- Films On Demand: Economics
- Newspaper Source Plus: Articles from thousands of newspapers, and magazines, as well as TV and radio news transcripts.
- Newswires:(AP, UPI, etc.) Near real-time access to top world-wide news sources.
- Nexis Uni: Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources – including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.
- O'Reilly for Higher Education: includes ebooks, video, interactive media and more on topics like computer science, programming, business, cyber security, and more, including access to 35K+ books, 30K+ hours of video, interactive tutorials, and audio books! For more information, please see How to Access RPCC Library Resources and select O'Reilly for Higher Education for more information on creating an account.
- Regional Business News: Articles from over 75 business sources in the U S.
Find books and DVDs shelved in these call numbers:
- HB – Economic theory.
- HB 71 to HB 74 – Economics as a science.
- HB 75 to HB 130 – History of economics; history of economic theory.
- HB 131 to HB 147 – Methodology.
- HB 137 – Economic statistics.
- HB 172 – Microeconomics.
- HB 172.5 – Macroeconomics.
- HB 501 – Capitalism.
- HB 801 to HB 843 – Consumption. Demand.
- HC – Economic history and conditions.
- HC 79 .C3 – Capital. Capital productivity. Infrastructure.
- HC 79 .C6 – Consumer demand.
- HM 548 – Sociology. Relation to economics.
- The A to Z of Economics, a glossary of economics terms from The Economist.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis from the U. S. Department of Commerce, the " source of accurate and objective data about the nation's economy," including:
- BEARFACTS for state and local data,
- BEA International Trade and Investment Country Facts, and
- BEA Industry Facts.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor is the "principal fact-finding agency in the broad field of labor economics and statistics." Interactive resources include:
- Library of Economics and Liberty (Econlib) "is dedicated to advancing the study of economics, markets, and liberty offering a unique combination of resources for students, teachers, researchers, and aficionados of economic thought."
- Index of Economic Freedom, annually tracks and compiles economic data from over 180 countries, in areas of property rights, entrepreneurship, etc.
- International Monetary Fund “works to foster global growth and economic stability,” offering numerous resources, tools and information sources, including videos, data and statistics, etc.
- National Bureau of Economic Research, is “a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works.”
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