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Databases for Economics

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For the most up-to-date list of databases, please go to the Find Database function of Brandeis Scholar.
To search across multiple databases at one time, use the QuickSearch function of Brandeis Scholar.

Key Databases

EconLit
Indexes journals, books, dissertations and working papers economics, 1969 to present
Social Sciences Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts articles in over 550 international, English-language social science journals, 1983 to present
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
Indexes over 1400 journals, books, and government documents on public policy aspects of business, economics, government and other social science topics, 1972 to present
Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)
Indexes 5,000 scholarly journals across the social sciences, including 50 Disciplines. Unique feature allows access to the indexed articles' cited references (i.e. the bibliographies or reference list). Enables the researcher to see the relationships between the older cited references and the current work, 1956 to Present

Additional Databases


Bibliography of Asian Studies
Indexes western-language monographs, articles and book chapters on the social sciences and humanities pertaining to all parts of Asia, 1971 to present
Business Source Premier (Fulltext resource)
Provides full text and indexing in thousands of journals in business, management, economics, banking, finance, accounting and more. Dates vary according to publication
GPO Access (Fulltext resource)
Accesses the Federal Register, Congressional Record, Economic Report of the President, Code of Federal Regulations, GAO Reports and more
GPO Monthly Catalog
Indexes U.S. government publications, 1976 to present
ISI Emerging Markets - Internet Securities (Fulltext resource)
Provides news, company, and financial data from global emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, and Europe
LexisNexis Congressional (Fulltext resource)
Accesses congressional publications, legislative histories, bills, current laws, regulations and information about congressional members and committees

Multidisciplinary Databases


ArticleFirst
Indexes table of contents pages of more than 12,000 journals in all fields, 1990 to present
Dissertation Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts dissertations accepted at accredited U.S. institutions (selectively covers Canadian, British and European dissertations, and masters theses), 1861 to present
See also Current Research @ Brandeis University for current Brandeis theses, 1960-present, with downloadable full text for 1996-present
Electronic Collections Online (ECO)
Indexes over 1300 scholarly journals in a variety of subject areas and disciplines. Contains a limited number of full-text titles, 1995 to present
InfoTrac Web (Fulltext resource)
Indexes and provides full text to thousands of journals and magazines in all fields, including academic disciplines, business, and health, 1980 to present
JSTOR (Fulltext resource)
Indexes and provides full-text to the older issues of over 100 scholarly journal titles from most disciplines, 1800s to the recent 2-5 years
LexisNexis Academic (Fulltext resource)
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Provides full-text news, business, industry and legal information
Newspaper Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts 25 major U.S. newspapers, 1989 to present
Academic Search Premier (Fulltext resource)
Provides full text and indexing of thousands of journals in all academic fields. Dates vary according to publication
Readers' Guide Retrospective
Indexes and abstracts more than 200 popular magazines published in the U.S., 1890 through 1982
WorldCat
Books and other materials held in most academic, research and large public libraries worldwide
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