Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

• The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law (2002).
  K 487.E3 N48 2002
  This is a three-volume compact encyclopedia.
• A Dictionary of Economics
  Online access to Oxford University Press's "jargon free" definitions.
• The MIT Dictionary of Modern Economics (4th ed. 1992).
  HB 61 .P4 1992
  You can find other "quick answer" materials in this area of the collection.
• The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics (1987)
  HB61 .N49 1987, 4 volumes
• Economist A-Z (from the Economist)
  http://www.economist.com/research/Economics/alphabetic.cfm
  
• Encyclopedia of Law and Economics
  http://encyclo.findlaw.com/
  
• Online Glossary of Research Economics
  http://econterms.com/

Treatises in the Law Library

Search GULLiver, the online catalog, to locate materials about economics. Search subject headings using the terms ECONOMICS or LAW AND ECONOMICS. Also, you can browse the shelves in the area of call number HB for additional books.

Economics Journals --Indexes and Full Text

• ABI/Inform (only)
  Indexes "1000 premier worldwide business periodicals" concerning economics, finance, taxation, etc. The full text of articles is often available. (Also available on Westlaw as ABI-INFORM.)
• Econlit (only)
  Select "WebSPIRS" from the database listing, then EconLit. This is the major source for scholarly articles and books concerning economics. (Also available on Westlaw as ECONLIT.) For a list of journals indexed in EconLit, see http://www.econlit.org/journal_list.html
• EIU--Economist Intelligence Unit (only)
  Searchable full text collection of 117 country information reports, economic indicators, and forecasts.
• IDEAS
  Bibliographic database dedicated to Economics and free on the Internet, built by RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) - a collaborative effort of over 100 volunteers in 44 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in economics.
• PolicyFile
  Abstracts of studies and papers from public policy think tanks, university research programs and publishers, with coverage from 1990. Links to organizational home pages and to full text documents, where available.
• Social Sciences Index
  Indexes articles in all areas of the social sciences, from 350 English-language journals. 1983-present
• List of Economic Databases, Lauinger Memorial Library, Georgetown University
  Only available to GULL students on main campus and in the Law Library.
• E-Journal Finder
  The Law Library subscribes to many electronic journals. Part of the trick of doing full-text searching is to find the electronic version of a journal or journals you want to search in. You may use the E-Journal Finder to find journals available either in various "mega-databases" (such as Academic Search Premier, Hein Online, JSTOR, WESTLAW* and LEXIS*) or directly through various publishers. You can type the title of the journal you wish to search, click on the resulting search results to connect to that journal, and perform your word search. * Not all WESTLAW and LEXIS titles are included in the E-Journal Finder. Only journals, law reviews, bar journals, legal newspapers, major general newspapers and magazines are included.

Economics Journals Available in the Georgetown Law Library

Available in print on the first floor of the Edward Bennett Williams Library

• American Economic Review, K1 .M438 (1911-1952 in Media, 1953-present)
• Constitutional Political Economy, K3 .O695 (1995-2001)
• Economics and Philosophy, K5 .C79 (1985-present)
• Journal of Commerce, (Online only since June 1, 2000. Back issues-Media)
• Journal of Economic Literature, K10 .O32 (1969-present)
• The Journal of Economic Perspectives, K10 .O322 (1987-present)
• The Journal of Law & Economics, K10 .O5 (1958-present)
• Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, K10 .O524 (1985-present)
• The Journal of Political Economy, K10 .O635 (1969-present)
• The Quarterly Journal of Economics, K17 .U27 (1969-present)
• The Quarterly Review of Economics and Business K17 .U4 (1961-1991)
• The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance: Journal of the Midwest Economics Association, K17 .U4 (1992-present)

Available in print in the Wolff International and Comparative Law Library

• The Brookings Review, K2 .R677 (1982-present)
• International Review of Law and Economics, K9 .N883 (1981-present)
• Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, K10 .O315 (1980-2001)

Economics Journals Available through JSTOR

(Check E-Journal Finder: some of these journals are also available on ABI/Inform)

• American Economic Review 1911-2003
• American Economic Association Quarterly 1908-1910
• Publications of the American Economic Association 1886-1907
• Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 1890-2002
• American Journal of Economics and Sociology 1941-2000
• Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 1970-2000 (plus links to recent content 2001-2003)
• Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Microeconomics 1989-1998
• Business History Review 1954-2000
• Bulletin of the Business Historical Society 1926-1953
• Canadian Journal of Economics 1968-2002
• Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science 1935-1967
• Contributions to Canadian Economics 1928-1934
• Econometrica 1933-2003
• Economic Development and Cultural Change 1952-2001
• Economic Geography 1925-2000
• Economic History Review 1927-2000
• Economic Journal 1891-2000
• Economica 1921-2000
• Industrial and Labor Relations Review 1947-2002
• International Economic Review 1960-2000
• Journal of Applied Econometrics 1986-2000
• Journal of Economic Education 1969-2000
• Journal of Economic History 1941-2000
• Journal of Economic Literature 1969-2003
• Journal of Economic Abstracts 1963-1968
• Journal of Economic Perspectives 1987-2003
• Journal of Human Resources 1966-2001
• Journal of Industrial Economics 1952-2000
• Journal of Labor Economics 1983-2001
• Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization 1985-1997
• Journal of Law and Economics 1958-2000
• Journal of Legal Studies 1972-2001
• Journal of Money, Credit and Banking 1969-2002 (plus links to recent content 2002-2004)
• Journal of Political Economy 1892-2000
• Journal of Risk and Insurance 1964-2002
• Journal of Insurance 1957-1963
• Journal of the American Association of University Teachers of Insurance 1937-1956
• Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (American Association of University Teachers of Insurance) 1933-1935
• Land Economics 1948-2003
• Journal of Land & Public Utility Economics 1925-1947
• Oxford Economic Papers 1938-1997
• Quarterly Journal of Economics 1886-2000
• RAND Journal of Economics 1984-2003
• Bell Journal of Economics 1975-1983
• Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science 1970-1974
• Review of Economic Studies 1933-2002
• Review of Economics and Statistics 1919-2000
• Southern Economic Journal 1933-2002
• Supreme Court Economic Review 1982-2000

Economics Journals Available on the Web

• http://www.oswego.edu/~economic/journals.htm

Working Papers

• Economic Research Network (part of Social Science Research Network)
  http://www.ssrn.com/update/ern/index.html
  Access working papers from academic economics departments, public policy institutes and government and public agency research.
• IDEAS
  http://ideas.repec.org/
  Bibliographic database dedicated to economics and free on the Internet (include working papers, journal articles, software components, author information, directory of institution) giving access to the RePEc(Research Papers in Economics) database. RePEc is a collaborative effort of over 100 volunteers in 44 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in economics. Includes WoPEc (Working Papers in Economics) and EconWPA (Economics Working Paper Archive).
• National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers
  http://www.nber.org/papers/
• Technical Reports and Working Papers in Business and Economics (Library of Congress)
  http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/techreps/techrepshome.php
  Provides access to working papers and technical reports in the social sciences placed online by institutions (mostly foreign) responsible for creating the reports.
• University of Chicago
  http://www.law.uchicago.edu/Lawecon/workingpapers.html
  

Data

• Bureau of Economic Analysis (US Dept. of Commerce)
  http://www.bea.gov/
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  http://stats.bls.gov/
• Congressional Budget Office
  http://www.cbo.gov/
• Economic Indicators and Releases
  http://www.nber.org/releases/
• Economic Statistics Briefing Room
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
• Federal Reserve Fed In Print
  http://www.frbsf.org/publications/fedinprint/index.html
• Statistical Universe (GULL only)
  http://0-web.lexis-nexis.com.gull.georgetown.edu/statuniv/
  

Other Resources

Research Institutes and Organizations

• American Economic Association
  http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA
• American Enterprise Institute
  http://www.aei.org/
• Brookings Institution
  http://www.brook.edu/
• Cato Institute
  http://www.cato.org/
• Economic Policy Institute
  http://epinet.org/
• Federal Reserve Board of Governors
  http://www.federalreserve.gov
• National Bureau of Economic Research
  http://www.nber.org/
• Olin Program in Law and Economics (U. of Chicago Law School)
  http://www.law.uchicago.edu/Lawecon/
• RAND Corporation
  http://www.rand.org/
• Urban Institute
  http://www.urban.org/
• Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World
  http://edirc.repec.org/

Research Guides and Comprehensive Sites

• Law and Economics (FindLaw)
  http://lawecon.lp.findlaw.com/
• Law and Economic Links (Olin Program in Law and Economics, University of Chicago Law School)
  http://www.law.uchicago.edu/Lawecon/links.html
  
• Resources for Economists on the Internet (American Economic Association)
  http://www.aeaweb.org/RFE
• World Wide Web Resources in Economics (WebEC)
  http://netec.wustl.edu/WebEc/
• US Economic Indicators, Lauinger Memorial Library, Georgetown University http://www.library.georgetown.edu/guides/econindicators/

Updated 05/2007 (MK)