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Economics - International Resources

*See also International Business Resources and Nations of the World research guides.

  • GlobalEdge
    http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/
    This ia a good place to start. Extensive links to global resources from the Center for International Business Eduction and Research at Michigan State University.
  • Bank for International Settlements
    http://www.bis.org/
    Bank for worldwide central banks. Statistics and research cover numerous issues including the global economy, international monetary and financial cooperation, monetary policy, foreign exchange markets, and the financial sector.
  • CRB Commodity Yearbook
    HC14 .C6 Ref
    Information about commodities including supply/demand, world production, consumption, stocks, average wholesale price, volume trading, exports, etc. Some international information.
  • Demographics Yearbook
    HA .D45 Ref
    Coverage from 1957-2002.
  • EconPapers (Economics at your fingertips)
    http://netec.wustl.edu/local/search.html
    RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) is a collaborative volunteer effort to enhance the dissemination of research in economics. Fully searchable. Site is hosted by the Department of Business, Economics, Statistics, and Informatics at Orebro University (Sweden).
  • Europa World Yearbook
    JN1 .E85 Ref Desk
    Country political, economic, and statistical information.
  • Eurostat
    europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/
    Extensive European Union statistical information.
  • Fed in Print
    http://www.frbsf.org/publications/fedinprint/
    Operated through the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, this is a comprehensive index to Federal Reserve economic research. Basic and advanced searching capabilities by title, author, bank, publication year, etc.
  • FAOSTAT
    http://faostat.fao.org/default.aspx
    Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations - database.
  • Fraser
    http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
    Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research. Links to scanned historical economic statistical publications, releases, and documents.
  • International Economic Trends
    http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/iet/
    Economic research reports on international/country information and comparisons from the St.Louis Federal Reserve Bank.
  • International Financial Statistics
    CSU Database
    Financial statistics from countries around the world from the IMF.
    Also in print HG3881 .I626 published quarterly and available in journal room.
    Annual yearbook is available at the Ref Desk.
  • Labour Economics Gateway
    http://labour.ceps.lu/statisticsframe.cfm
    Direct links to labour statistics from countries around the world.
  • OECD in Figures
    HA154 .O33
    Coverage from 1989 to current.
  • Penn World Table
    http://pwt.econ.upenn.edu/php_site/pwt_index.php
    "Provides purchasing pwoer parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 188 countries for some or all of the years 1950-2004.
  • Statistical Abstract of Latin America
    HA935 .S8
    Extensive statistics covering latin american countries.
  • Statistical Universe (LexisNexis)
    CSU database
    Statistical abstracts and tables covering a variety of topics.
  • UN Comtrade
    http://unstats.un.org/unsd/comtrade/
    Extensive worldwide trade statistics from the United Nations.
  • WDI (World Development Indicators)
    CSU database
    Statistical country information provided by the World Bank.