This guide will list some of the resources available at the COD Library that you can use to find information when doing research on Economic topics. A list of various topics can be found below.
COD Economics Academic Program
Over on the right are some other research tools that you can use to find information.
Be sure to ask for help at the Reference desks if you have questions or problems.
What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
What is Cultural Literacy / Cultural Intelligence?
What is the Federal Reserve System?
Who was John Kenneth Galbraith?
What is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
What is the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
What is the Prime Interest Rate?
What is Social Literacy / Social Intelligence?
What is a Stakeholder Economy?
What is the Supply and Demand Theory?
What is the Underground Economy?
What are U.S. Treasury Notes, Bills, and Bonds?
Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy
Behavioral Economics: A Very Short Introduction
The Common Sense Behind Basic Economics: A Guide for Budding Economists, Students, and Voters
Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity. General HB 95 .G 9 2016
Economics: A Very Short Introduction
Economics Basics. Reference HB 171 .E 269 1999
The Economics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Eco - nomics: What Everyone Should Know about Economic s and the Environment
Economics: The Basics. General HB 171 .C 655 2004
The Federal Reserve: What Everyone Needs to Know. General HG 2563 .A 95 2013
Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction. General HC 51 .A 56 2011
The Little Book of Economics: How the Economy Works in the Real World
Understanding Financial Stability
What's Wrong With Economics? A Primer for the Perplexed
Economic Report of the President
A Financial History of the United States
U.S. Department of the Treasury
STATISTICS
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Business Statistics of the United States: Patterns of Economic Change. . Reference HC 101 .A 131222 2014
Consumer Expenditure Survey
Consumer Price Index Monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.
Economic Indicators Prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers for the Joint Economic Committee.
FDIC State Economic Profiles Quarterly data sheet summation of banking and economic conditions in each state
Data.gov Access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government.
Guide to Economic Indicators
Guide to Federal Tax and Finance Information
Measuring Worth The purchasing power of money in the United States from 1774 to the present.
OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development)
OECD Economic Surveys of the United States 2014 This online book examines recent U.S. economic developments, policies and prospects.
Prices and Wages by Decade
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Latest print editions at Ready Reference. Older editions at General HA 202 .U 5 S 93.
U.S. Bureau of the Census
U.S. Economy at a Glance. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
USAspending.gov Lists monetary amounts awarded for federally-sponsored projects.
Brief Overview of the Illinois State Economy, from Economy Watch
Chicago Department of Planning and Development
DuPage County Department of Economic Development and Planning
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
Illinois Department of Labor
Illinois Economic Development Directory
Illinois Economic Policy Institute
STATISTICS
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Illinois. Statistics on employment, wages, labor force, and CPI.
County or Zip Code Business Patterns, from the U.S. Census Bureau
Illinois Department of Commerce
Illinois Prevailing Wage Rate
Illinois Statistics by Subject and Agency
World Economy Mind Map - for related topics and concepts
Bank for International Settlements
Brain Drain and Talent Mobility
Cultural Information for Other Countries
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Free Trade
Free Trade and Agriculture
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
International Labour Organization
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Tariff Policy and American Foreign Relations
A to Z World Business. Comprehensive country-by-country resource for information on international business and trade.
AltaPlan: An International Economics Gateway
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. A commission of the United Nations, it seeks to reinforce economic ties among countries.
Economic Freedom of the World (Fraser Institute). Find out how much economic freedom exists in a given country.
International Economics and Trade Glossary
OECD Economic Outlook
A Political and Economic Dictionary of Eastern Europe
A Political and Economic Dictionary of Latin America
A Political and Economic Dictionary of South Asia. General DS 334 .S 683 2006
A Political and Economic Dictionary of the Middle East
A Political and Economic Dictionary of Western Europe
Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. (formerly Background Notes) Select a country from the list.
United Nations: Economic and Social Development
World Economic Outlook. From the International Monetary Fund.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies. Reference HC 15 .W675 2002
Economic Indicators
Economic Statistics. Data on industries, trade, and GDP's from around the world.
Eurostat. Statistics from the European community.
Foreign Statistical Agencies
International Historical Statistics. Reference HA 154 .M51
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Trade Statistics (WTO). Reference HF 1371 .I584
OECD iLibrary. Browse by country and select the economic data you want to view.
Statistical Yearbook (United Nations). Reference HA 12.5 .U63
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific. Reference HA 1665 .S73
The World Bank
Economic History Mind Map for related topics
The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia also Reference HC 102 .A 66 2003
Cambridge Economic History List of COD Library books from the Cambridge University Press, very good economic history books on time periods, regions, and countries.
Datapedia of the United States: America Year by Year Reference HA 202 .D 283 2007
Economic Thought Since Keynes: A History and Dictionary of Major Economists
Economy: History of Women's Participation
Encyclopedia of American Economic History General HC 103 .E 52 1980
Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History
Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present. also Reference HF 1373 .W 67 2004
50 Economics Classics and 50 More Economics Classics (summaries of important books)
FRASER: Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research. Lots of historical statistics.
The Gale Encyclopedia of American Economic History. Reference HC 102 .G 35 1999
Historical Statistics of the United States. Reference HA 202 .H 57 2006
The History of Economic Thought website
International Historical Statistics series:
.....Africa, Asia, and Oceania, 1750-2005 Reference HA 4675 .M 553 2007
.....Americas, 1750-2005 Reference HA 175 .M 552 2007
.....Europe, 1750-2005 Reference HA 1107 .M 5 2007
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History. Reference HC 15 .O94 2003
Prices and Wages by Decade, from the University of Missoui Library
The Value of a Dollar: Colonial Era to the Civil War, 1600-1865, & 1860-2014. Reference HB 235 .U6
World Economic Historical Statistics Reference HA 155 .S 23 2005
Some countries were colonies for a long time, so there might not be much economic information about them until they became independent after the Second World War (post-1945). For BOOKS about individual countries or regions, do a keyword search in the Library Catalog. First type in the name of the location, then the word AND, and then type ("economic history" OR "economic conditions"). Be sure to put those parentheses around those phrases. Example: africa AND ("economic history" OR "economic conditions")
Environmental Economics Mind Map - related topics and concepts
The Economics of Climate Change: A Primer.
What is Environmental Economics?
What is Ecological Economics?
What are Dematerialization and Immaterialization?
What is Environmentalism?
What about Economic Growth and the Environment?
What is Globalization?
What are Limits to Growth?
What is Environmental Degradation?
What is Environmental Justice?
What is Environmental Planning?
What is Environmental Policy?
What is Environmental Racism?
What is Environmental Regulation?
What are Environmental Services?
What is Free Market Environmentalism?
What is the Policy Process?
What is the Public Interest?
What is Risk Assessment?
What is Social Ecology?
What are Tradeoffs?
What is Urban Sprawl?
What is Wind Energy Economics?
Environmental Policy at the State Level reading
Land Availability and Degradation reading
America Goes Green: An Encyclopedia of Eco-Friendly Culture in the United States.
At Issue: Should the U.S. Reduce its Consumption? General HC 110 .C 6 S 54 2011
Critical Government Documents on the Environment. General GE 180 .P 45 2015
A Dictionary of Environmental Economics, Science, and Policy. Reference QH 540.4 .G 72 2001
Elgar Encyclopedia of Ecological Economics
Encyclopedia of Environmental Governance and Politics. Reference GE 170 .E 53 2017
Environmental Economics: A Very Short Introduction
Environmental Economics Encyclopedia
Green Atlas: A Multimedia Guide.
Green Cities: An A to Z Guide.
Green Ethics and Philosophy: An A to Z Guide.
Green Issues and Debates: An A to Z Guide.
Green Politics: An A to Z Guide.
Green Technology: An A to Z Guide.
Handbook of Global Environmental Politics.
International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics.
National Center for Environmental Economics. (NCEE) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Opposing Viewpoints: Garbage and Recycling. General TD 791 .G 37 2012
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Environmental Economics
State Water Offices list
Today's Environmental Issues: Democrats and Republicans
Conspicuous Consumption Mind Map - related topics and concepts
Consumerism Mind Map - related topics and concepts
Shopping Mind Map - related topics and concepts
New Library Books on Shopping and Consumerism
Commodity Fetishism
Conspicuous Consumption
Consumer Behavior
Consumer Culture
Consumer Rights
Consumerism, 1st article
Consumerism, 2nd article
Consumerism and History
Consumer's Bill of Rights
Consumption
Consumption and Geography
Consumption and the Environment
Green Consumer
Hoarding
Home Shopping
Internet Addiction Disorder
Scarcity Principle
Shopping
Shopping Malls
Sociology of Consumer Behavior
Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture Reference HC 79 .C 6 E 53 2011
Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste.
Green Consumerism: An A - to - Z Guide.
The Social Media Revolution Encyclopedia.
COD Library Business Anthropology research guide
ATLASES
The First Railroads: Atlas of Early Railroads. General TF 15 .H 39 2017
Historical Atlas of the North American Railroad. Reference HE 2701 .H 394 2010
Historical Atlas of World Railroads. General G 1046 .P 3 W 4 2009
A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946: Illinois, Wisconsin, and Upper Michigan. Reference HE 2761 .C 377 2011
Rand McNally Road Atlas At both the upstairs and downstairs Reference Desks.
Smithsonian Atlas of World Aviation. Reference TL 515 .S 525 2008
Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of U.S. and Canadian Transit
Transit Maps of the World. Reference G 1046 .P 33 T 6 2015
OTHER REFERENCE WORKS
The Airline Encyclopedia Reference HE 9780 .S 65 2002
The Airline Industry Encyclopedia. Reference HF 5343 .E 6 A 5 1992
Chronology of Transportation in the United States. Reference HE 203 .W 75 2004
Encyclopedia of North American Railroads. Reference TF 22 .E 53 2007
Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy
Geography of Transport Systems (textbook)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History. Reference VK 15 .O 84 2007
Seas and Waterways of the World: An Encyclopedia of History, Uses, and Issues. Reference HE 381 .S 43 2010
Transportation [Themes] in U.S. History
Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
Cook County Transportation and Highways
DuPage County Division of Transportation
Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC)
Northwestern University Transportation Center
Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)