LibGuides: Economics: Scholarly Web Sites

Best Bets--Scholarly Web Sites

These web sites are freely available, and quite useful for research in economics.

Economics Search Engine
ESE uses a beta version of Google Custom Search Engine to search over 23,000 economics websites and utilizes yolink to mine results and retrieve actionable, keyword-rich content. Results can saved to Google Docs, bookmarked or shared via major social networks.

OECD data
Find research documents and statistics published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, an international organization that supports democracy and a market economy. Offers standard international data (GDP, etc.), as well as more unique data series (biotechnology, broadband infiltration, etc.).
Offers standard international data (GDP, etc.), as well as more unique data series (biotechnology, broadband infiltration, etc.).

Research Papers in Economics
RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) is a collaborative effort of hundreds of volunteers in 75 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in Economics and related sciences. The heart of the project is a decentralized bibliographic database of working papers, journal articles, books, books chapters and software components, all maintained by volunteers.
Resources for Economists on the Internet
This guide is sponsored by the American Economic Association. It lists more than 2,000 resources in 97 sections and sub-sections available on the Internet of interest to academic and practicing economists, and those interested in economics. Almost all resources are also described.

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This guide is sponsored by the American Economic Association. It lists more than 2,000 resources in 97 sections and sub-sections available on the Internet of interest to academic and practicing economists, and those interested in economics. Almost all resources are also described.

Research & Policy Institutes

Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to conduct and present in-depth, nonpartisan research to improve policy and governance at local, national, and global levels.

American Enterprise Institute - Economics
(right-leaning)
A nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that researches and analyzes political, economic, and social policies and issues with the goal of expanding freedom, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening the free enterprise system in America and around the world.
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
(center-left leaning)
A nonprofit think tank specializing in economic policy and dedicated to promoting "democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people’s lives," (About).
Economic Policy Institute
(center-left leaning)
A nonprofit, nonpartisan American think tank that researches and analyzes the economic impact of policies and proposals on working America.
Hoover Institution
(center-right leaning)
A nonprofit public policy think tank, associated with Stanford University, seeking to address some of the biggest challenges facing the nation, including: education, economic prosperity, empowering state and local government, and more.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
(left-leaning)
A nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank devoted to developing and sharing the ideas that can repair our broken economy and create a more equal, prosperous, and just society.
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
(middle)
A private, nonpartisan research institution "that facilitates cutting-edge investigation and analysis of major economic issues," (About).

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"NBER research is bound by a restriction that the founders imposed: studies may present data and research findings, but may not make policy recommendations or make normative statements about policy," (History)

More Useful Web Sites

There are many digital collections and other resources available on the web for economics. Here is a selection of sites that might be useful to you.

AgEcon Search
AgEcon Search: Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics collects, indexes, and electronically distributes full text copies of scholarly research in the broadly defined field of agricultural and applied economics including sub disciplines such as agribusiness, food security and supply, energy and natural resource economics, environmental economics, policy issues, international trade, and economic development. Content includes conference presentations, working papers, journal articles, government documents, and theses and dissertations.

Measuring Worth
The mission of this site is to make available to the public the highest quality and most reliable historical data on important economic aggregates, with particular emphasis on nominal measures.