Douglas College

Economics

Articles & Databases

  • Start with these databases:
    Business Source Complete: articles in business, marketing, management, economics, finance, etc.
    CBCA Complete: indexes Canadian journals, magazines and newspapers from all subject areas.
    Canadian Newsstand: newspapers across Canada, including major daily newspapers.

  • More databases:
    Academic Search Complete: indexes journals and magazines from all subject areas.
    CPI.Q: indexes Canadian journals, newspapers and magazines.

  • Research Pro:
    Do one search to find articles, books and websites. Use this in conjunction with the library catalogue and article databases.

Books

Library Catalogue - Find books at Douglas College Library.
WorldCat - Find books in libraries worldwide.

Statistics and Economic Indicators

British Columbia
BC Ministry of Finance

BC Ministry of Finance - Publications
Publications include BC Economic Review and Outlook, BC Financial and Economic Review, Quarterly  Reports on the Economy, Fiscal Situation, and Outlook, Debt Statistics, BC Public Accounts, BC Budget, Ministry Annual Reports

BC Budget and Estimates

BC Public Accounts

Auditor General of British Columbia - Publications

BC Stats
Contains a range of socio-economic information pertaining to British Columbia, including census data.


Canada
Auditor General of Canada - Reports and Publications

Bank of Canada
Covers financial statistics pertaining to the Canadian economy and provides other information such as the Bank's press releases, speeches, news and publications. The Bank of Canada Financial Statistics section gives quick access to bank rates, money market yields, exchange rates etc.

Bank of Canada Review
"Contains economic commentary and feature articles. Full text versions of major articles from 1994 to present are online, except for those in the most recent issue, for which only summaries are available."

Canadian Economic Observer: Historical Statistical Supplement

CIBC Economics and Strategy

Canadian Statistics - Statistics Canada

Economic Analysis and Statistics - Strategis
Current economic conditions in Canada.

The Economy in Brief - Department of Finance Canada

E-STAT

Canadian statistics containing CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) and Census data.

Estimates - Government of Canada

Federal Budget

Public Accounts of Canada

Statistics Canada
Canada's national statistical agency, Statistics Canada provides extensive demographic and social, socio-economic and economic statistics on Canada.

Statistics Canada Depository site
Douglas College users only.
Includes consumer prices and price indexes, family incomes, inter-provincial trade etc. See also the library catalogue and the Statistics Canada catalogue for documents in print format.
 

U.S. and International
Bureau of Labour Statistics
The main US Federal agency that is responsible for collecting information on labour economics and statistics. Contains an easy-to-use topical index.

Census Economic Briefing Rooms - US Census Bureau
Quarterly updates on indicators such as retail sales, household income, international trade etc.

CIA World Fact Book
Contains country profiles and statistical data.

Economagic
US economic data.

OECD - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Contains statistics that are international in scope as well as online documents relevant to Economics.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Contains detailed statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States as well as selected international data.

U.S. Census Bureau
A source of social, demographic, and economic information collected by the federal government.

International Organizations
Contains links to organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) and the European Union.

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc.

BC Quarterly Regional Statistics REF HC 117 B7 Q87
BC Quarterly Regional Statistics online
British Columbia Current Economic Indicators REF HC 117 B7 B748

British Columbia Financial and Economic Review

REF HC 117 B8 A5255
BC Financial and Economic Review online
The Canadian Dictionary of Business and Economics REF HC 112 C733 1993
The Canadian Economic Observer REF HA 745 S11 - 010
Dictionary of Economics electronic resource
Dictionary of Economics REF HB 61 S466 1995

General Websites

WebEc - World Wide Web Resources in Economics
Provides subject access to a wide range of information in Economics.

Resources for the Future (RFF)
Provides full text economic research documents that focus on environmental and natural resource issues.

Area Studies

Guide to Countries of the World - Oxford University Press
Background Notes - US State Department
"Provides information on geographic entities and international organizations."
World Factbook
Contains country profiles and statistical data.
Country Briefings - The Economist
Country Studies
This Library of Congress site covers information regarding the culture and society of various countries.
Infonation
Contains geographical, economic, demographic and social indicators data for UN member countries.

Citation & Style Guides

Citation and Style Guides

last updated: March 5, 2010