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Economics 328S: Money & the Financial System
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Spring 2007 — Prof. Kumar
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Questions? Contact Susanna Boylston (704-894-2494).
Reference Works
- General Works
- A to Z of International Finance: The Essential Guide to Tools, Terms, & Techniques. Stephen Mahony. Washington, DC: Pitman Publishing, 1997.
Reference R 332.042 M216f
- Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary. 35th ed. 4 vols. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2005.
Note: The Library also has a print copy of the 31st edition at the Reference Desk at call number R 423.1 G15a31.
- Banking & Finance Terminology. 5th ed. Washington, DC: American Bankers Assoc., 2005.
Reference R 332.1 B218 2005
- Encyclopedia of American Economic History: Studies of the Principal Movements and Ideas. Ed. Glenn Porter. 3 vols. New York: Scribner, 1980.
Reference R 330.973 E56
- Encyclopedia of Banking & Finance. Ed. Glenn G. Munn et al. 9th ed. Chicago, IL: Probus, 1993.
Reference R 332.03 E56
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of over 65 scholarly reference books in all subject areas.
- Dictionary of United States Economic History. James. S. Olson. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1992.
Reference R 330.973 O52d
- Encyclopedia of the Global Economy. David E. O'Connor. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2006.
Reference R 330.03 O18e
- Historical Dictionary of the International Monetary Fund. Norman K. Humphreys. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 1999.
Reference R 332.15 H927h2
- International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. Ed. Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes. 26 vols. New York: Elsevier, 2001.
Reference R 300.3 I611
- The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of International Trade and Finance. Carolyn R. Gipson. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.
Reference R 332.042 G514m
- The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics. Ed. John Eatwell et al. 4 vols. New York: Stockton Press, 1987.
Reference R 330.3 P16d, 1987
- The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance. Ed. Peter Newman et al. 3 vols. New York: Stockton Press, 1992.
Reference R 332.03 N532
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History. Ed. Joel Mokyr. 5 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2003.
Reference R 330.3 O98
- U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998- .
Reference R 338.0973 U58 (current year)
Government Information Stacks C 61.48 (1998 to present)
- Biographical Sources
- Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- .
- Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography: Banking and Finance, 1913-1989. Ed. Larry Schweikart. New York: Facts on File, 1990.
Reference R 332.1 B2181
- Great Economists before Keynes. Mark Blaug. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1988.
Reference R 923.3 B645g
- Great Economists since Keynes. Mark Blaug. Totowa, NJ: Barnes & Noble, 1985.
Reference R 923.3 B645gr
- Who's Who in Economics. Ed. Mark Blaug and Howard Vane. 4th ed. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2003.
Reference R 923.3 W6281 2003
- Directories
- Encyclopedia of Associations. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1961- .
Reference R 061 G15e42
- Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1989- .
Reference R 061 G15ei
- Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State, and Local Organizations. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1987- .
Reference R 061 G15er
- LexisNexis Academic: Company Dossier
Provides information about over 10 million U.S. and 3 million foreign companies; data and reports are drawn from Hoover's, the Directory of Corporate Affiliations, and Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations as well as from Bloomberg News, Disclosure U.S. Public Company Profiles, Experian Business Reports, INVESTEXT Current Reports, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Standard & Poor's. The database also provides legal information and intellectual property information. Financial reports can be downloaded into Microsoft Excel.
To search Company Dossier,
- Choose the "Business" search form on the left-hand side of the page and then select "Company Dossier."
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an exclamation point
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *
- LexisNexis Academic: Company Profiles
Contains America's Corporate Finance Directory, Bankruptcy Reports, BMI Company Profiles, Canadian Business Directory, Directory of Corporate Affiliations,
FBR Asian Company Profiles, Hoover's Company Reports, International Company Reports, Standard & Poor's Corporate Descriptions, U.S. Public Companies, and U.S. Private Companies.
To search Company Profiles,
- Choose the "Business" search form on the left-hand side of the page and then select "Company Profiles."
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an exclamation point
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *
- Mergent Company Archives Manual. New York: Mergent, 2001-2002.
Reference R 338 M559
Covers companies that merged, were acquired, or went bankrupt prior to 2002.
- Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies. Ed. Justine Ventimiglia. 48th ed. 8 vols. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2005.
Reference R 338.74 W266
Statistics & Data
- Indexes
- American Statistics Index. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service, 1973- .
1973 to present available online as part of LexisNexis Statistical.
To search ASI,
- Choose the "Search Abstracts" option (upper left-hand corner) in LexisNexis Statistical.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an exclamation point
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *
- FEDSTATS (Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy)
Provides access to official statistics from over 100 federal agencies.
- Statistics Sources. 2 vols. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2006.
Reference Desk R 016.31 W322s 2006
- Economic Indicators
- Economic Indicators Handbook. Ed. Arsen Darnay. 6th ed. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2002.
Reference R 330.973 E197
- Guide to Economic Indicators. Norman Frumkin. 3rd ed. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2000.
Reference R 330.973 F944g3
- The Handbook of Financial Market Indexes, Averages, and Indicators. Howard M. Berlin. Homewood, IL: Dow Jones-Irwin, 1990.
Reference R 332.63 B515h
- Handbook of United States Economic and Financial Indicators. F.M. O'Hara, Jr. and F.M. O'Hara III. Rev. ed. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2000.
Reference R 330.973 O36h
- Statistics & Data Sources
- Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1989- .
Reference R 341.7 E96
Library has: 1994 to present
- Balance of Payments Statistics: Yearbook. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1981- .
Reference R 382.3 I61b
Library has: 1981 to present.
- Business Statistics of the United States. Ed. Cornelia Strawser. 10th ed. Lanham, MD: Bernan, 2005.
Reference R 330.973 B979 2005
Library also has 1995 edition.
- Datapedia of the United States: American History in Numbers. Ed. George Thomas Kurian. 3rd ed. Lanham, MD: Bernan, 2004.
Reference R 317.3 K96d3
- Direction of Trade Statistics. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1981- .
Library has:
- Quarterly (1991 to present): Reference R 382 D598m
- Yearbook (1988-1989, 1992-1998, 2000 to present): Reference R 382 D598y
- The Dow Jones Averages, 1885-1980. Ed. Phyllis S. Pierce. Homewood, IL: Dow Jones-Irwin, 1982.
Reference R 332.63 D744
- Economagic
Provides access to over 100,000 time series data. Data may be downloaded into Excel or copied and pasted into another program.
Note: the library has a "level 1" subscription, which gives you access to everything except for the "Forecasts" and "Reporter" sections of the site.
- Economic Indicators, from GPO Access
Provides economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and Federal finance. Prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the Council of Economic Advisors, U.S. Congress; updated monthly.
- Economic Report of the President, from GPO Access
- Economic Research and Data, Federal Reserve Board
- FedStats
Provides access to statistics collected and published by more than 100 U.S. federal agencies.
- FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Contains over 3,000 U.S. economic time series.
- Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the Present. Ed. Susan B. Carter et al. 5 vols. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2006.
Reference R 317.3 H673
- International Financial Statistics. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1948- .
Library has:
- Online (1945 to present)
- Yearbook (1988 to present): Reference R 382 I61y
- Monthly updates (most recent three years): Reference R 382 I61m
- International Historical Statistics
- International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, & Oceania, 1750-1993. B.R. Mitchell. 3rd ed. New York: Stockton Press, 1998.
Reference R 315 M681i3
- International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-2000. B.R. Mitchell. 5th ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
Reference R 314 M681e5
- International Historical Statistics: The Americas, 1750-2000. B.R. Mitchell. 5th ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
Reference R 317 M681i5
- LexisNexis Statistical
Provides the full text of over 100,000 statistical tables (1997 to present) as well as abstracts for other data published by branches and agencies of the federal government (1973 to present).
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an exclamation point
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *.
- National Accounts Main Aggregates Database, from the United Nations Statistics Division
Contains times series data from 1970 forward.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States.
Reference R 317.3 U54
Government Document Stacks C 3.134
Online (1995 to present)
A compendium of statistics on a wide variety of subjects. Particularly useful for its source notes, which will direct to statistical publications that contain additional information. Also useful for retrospective information; the Library has a long run of this title, so you can consult tables in earlier volumes if you need to chart historical trends.
Supplemented by County and City Data Book (Reference R 317.3 S797) and State and Metropolitan Data Book (Reference R 317.3 U54c).
- World Development Indicators. Washington, DC: World Bank, 1997- .
Reference R 330.9 W9271
Library has 1998 to present.
2005 available on CD-ROM; ask at Circulation Desk.
Note: Selected indicators for the past five years are also available online.
Books
- To find books at Davidson, search the following:
- Library Catalog
Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library. - To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records.
- To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first).
- To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use a dollar sign $
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- To find information about books that might be available from other libraries, search the following:
- WorldCat
Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan.
Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war")
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
Articles & Working Papers
General-Interest Business Periodicals | Trade Publications | Newspapers
Scholarly Journals | Working Papers
- General-Interest Business Periodicals
Includes magazines like Business Week, Forbes, and Fortune; the library has long runs of these titles.
- Business Abstracts
(July 1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 600 business periodicals, including scholarly journals, trade journals, popular magazines like Business Week, and newspapers like The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Also contains citations to product reviews, corporate profiles, and interviews as well as the full text of selected articles from 1995 to the present.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- Business Source Premier
(1965 to present) Provides the full text of over 8,800 periodicals, including over 1,100 peer-reviewed journals, over 1,200 trade journals and business magazines, 3,800 industry reports, more than 500 market research reports, and over 140 books.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Readers' Guide Abstracts
(1890 to present) Indexes articles in general-interest periodicals.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- Trade Publications
The following databases are good sources for trade publications. To find additional trade publications, consult the Encyclopedia of Associations (see above) to identify relevant trade associations and then look for their Web sites and publications.
- Business Source Premier
(1965 to present) Provides the full text of over 8,800 periodicals, including over 1,100 peer-reviewed journals, over 1,200 trade journals and business magazines, 3,800 industry reports, more than 500 market research reports, and over 140 books.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- LexisNexis Academic
(Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from trade journals as well as local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, newswires, patents, legal documents, and transcripts of radio and television broadcasts.
To find articles from trade journals:
- Choose "Business" from the list of Academic Search Forms in the upper left-hand corner of the main LexisNexis Academic page.
- Select "Industry & Market."
- Finally, select the appropriate industry
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an exclamation point
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *
- LexisNexis Academic: Company Dossier
Provides information, including articles from trade publications, about over 10 million U.S. and 3 million foreign companies.
To search Company Dossier,
- Choose the "Business" search form on the left-hand side of the page.
- Select "Company Dossier."
- Do a search for a company or companies, and select a category of "In the News" (upper left-hand corner of the page).
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an exclamation point
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *.
- LexisNexis Country Analysis
Provides economic, business, and political risk information for over 190 countries; includes data and analysis from sources such as BMI International News, Edimax Market Newsletters, Euromonitor, Interfax International News, PRS Group Country Reports and International Country Risk Guide, World Market Research Centre News, and reports from the U.S. Government.
To search Country Analysis:
- Choose "Business" from the list of Academic Search Forms in the upper left-hand corner of the main LexisNexis Academic page.
- Select "Country Analysis."
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an exclamation point !
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *.
- Newspapers
- National & International Newspapers
- LexisNexis Academic
(Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from national and international newspapers, such as the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Times (London), and The Washington Post, as well as local newspapers, magazines, trade journals, and the full text of newswires, patents, legal documents, and transcripts of radio and television broadcasts.
To find national & international news:
- Do a "Guided News Search."
- In the first drop down menu, "News Category," choose "General News."
- In the second drop-down menu, "News Sources," choose "Major Papers."
- Enter key words and then adjust the date range as appropriate.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an exclamation point
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *.
- New York Times
- Online:
- Microfilm: 1851 to present
- Index (1851 to present): Reference Index Area R 071 N53
Personal Name Index: Reference Index Area 071 N53p
- Wall Street Journal Index
(1981 to present) Provides indexing for the newspaper. Some full text is available beginning in 1984.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
- Local & Regional Newspapers
- LexisNexis Academic
(Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals as well as the text of newswires, patents, legal documents, and transcripts of radio and television broadcasts.
To find local, state, & regional news:
- Do a "Guided News Search."
- In the first drop down menu, "News Category," choose "U.S. News."
- In the second drop-down menu, "News Sources," choose the region or state you want.
- Enter key words and then adjust the date range as appropriate.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an exclamation point
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *
- LexisNexis Academic: Company Dossier
Provides information, including newspaper articles, about over 10 million U.S. and 3 million foreign companies.
To search Company Dossier,
- Choose the "Business" search form on the left-hand side of the page and then select "Company Dossier."
- Do a search for a company or companies, and select a category of "In the News" (upper left-hand corner of the page).
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an exclamation point
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *.
- NewsBank: North Carolina Newspapers
(Approx. 1985 to present) Contains the full text of 23 North Carolina newspapers and ten national newspapers.
- Scholarly Journals
- Business Abstracts
(July 1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 600 business periodicals, including scholarly journals, trade journals, popular magazines like Business Week, and newspapers like The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Also contains citations to product reviews, corporate profiles, and interviews as well as the full text of selected articles from 1995 to the present.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- Business Source Premier
(1965 to present) Provides the full text of over 8,800 periodicals, including over 1,100 peer-reviewed journals, over 1,200 trade journals and business magazines, 3,800 industry reports, more than 500 market research reports, and over 140 books.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- EconLIT
(1969 to present) Indexes articles from 326 journals; also lists doctoral dissertations, books, and conference proceedings. Areas covered include economic theory and history as well as international, regional, and urban economics.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
- JSTOR
Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note:JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use a plus sign +
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Working Papers
- NBER Working Papers
(1994 to present) Full text of working papers published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a private, non-profit, nonpartisan research organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- RePEc (Research Papers in Economics), from IDEAS at the Department of Economics, Univ. of Connecticut
Contains over 170,000 working papers, many of which can be downloaded.
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