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Economics and FinanceThis is a selective listing of electronic resources accessible at University of Western Sydney Library. Additional print and electronic information sources can be located via Classic Catalogue.
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Reference Resources
Dictionaries and encyclopedias are a good starting point when researching a topic as they provide definitions, explanations or general overviews. Additional print and electronic information sources can be located via the Library website at Classic Catalogue.
Blackwell encyclopedia of management
Dictionary of economics
Dictionary of finance and banking
Dictionary of finance and investment terms
Encyclopedia of business and finance
Encyclopedia of finance
International encyclopedia of mutual funds, closed-end funds, and real estate investment trusts
New Palgrave dictionary of economics
Databases
Journal articles often provide the most current and authoritative research on a topic. The Library subscribes to databases to provide you access to these sources which are usually not freely available via the World Wide Web. You can search databases on your chosen topic and locate fulltext articles, abstracts of articles or citations. Check the UWS catalogue by journal title if the database does not give you the fulltext or a linkage to fulltext elsewhere. A comprehensive listing of databases is provided on e-resources page.
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Business Source Complete Business Source Complete is a scholarly business database providing bibliographic and full text content. Business Source Complete provides full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more. Business Source Complete contains indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886, searchable cited references for many journals, and detailed author profiles for the most-cited authors in the database. |
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Dat Analysis This database provides fulltext of all ASX listed companies. IT gives full company details, history and share holder information. |
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Econlit Indexes articles from over 400 journals on business, finance, economic growth, economics, marketing, planning, population, collective volumes, books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers. International coverage. Includes abstracts. Produced by the American Economic Association. Coverage: 1969 - |
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Fin Analysis This database is a source of listed company financial history and analysis. Fin Analysis provides a 12-year history of detailed financial information for all companies listed on ASX. |
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International Financial Statistics This is the International Monetary Fund's principal statistical publication and is updated monthly. It covers time series data for approximately 26,000 economic concepts and includes topics such as balance of payments, exchange rates, national accounts, interest rates, population, production and trade. Coverage: Annual series 1948 , quarterly and monthly series 1957 - |
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Proquest ANZ Newsstand Access the full text of all major Australian and New Zealand newspapers. Includes regional and rural radio transcripts and news from current affairs television programs such as the ABC 7.30 Report. |
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ProQuest Asian Business Indexes and abstracts the latest Asian business and financial information from key international publications including Far Eastern Economic Review, Asiaweek, plus many more. Full text available. International, with an American emphasis. Coverage: 1986 - |
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SourceOECD Provides access to the full text of all monographs, reports, studies, periodicals and statistics produced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Topics covered include: agriculture and food; education and skills; emerging economics; employment; energy; enterprise, industry and trade; environment and sustainable development; finance and investment; general economics and future studies; goverance; international development; nuclear energy; science and information technology; social issues and migration; statistics sources and methods; taxation; territorial economy; transition economics and transport. 1998- |
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e-journals
This is list of some important journals relating to this subject area. Additional print and electronic journals can be located via the Library website at Classic Catalogue.
Business E-Journals
Internet Links
It is important to critically evaluate all information found on the Web. The following sites represent a small selection of the potentially relevant links and may act as a starting point.
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Australian Sites
Austrade Online
The federal government's export and investment facilitation agency provides a comprehensive, up-to-date export information service, including advice on international trade issues, export programmes and overseas markets.
Australian Department of Finance and Administration
Provides information about Ministers, media releases, speeches, employment opportunities, Commonwealth budget and publications.
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Provides information about travel, countries, global issues, ministers, media releases, speeches and publications.
Australian Department of the Treasury
Provides information about consumer affairs, economic data, financial services, foreign investment, graduate careers, GST and more. Includes publications, press releases and speeches.
Australian Stock Exchange
Market quotes and share market information
Delisted
This website provides details of all Australian delisted, demerged and deregistered companies.
ERA: Economic Research Associates
Economics Research Associates is an international consulting firm focused on economic analysis for the entertainment and leisure industry, real estate development, public-policy analysis, tourism, and economic development
TradingRoom
Australian comprehensive investment research web site providing access to Company announcements, news, stock market quotes, charts, etc.
International Sites
10 K Wizard Financials Online
Provides access to the SEC's filings of over 68,000 companies.
American Finance Association
Links are provided to sites about financial economics including journals, working papers, professional organisations, research centers and financial institutions.
BigCharts-historical quotations
Comprehensive investment research web site providing access to professional-level research tools like interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis, intraday stock screeners, as well as market news & commentary.
EconData.Net
400 links to socioeconomic data sources, arranged by subject and provider, pointers to the Web's premiere data collections and top ten best sites for finding economic data.
EDIRC-Economic departments, Ins? and Research Centers in the World
Includes Economics Departments, Research Centers and Institutes in Universities, Finance Ministries, Statistical Offices, Central Banks, Think Tanks and other non-profit institutions.
Global Financial Data
An impressive collection of historical global financial data from 1264 to 2000. It includes a collection of research papers about the Eurodollar and a link page with global financial websites. Some information is free, while some must be purchased. Trial access is available.
InvestorWords: financial glossary
With over 5,000 definitions and 15,000 links between related terms, InvestorWords is a comprehensive online financial glossary.
OSU Virtual Finance Library
Provides to academia and investors links about banks, exchanges, world markets, insurers, market news and more.
Qualisteam
An enormous index with thousand of web sites worldwide, including information on banking, investing, taxes, annual reports, venture capital, mutual funds, financial news, software
RePEc (Research Papers in Economics)
RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) is a collaborative effort of hundreds of volunteers in 58 countries and 35 US states to enhance the dissemination of research in economics. The heart of the project is a decentralized database of working papers, journal articles and software components. RePEc now collaborates with the American Economic Association's EconLit database to provide content from leading universities' working paper series to EconLit.
TradingCharts (US based)
Comprehensive investment research web site providing access to professional-level research tools like interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis, intraday stock screeners, as well as market news & commentary. Over 30,000 stock market & commodity futures price charts & quotations following nearly every North American (and many international) stock and futures contract.
UK Equities Direct
Information about annual reports, companies, corporate advisors, investment trusts and more.