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David Flynn
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956-2621

 

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Telephone: 808-956-7214
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Find Articles and Journals

 

ABI/INFORM Global
Licensed for UHM use only
The premier business and management database providing extensive coverage of North America and the world. Search nearly 1,800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Expanded international coverage. Fast access to information on 60,000 + companies with business and executive profiles. Now includes The Wall Street Journal.

 

Academic Search Premier
Licensed for UHM use only
Multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 8,200 journals.

 

Business Source Premier
Licensed for UHM use only
Full text for more than 2,300 serials, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.

 

CAB Abstracts
Licensed for UHM use only
Although the focus of this database is agricultural and biological information it is useful for articles on rural tourism development and world agricultural economics. 1973 to present.

 

EconLit
Licensed for UHM use only
EconLit, published by the American Economic Association, provides bibliographic coverage of a wide range of economics-related literature. An expanded version of the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) indexes of journals, books, and dissertations, EconLit covers both economic theory and application.

 

EIU Online
Licensed for UHM use only
This database provides online access to Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publications analyzing and forecasting the economic, political and business environments of almost 200 countries.

Included in the library's subscription are: Country Reports (quarterly), Country Profiles (annual), Country Commerce (business & trade regulations), Country Finance (taxation & investment), Country Monitor (international executive briefing), Business Asia, Business China, Business Eastern Europe, Business Latin America. Archives go back to 1996.

 

FirstGov
FirstGov.gov, the official U.S. gateway to all government information.

 

Hospitality & Tourism Index
Licensed for UHM use only
Hospitality and Tourism Index is a bibliographic database covering scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. HTI will contain over 470,000 records from 500 publications. Coverage includes demographics and statistics, food and beverage management, hotel management and administration, leisure and business travel, market trends, and more.

 

JSTOR Arts and Sciences I Collection
Licensed for UHM use only
Provides full-text journal backfiles in various disciplines. The JSTOR project's primary goal is to build a reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. Selected journals in the following subject areas are available: African-American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance History, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Sociology and Statistics.

 

LexisNexis Academic
Licensed for UHM use only
Lexis-Nexis database of full text articles back more than 20 years from over 5600 publications. Use it to find general news; business and financial information including accounting, auditing and taxation; federal, state and international legal materials; medical and health information and general reference sources.

 

LexisNexis Congressional
Licensed for UHM use only
CIS indexing and abstracting of congressional publications and the CIS Legislative Histories (1970-present), Congressional Indexes, 1789-1969 and Indexes to Unpublished Hearings, full text of congressional reports, documents, prints, bills and the Congressional Record, Prepared statements and selected question & answer transcripts (1988-present), Bill tracking reports and the text of bills, Public laws and the United States Code Service, Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations, biographical and financial information and voting records, Rosters, charters and schedules for committees and subcommittees.

 

LexisNexis Statistical
Licensed for UHM use only
LexisNexis Statistical is a searchable database of statistical tables from U.S. federal agencies, and state, local, private, association, trade, and intergovernmental organizations. You may search by subject, title, or agency. Abstracts link to full-text documents in a variety of formats. Coverage of some statistical publications goes back to 1973.

 

NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research) Working Papers
Licensed for UHM use only
NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research) Working Papers. Provides full-text of this research organization's working papers from November 1994 to the present and chapters of its forthcoming books in PDF files. Includes searchable index.

 

PAIS International (OCLC Public Affairs Information Service)
Licensed for UHM use only
PAIS International is an index to the world's public and social policy literature in the fields of business, economics, local and federal government, political science, international relations, finance, and other social sciences. It has references and in some cases abstracts of articles from over 3,660 journal titles, books, gray literature, internet material, conference proceedings, government and ngo documents and statistical publications. Coverage is from 1972 and it is updated monthly.

 

Project Muse
Licensed for UHM use only
Project Muse provides access to selected full text of approximately 250 scholarly journals published by university presses. The publishers involved are Johns Hopkins University Press, Carnegie Mellon University Press, Duke University Press, Indiana University Press, MIT Press, Oxford University Press, Pennsylvania State University Press, University of Hawaii Press, University of Texas Press, and the University of Wisconsin Press. Most journals included are in arts and humanities.

 

Regional Business News
Licensed for UHM use only
This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.

 

ScienceDirect
Licensed for UHM use only
ScienceDirect from Elsevier is an internet resource for scientific, technical and medical information. Using Science Direct you can access over 1,800 peer reviewed academic journals, search over 30 million abstracts from scientific articles and link out to articles from over 80 other publishers.

 

STAT-USA
Licensed for UHM use only
STAT-USA is a service run by the US Department of Commerce for the US business, economic and trade community, providing access to Global Business Opportunities & the National Trade Data Bank.

GLOBUS (Global Business Opportunities) offers daily trade leads from the Trade Opportunities Program (TOPS), as well as the Department of Agriculture. GLOBUS also offers daily procurement activity from the Defense Logistics Agency, the United Nations, and the Commerce Business Daily leads.

The NTDB (National Trade Data Bank) provides access to Country Commercial Guides, Market Research reports, Best Market reports and other programs. The International Trade Library is a comprehensive collection of over 40,000 documents related to international trade. All are full text searchable, as well as keyword searchable by country or product.

 

World News Connection
Licensed for UHM use only
A foreign news service provided by the National Technical Information Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce. It contains translations and English-language news and information gathered by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) from non-U.S. media sources in various regions of the world: Central Eurasia, China, East Asia, Near East and South Asia, East Europe, West Europe, the Americas, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

NOTE:Only 5 users allowed at one time. If you cannot login, try again later.

 

Web of Science
Licensed for UHM use only
A multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the sciences (Science Citation Index Expanded) as well as both the Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Approximately 70% of the records have author abstracts. Online coverage from 1980 to present.

 


 

Find Dissertations and Books

 

Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog
Use the online catalog to find books, journals, dissertations, videos, more.

 

Dissertations and Theses
Licensed for UHM use only
Dissertations & Theses (PQD&T) includes bibliographic citations for the doctoral and master's work of authors from more than 1,000 graduate schools and universities dating back to 1861. More than 750,000 dissertations and theses from 1997 on have been digitized and are available for PDF download.

 

New Books at UHM Library
Interface for identifying new books. Can be limited by keyword and date range.

 

 


Find Statistics

 

EIU Online 
Licensed for UHM use only
This database provides online access to Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publications analyzing and forecasting the economic, political and business environments of almost 200 countries. Statistics can be exported to Excel.

 

GDF (Global Development Finance) Online
Licensed for UHM use only
Provides external debt and financial flow data for the 135 countries that report public and publicly-guaranteed debt to the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System. The time series for 216 indicators run from 1970 to current, with contractual obligations data out seven years. The indicators include external debt stocks and flows, major economic aggregates, and key debt ratios as well as average terms of new commitments, currency composition of long-term debt, debt restructurings, and scheduled debt service projections.

 

Global Market Information Database (GMID)
Licensed for UHM use only
Euromonitor International's GMID is an integrated product for business intelligence on countries, consumers and industries. Includes hard-to-find demographic, economic and marketing statistics, as well as lifestyle and market analysis.
NOTE:
This resource is restricted for use by UH Manoa students, faculty and staff. You will be prompted to log in to your Library account before proceeding to the resource. Once you have connected to GMID, you will need to create a personal account with Euromonitor. Your personal Euromonitor account will be used each time you access GMID.

 

International Financial Statistics Online
Licensed for UHM use only
Historical financial and economic data for IMF member countries. Time series data from 1948. Includes data on exchange rates, international liquidity, international banking, interest rates, prices, production, international transactions, government accounts, and national accounts.

 

LexisNexis Statistical 
Licensed for UHM use only
LexisNexis Statistical provides easy access to statistics produced by the U.S. government, major international and intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. The "Find a Table" module includes more than 100,000 tables, mostly from U.S. federal sources. The "Find a Publication" module searches Statistical Reference Index (SRI, 1980-present) and Index to International Statistics (IIS, 1983-present). Use these extensive indexes and abstracts to identify statistics available fulltext in the library's SRI Microfiche Collection (microfiche S50003) or other print and online sources.

 

National Trade Data Bank via STAT-USA 
Licensed for UHM use only
Index of over 120,000 documents from 15 Federal agencies. Includes full-text of market research reports, domestic and foreign economic data, import/export statistics, time series, trade information and regulations and country studies.

 

Statistical Reference Index
Hamilton Main Reference Z7554.U5 S79

NOTE: Statistical Reference Index
(SRI) and Index to International Statistics (IIS) are now searchable in our LexisNexis Statistical package. Statistical Reference Index (1980-present) has searchable abstracts and will lead you to the full text publication in our huge SRI Microfiche Collection. Sources for SRI include state agencies, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, and universities. The Index to International Statistics (1983-present) does not have a corresponding microfiche collection at UHM, but many of the full publications can be found in our library by searching Voyager, or by going directly to the issuing source's web site.

 

UN Comtrade (United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database)
Licensed for UHM use only
Official source for imports, exports, re-imports and re-exports for 90% of world trade. Data for over 140 reporter countries detailed by commodity and partner country.

 

UNData (replaces UN Common Database 2008)
Free web access
"...find official statistics produced by countries and compiled by United Nations data system, as well as estimates and projections. The domains covered are agriculture, education, energy, industry, labour, national accounts, population and tourism."

 

WDI (World Development Indicators) Online
Licensed for UHM use only
Provides direct access to more than 550 development indicators, with time series data (1960 to present) for more than 200 countries and 18 country groupings. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators. Updated monthly. Export to Excel and CSV.

 


 

Business and Economic Forecasts

 

Congressional Budget Office
"...information and estimates required for the Congressional budget process." Includes 10-year economic projections.

 

Consumer Confidence Survey (Conference Board. Monthly.)
SRI Microfiche R 4105-4 Hamilton Library Microforms
Consumer expectations, Consumer Confidence by Region.

 

EIU Online 
Licensed for UHM use only
Country Reports and Country Profiles include forecasts downloadable to Excel.

 

Financial Forecast Center
Six-month forecasts for major stock market indexes, foreign exchange, money rates, and main economic indicators.

 

Forecast of the Nation (Economic Forecasting Center, Georgia State University. Quarterly.)
SRI Microfiche U1880-1 Hamilton Library Microforms
Forecasts for 30 economic indicators of the U.S. economy. Quarterly estimates for 3 to 4 year projections.

 

Global Market Information Database (GMID)
Licensed for UHM use only
Euromonitor International's GMID is an integrated product for business intelligence on countries, consumers and industries. Includes hard-to-find demographic, economic and marketing statistics, as well as lifestyle and market analysis. Provides forecasts of production and sales for consumer products.
NOTE:
This resource is restricted for use by UH Manoa students, faculty and staff. You will be prompted to log in to your Library account before proceeding to the resource. Once you have connected to GMID, you will need to create a personal account with Euromonitor. Your personal Euromonitor account will be used each time you access GMID.

 

Journal of Business Forecasting Methods & Systems (via ABI/Inform)
Licensed for UHM use only
Each issue includes national and international economic outlooks presenting consensus forecasts. Includes international economic indicators, exchange rates, bond rates.

 

Livingston Survey (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
Forecasts of economists from industry, government, banking, and academia.

 

Monthly Economic Forecast (Wachovia)
"...commentary and forecast tables on U.S. and international economic conditions with projections for financial markets."

 

OECD Economic Outlook (via SourceOECD)
Licensed for UHM use only
Bi-annual release of economic trends and short-term projections for OECD member countries.

 

Survey of Professional Forecasters (Federal Reserve Bank of Phildelphia)
Quarterly survey of macroeconomic forecasts in the United States.

 

Trends & Projections (via Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage)
Licensed for UHM use only
Major economic and industry indicators, including capacity utilization, housing starts, interest rates. Select "Industries" tab at top and then "Trends& Projections" from the left-side menu.

 


 

Selected Journals for Economics

 

"Selected Periodicals" are those listed in Katz, Bill Magazines for Libraries, 1997, PN4832.K2 CVR, that are currently owned by Hamilton Library. Search the library catalog for complete holdings information.

 

The American Economic Review
Hamilton HB1.A5
Online access

American journal of agricultural economics
Hamilton S560 .J6
Online access

American journal of economics and sociology
Hamilton H1 .A48
Online access

Applied economics
Hamilton HB1 .A665
Online access

Brookings papers on economic activity
Hamilton HC101 .B785
Online access

Bulletin of economic research
Hamilton H1 .Y6
Online access

Business economics
Hamilton HC101 .B88
Online access

Cambridge journal of economics
Hamilton HB1 .C3
Online access

Challenge
Hamilton HC101.C455
Online access

Construction Reports
Government Documents C3.215/3:C

CPI Detailed report
Government Documents L2.38/3

CRB Commodity Yearbook
Hamilton Main Reference HF1041.C737

Econometric theory
Hamilton HB139 .E284
Online access

Econometrica
Hamilton HB1.E2
Online access

Economic development and cultural change
Hamilton HC10 .C453
Online access

Economic history review
Hamilton HC10 .E4
Online access

Economic indicators
Government Documents Y4.Ec7Ec7
Online access

Economic inquiry
Hamilton HB1 .W47
Online access

Economic journal
Hamilton HB1 .E32
Online access

Economic letter
Hamilton HC101.6 .F44

Economic record
Hamilton HC601 .E4
Online access

Economica
Hamilton HB1.E5
Online access

Economics and philosophy
Hamilton HB1 .E526
Online access

Economist
Hamilton HB9.E5
Online access

European economic review
Hamilton HC240 .E77
Online access

Explorations in economic history
Hamilton HB615 .E8
Online access

Federal Reserve Bulletin
Hamilton HG2401.A5
Online access

History of political economy
Hamilton HB1 .H55
Online access

The Indian economic journal
Hamilton HC431.I34

Journal of Applied Econometrics
Online access

Journal of asian economics
Hamilton HC460.5.A1 J68
Online access

Journal of comparative economics
Hamilton HB90 .J67
Online access

Journal of developing areas
Hamilton HC59.A1 J68
Online access

Journal of econometrics
Hamilton HB139 .J67
Online access

Journal of economic behavior & organization
Hamilton HD28 .J594
Online access

Journal of economic dynamics and control
Hamilton HB1 .J667
Online access

The Journal of economic history
Hamilton HC10.J826
Online access

Journal of economic issues
Hamilton HB1 .J682
Online access

Journal of economic literature
Hamilton HB1.J6
Online access

Journal of economic perspectives
Hamilton HB1 .J63
Online access

Journal of economic theory
Hamilton HB1 .J675
Online access

Journal of european economic history
Hamilton HC240.A1 J68

Journal of health economics
Hamilton RA410.A1 J68
Online access

Journal of industrial economics
Hamilton HD1 .J6
Online access

Journal of institutional and theoretical economics
Hamilton H5.Z4

Journal of international economics
Hamilton HF1 .J65
Online access

Journal of labor economics
Hamilton HD4802 .J678
Online access

Journal of macroeconomics
Hamilton HB1 .J689
Online access

Journal of mathematical economics
Hamilton HB1 .J69
Online access

Journal of monetary economics
Hamilton HG23 .J683
Online access

Journal of money credit and banking
Hamilton HG1 .J68
Online access

Journal of political economy
Hamilton HB1 .J7
Online access

Journal of post keynesian economics
Hamilton HB1 .J72
Online access

Journal of public economics
Hamilton HB1 .J75
Online access

Land economics
Hamilton HB1.L229
Online access

Managerial and decision economics (MDE)
Hamilton HD30.22.M35
Online access

Manchester school of economic and social studies
Hamilton HB1 .M3

The OECD observer
Hamilton HC240.A1 O2
Online access

Oxford bulletin of economics and statistics
Hamilton HC10 .O85
Online access

The Margin
Hamilton Asia HC431.M35

The petroleum economist
Hamilton Folio HD9560.1.P63
Online access

Public choice
Hamilton JA1.P822
Online access

Quarterly journal of economics
Hamilton HB1 .Q3
Online access

Quarterly review of economics and finance
Hamilton HB1 .Q8
Online access

Rand journal of economics
Hamilton HB1 .B45
Online access

Review of economic studies
Hamilton HB1 .R4
Online access

Review of economics and statistics
Hamilton HA1 .R35
Online access

Review of political economy
Hamilton HB1 .R46
Online access

Scottish journal of political economy
Hamilton HB1 .S3
Online access

Staff papers International Monetary Fund
Government Documents IMF St 13

Survey of Current Business
Government Documents C59.11
Online access

UCLA Anderson Forecast
Hamilton HC106.6B825

World bank economic review
Government Documents IBRD W 893 Ec 74
Online access

 

See also UHM Asia Periodicals

 

 


 

About the Economics collection

 

The collection reflects the mission of the University of Hawaii Department of Economics. The collection consists of approximately 136,000 books and 600+ periodicals concerning Economics as well as many more books and periodicals in related fields.

 

Library Collection Policy Statement for Economics

 

Note:
The book count was calculated by combining the title count from relevant HB, HC and HD Library of Congress Classification areas. The figures are based on the 1997 North American Title Count, University of Hawaii at Manoa Library. The number of serials supporting Economics was calculated by using a Subject search in the library catalog with the term economics.

 

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