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International Trade Policy and Institutions (Econ 260a/60B)
Professor Chad Bown
Spring 2007
Library Instructor: Jason Bernard
Based on a guide by Ralph Szymczak
WTO Website
(www.wto.org)
Global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. Provides official documents and and other sources of information.
Governments on the WWW
(http://www.gksoft.com/govt/)
Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web for more than 220 countries and territories.
Thomson Research
(http://research.thomsonib.com/gaportal/?ExpressCode=brandeisbasic )
Includes documents and other information on companies worldwide.
Lexis-Nexis Academic
(http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/form/academic/s_guidednews.html)
Consult "Company Financial" and "SEC Filings" under "Business" for detailed reports on companies. Search by company name or SIC code. For a search that includes "Hoover's Company Profiles,"consult "Quick Info," and then "All U.S. Companies" under "Company Info." Note: For international companies, consult "Quick Info" and then "International Co Reports" under "Company Info."
Investext Plus
Full-text access to investment research reports. Written by analysts (at investment banks, brokerage houses and consulting firms). Reports follow companies and industries and are provided in PDF format
ISI Emerging Markets - Internet Securities
(http://site.securities.com/)
Provides news, company, and financial data from global emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, and Europe
STAT-USA
(http://www.stat-usa.gov/)
Accesses statistics, business and economic data from the U.S. government. Includes market and industry reports in its "Globus & NTDB" section.
SIC and NAICS Codes
(www.osha.gov/oshstats/naics-manual.html)
U.S. Government links to SIC and NAICS codes.
Business Source Premier
(http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?group=main&profile=web&defaultdb=buh)
Provides full text and indexing in thousands of journals in business, management, economics, banking, finance, accounting and more. Dates vary according to publication.
Brandeis Library Web: Electronic Databases
Lexis-Nexis Academic
(http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/form/academic/s_guidednews.html)
Consult "Business & Finance" or "Industry News" under "Business News" to find a variety of business magazines, newspapers and trade publications.
InfoTrac - General Business File ASAP
(http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu)
Access business and trade journals and newspapers.
Lexis-Nexis Statistical
(http://web.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv)
Access statistics from U.S. government, private agency and international sources in this premier database for finding statistics.
Books and Electronic Sources
WorldCat
(http://firstsearch.oclc.org/autho=100091603;dbname=WorldCat;done=referer;FSIP)
Books and other materials, including those in electronic form, held in libraries worldwide.
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
(http://firstsearch.oclc.org/autho=100091603;dbname=PAISInternational;done=referer;FSIP)
Indexes over 1400 journals, books, and government documents on public policy aspects of business, economics, government and other social science topics, 1972 to present.
Consult also Brandeis University Library Guides to Government Documents (http://lts.brandeis.edu/research/help/guides/govdocs.html), Statistics (http://lts.brandeis.edu/research/help/guides/stats.html), and Economics (http://lts.brandeis.edu/research/help/quick-guides/economics.html) for more resources.
