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Publications by Subject - Economics

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The Economic Effects of Comprehensive Tax Reform

Education and the Economy: An Indicators Report

Findings from Education and the Economy: An Indicators Report

The Emerging Digital Economy

Managing the Crisis: The FDIC and RTC Experience 1980-1994.

Measuring 50 years of Economic Change Using the March Current Population Survey

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Study on the Operation and Effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement

Toward a More Accurate Measure of the Cost of Living: Final Report to the
Senate Finance Committee from the Advisory Commission to Study the Consumer Price Index
 

Finding Documents: Essential Documents / Search Techniques

Essential Documents:
Budget of the United States Government
Economic Report of the President

Search Techniques
There are millions of documents in the Federal Depository Library Program; over 100,000 are available full text via the web.  Beginning in June 2000 Pfau Library will catalog electronic, print, and microform documents in our OPAC as they are released.  Other resources for finding Federal Government information by subject:

• Browse Electronic Titles (maintained by the U.S. Government Printing Office)
  Offers subject bibliographies of electronic Federal Government publications.
  
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (maintained by the U.S. Government Printing Office)
  Catalogs all publications (print and electronic) distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program since 1994.
  
• Hotbot (maintained by Lycos Inc.)
  In the Advanced Search option it is possible to limit by location / domain.  Limiting to .gov (government) or .mil (military) sites is one way to find information published by the Federal Government.
  
• Notable Documents in Electronic Format.

Databases
Division of Labor Statistics and Research
Includes information on General Prevailing Wage Determinations and Occupational Illness and Injuries and a Consumer Price Index Calculator for California.

EconDataNet
Classifies over 400 socioeconomic data sources by subject and provider and provides links to the data.

Federal Budget Publications
Contains the Budget Message of the President and presents the President's budget proposals. Budget files are available in ASCII and in PDF formats. Also provides the complete text of the Econmic Report of the President (ERP) and offers the ERP statistical tables (Appendix B) in spreadsheet format. Via GPO Access.
 
To find articles about Economics use one of the commercial databases to which the Pfau Library subscribes, use the general social science databases found within the Pfau Library Databases by Subject: Social Sciences page.

Current Data
Economics Statistics Briefing Room
Economy at a Glance
Federal Reserve Board Statistics

Time Series Data: United States / International / California
These tables do not provide an exhaustive list of the data available at any of these sites.  We've just pulled out the locations for the most frequently requested time series data.

Time Series Data (United States)
Data taken from FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, BEA (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis), Census (U.S. Bureau of the Census), the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis,
statistical tables from the Budget of the United States Government and the Statistical Tables from the Economic Report of the President and Federal Reserve Board Statistics.
 

1. FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
2. BEA (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis)
3. Census (U.S. Bureau of the Census)
4. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
5. Budget of the United States Government
6. Statistical Tables from the Economic Report of the President
7. Federal Reserve Statistical Release
8. Consumer Expenditure Survey

Time Series Data - International  

1. Statistical Tables from the Economic Report of the President
2. Handbook of International Economic Statistics
3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Foreign Labor Statistics

Time Series Data - California

1. California Statistical Abstract

Grants:
Community Development Work Study Program
Community Development Work Study offers work stipends, tuition support, and other assistance to attract economically disadvantaged and minority graduate students to careers in community and economic development.

National Science Foundation: Social and Economic Sciences Grants
The Economics Program supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system of which it is a part.

Government Agencies:

• Bureau of Economic Analysis
  
• Consumer Price Indexes (CPI)
  
• National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA)
  National income and product accounts show the value and composition of the Nation's output and the distribution of incomes generated in its production. The accounts include estimates of gross domestic product (GDP).
  
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
  Provides common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The new NAICS system replaces the countries' separate classification systems with one uniform system for classifying industries. In the United States, NAICS replaces the Standard Industrial Classification system for surveys conducted after January 1, 1997. The brochure New Data for a New Economy offers a quick look at major NAICS changes.
  Also see:
  • North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) -- an unofficial clearinghouse concerning NAICS.
  • How NAICS Will Affect Data Users
    
• Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987
• via University of Virginia
• via Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• U.S. Business Advisor
  "The one-stop electronic link to government for business. The U.S. Business Advisor exists to provide business with one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions. Our goal is to make the relationship between business and government more productive."
  
• What is a dollar worth?
  Calculates values for years 1913 to present
  
• Women: Work and Health
  
• Women's Bureau (Department of Labor)
  Some publications are included full text.

Other Resource Pages

• Business: Browse Topics
  Resources on business offered by Government Printing Office's Pathway Services.
  
• Madalyn!
  A business research tool from the University of Delaware MBA Program.

• Women's Legal and Occupational Status
  A resource list from the University of Michigan Documents Center.

• Workindex
  An index of Internet sites relevant to the field of industrial and labor relations. Developed through a partnership between Cornell ILR (School of Industrial and Labor Relations) and Human Resource Executive magazine. Also has job postings and other information for job-seekers.

Help: For help finding government information, or if you would like to recommend a resource contact Jill Vassilakos-Long

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