Research Guides: Economics: Find Articles

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Suggested Databases for Economics

EconLit with Full Text
Provides links to full text articles in all fields of economics, including capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, urban economics and much more. EconLit with Full Text also contains full text access for hundreds of journals including the American Economic Association publications (with no embargo) and many non-English full text journals in economics & finance. Content includes: full text for over 600 journals; more than 1.5 million records; and citations and abstracts dating back to 1886.
Business Source Elite
Provides full-text coverage of scholarly business, management and economics journals. This rich collection also includes publications covering topics such as accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales, etc. Business Source Elite offers full text for more than 1,110 business publications and contains expanded PDF backfiles for more than 153 titles (back to 1985 or the first issue published for that journal). More than 10,150 substantial company profiles from MarketLine are also included.
JSTOR (Journal Storage)
Provides the full text of journal articles covering the areas of African-American Studies, Ancient History & Classics, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Botany, Business, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, General Science, History, Latin American Studies, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Sociology, Statistics. Coverage: rolling window, varies - 4-6 years from current issue.
Academic Onefile
Provides full text and abstracts of journal and newspaper articles and book reviews in many disciplines including Physical Sciences, Technology, Medicine, Social Sciences, Art, Theology, Literature and other subjects. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995 and transcripts and audio from all NPR (National Public Radio) programs. Coverage: 1980 – present. [GaleNet]

Suggested Journals for Economics

The Quarterly Journal of Economics
Presents refereed articles shaping today's economic theory from microtheory to empirical and theoretical macroeconomics.
Journal of Political Economy
Articles, comments, and book reviews on all aspects of political economy.
The Journal of Finance
Original articles, shorter articles and book reviews on all aspects of finance.
The American Economic Review
Articles & shorter papers on economic subjects. Papers & Proceedigs of the Annual Meeting is published in May.
Econometrica: Journal of the Econometric Society
Original articles in English or French and notes and comments aimed at the advancement of economic theory in its relation to statistics and mathematics.
The Review of Economic Studies
Research articles on all aspects of theoretical and applied economics, especially by young economists.
The Review of Financial Studies
Provides new research in financial economics, striving to establish a balance between theoretical & empirical studies.
Journal of Economic Literature
Survey & review articles, book reviews, an annotated listing of new books, arranged according to the subject matter.
NBER Macroeconomics Annual
Provides a forum for important debates in contemporary macroeconomics and major developments in the theory of macroeconomic analysis and policy that include leading economists from a variety of fields.
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Provides economists reporting & critiques on recent research findings, evaluates public policy initiatives, & serves as insightful readings for class room, public, & business use.
Review of Economics and Statistics
Refereed research articles and notes on all aspects of economics and statistics published for the Harvard University Department of Economics.
Journal of Consumer Research
An interdisciplinary journal focusing on all aspects of consumer education.
Journal of labor economics
Articles dealing with all aspects of modern labor economics.
Brookings papers on economic activity
Articles with comments and discussion on economics and public policy. Also includes special Microeconomics and Macroeconomics issues.