Economics

BORIS Catalogue:   English

This is a selective list of reference sources for the study of Economics.

This is NOT an exhaustive list. The main source of information concerning the Bishop’s Library collection is BORIS, the library’s online catalogue. It should always be consulted in order to find more books, periodicals, or other items on any given subject.

To find material on the library shelves look for the Library of Congress Classification (call) numbers from HB to HF. Books marked Ref. or Ref.Ind.Sd. are located in the Reference Room.

Some material listed in the Student’s Guide to Reference Sources in Business Administration may also be helpful. If you require help in locating material, ask for assistance at the Reference Desk.

ELECTRONIC SOURCE

The Reference Department has several relevant databases available via the Library’s Periodical Indexes and Databases page. These include, among others, Academic Search Completer, Business Source Completer, EconLit, CBCA, Canadian Newstand, Emerald,, ScienceDirect, Social Sciences Citation Index, and E-Stat (including CANSIM). Please ask at the Reference Desk for more information about these important resources.

SOME USEFUL INTERNET SITES

A good place to start searching for internet resources is the resources page of the Bishop’s University Economics department. This site contains a large selection of links to a wide variety of research, institutional and governmental sites. The web page is located here.

Other sites of interest:

B&E Datalinks: econ and financial data sources
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Global Development Finance (GDF) online
St. Louis Fed: Economic Data – FRED II
Canadian Economics Association
Canadian economy online
International Monetary Fund
Labordoc (ILO)
Resources for economists on the internet (AEAweb)
RePEc: research papers in economics
The World Bank Group
WWW virtual library: economics

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Business cycles and depressions: an encyclopedia.
Dictionary of economics and finacial markets.
Dictionary of economics.
Dictionary of economics.
Dictionnaire d’économie et de sciences sociales.
Dictionnaire économique.
The encyclopedia of the Third World.
The Encyclopedic dictionary of economics.
Encyclopedic dictionary of international management.
The Fortune encyclopedia of economics.
The McGraw-Hill dictionary of modern economics.
The MIT dictionary of modern economics.
The New Palgrave: a dictionary of economics.
The Oxford encyclopedia of economic history.
Penguin dictionary of economics.
The Routledge critical dictionary of global economics.
The Penguin dictionary of economics.
The biographical dictionary of American economists.
Worldmark encyclopedia of national economies.
Encyclopedia of the development world.
Encyclopedia of American industries.

HB 3711 .B936 1997 Ref.
HB 61 .G47 1986 Ref.
HB 61 .S466 1995 Ref.
HB 61 .B33 1998 Ref.
HB 61 .D49 1987 Ref.
HB 61 .M314 1989 Ref.
HC 59.7 .K87 1987 Ref.
HB 61 .E6 1986 Ref.
HD 30.15 .B456 1997 Ref.
HB 61 .F67 1993 Ref.
HB 61 .M3 1983 Ref.
HB 61 .M49 1986 Ref.
HB 61 .N49 1987 Ref.
HC 15 .O94 2003 Ref.
HB 61 .B33 1998 Ref.
HB 61 .R68 1999 Ref.
HB 61 .B33 2003 Ref.
HB 119 .A43 B56 2006 Ref.
HC 15 .W675 2002 Ref.
HC 59.7 .E52 2005 Ref.
HC 102 .E53 Ref. 

 

HANDBOOKS

Dun & Bradstreet/ Gale Group industry handbook.
Economic thought since Keynes.
Guide to sustainable development and environmental policy.
Handbook of development economics.
Handbook of econometrics.
Handbook of industrial organization.
Handbook of international economics.
Handbook of labor economics.
Handbook of mathematical economics.
Handbook of public economics.
Handbook of regional and urban economics.
How to find out about economics.
Human development report.
Market research handbook.
Nations of the world 2004: world business and economic review.
Poverty: a global review.
World development report.
The entrepreneur's desk reference: authoritative information, ideas, and solutions for your small business.
The secrets of economic indicators: hidden clues to future economic trends and investment opportunities.
OECD science, technology, and industry scoreboard.
World poverty: a reference handbook.
Peterson's MBA Programs.

HD 9650.65 .D78 2000 Ref.
HB 87 .B4313 1995 Ref.
HC 79 .E5 G85 2001 Ref.
HD 82 .H257 1988 Ref.
HB 139 .H36 1983 Ref.
HD 2326 .H28 1989 Ref.
HF 1411 .H257 1984 Ref.
HD 4802 .H36 1986 Ref.
HB 135 .H357 Ref.
HJ 141 .H36 1985 Ref.
HT 391.3 .H36 1986 Ref.
HB 199 .P3Z99 1972 Ref.
HD 72 .H85 Ref.
HC 111 .A19 Ref.
HC 10 .N36 2004 Ref.
HC 79 .P6P68 1996 Ref.
HC 59.69 .W659 Ref.

HB 615 .A72 2003 Ref.

HB 3730 .B38 2005 Ref.
HC 10 .I6224 Ref.
HC 59.72 .P6 G53 2004 Ref.
HF 1111 .P44 Ref. 

 

DIRECTORIES AND SURVEYS

Asia yearbook.
Directory of labour organizations in Canada.
Directory of multinationals.
Food, hunger, agribusiness: a directory of resources.
A guide to current analysis of the Canadian economy.
Industrial assistance programs in Canada.
Inventory of income security programs in Canada.
National occupational classification.
National occupational classification for statistics 2001.
OECD economic outlook.
Pocket guide to the European community.
Progrès économique et social en Amérique latine: rapport.
Social indicators of development.
Third World resource directory.
Vital signs.
Who’s who in economics: a biographical dictionary of major economists, 1700-1986.
World economic and business review.
World economic and social survey.
The world of information: Americas review.
World tables.
International directory of business biographies.

HC 411 .F19 Ref.
HD 6523 .D4 Ref.
HD 2755.5 .S78 1992 Ref.
HD 9000.5 F46Z99 1987 Ref.
HC 115 .G9 1988 Ref.
HD 3646 .C2C3 Ref.
HC 120 .I5I5 1984 Ref.
HB 2619 .N37 1993 Ref.
HB 2619 .N373 2001 Ref.
HC 10 .O66 Ref.
HC 241.2 .L4136 1988 Ref.
HC 125 .P76 Ref.
HC 59 . S62 Ref.
HC 59.72 .A7T5 1984 Ref.

HC 10 .V53 Ref.
HB 76 .W46 Ref.
HC 59 .W59 Ref.
HC 10 .W795 Ref.
HC 94 .A53 Ref.
HC 10 .W82 Ref.
HC 29 .I57 2005 Ref.

 

STATISTICS

Demographic yearbook.
Economic statistics, 1900-1983.
Income of immigrants in Canada: a census data analysis.
International yearbook of industrial statistics.
National accounts statistics: analysis of main aggregates.
Urban poverty in Canada: a statistical profile.

HB 848 .D4 Ref.
HC106 .L68 1985 Ref.
HC 120 .I5B56 1988 Ref.
HC 10 .I673 Ref.
HC 59 .N2731 Ref.
HC 120 .P6 L43 2000 Ref.

 

PERIODICAL INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

To locate articles in newspapers and periodicals, it is necessary to use the periodical indexes. These are located in the Reference Room on the Index Stands.

Business periodicals index.
New York Times index.
PAIS: Public affairs information service bulletin.
Social sciences index.
Reader’s guide to periodical literature.

HF 5001 .B87 Ref. Ind.Sd.
AI 21 .N44 Ref.Ind.Sd.
AI 3 .P8 Ref. Ind.Sd.
AI 3 .R49s Ref. Ind.Sd.
AI 3 .R48 Ref. Ind.Sd.

 

Students are also advised to consult the Journal of economic literature. HB 1 .J43 in the Periodicals section of the Library.

 

G. McCormick - December 2008

January 2009
L. Lemay