Economics: Home

This guide will list some of the resources available at the COD Library that you can use to find information when doing research on Economic  topics.  A list of various topics can be found below.

COD Economics Academic Program

COD Counseling Help

Over on the right are some other research tools that you can use to find information.

Be sure to ask for help at the Reference desks if you have questions or problems.

College Success Skills

Streaming Video Databases

Basic Economic Literacy

Economy Mind Map - for related topics and concepts

U.S. Economics

Illinois Economics

World Economics

Class and Inequality

Economic Geography

Economic History

Environmental Economics

Global Health

Global Migration

Globalization

Hunger and Food Security

Rural Studies

Science and Politics

Shopping / Consumerism

Sustainability

Technology and Society

Transportation

Urban Studies

Economic Report of the President
A Financial History of the United States

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Treasury
 

STATISTICS

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Business Statistics of the United States: Patterns of Economic Change. . Reference HC 101 .A 131222 2014
Consumer Expenditure Survey
Consumer Price Index Monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.
Economic Indicators Prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers for the Joint Economic Committee.
FDIC State Economic Profiles Quarterly data sheet summation of banking and economic conditions in each state
Data.gov   Access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government.
Guide to Economic Indicators

Guide to Federal Tax and Finance Information
Measuring Worth The purchasing power of money in the United States from 1774 to the present.
OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development)
OECD Economic Surveys of the United States 2014 This online book examines recent U.S. economic developments, policies and prospects.

Prices and Wages by  Decade
Statistical Abstract of the United States.   Latest print editions at Ready Reference. Older editions at General HA 202 .U 5 S 93.
U.S. Bureau of the Census

U.S. Economy at a Glance. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
USAspending.gov Lists monetary amounts awarded for federally-sponsored projects.

Brief Overview of the Illinois State Economy, from Economy Watch 

Chicago Department of Planning and Development

Chicago Region research  guide

Crain's Chicago Business

DuPage County Department of Economic Development and Planning
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) 

Illinois Department of Labor
Illinois Economic Development Directory

Illinois Economic Policy Institute

Illinois State Treasurer

Latino Policy Forum

STATISTICS

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Illinois. Statistics on employment, wages, labor force, and CPI.
County or Zip Code Business Patterns, from the U.S. Census Bureau
Illinois Department of Commerce
Illinois Prevailing Wage Rate
Illinois Statistics by Subject and Agency

Economic History Mind Map for related topics

What is Economic History?

What is Capitalism?

What is Free Trade?

What is Globalization?

What is Neoliberalism?

What is Protectionism?

What is Socialism?

The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia also Reference HC 102 .A 66 2003
Cambridge Economic History List of COD Library books from the Cambridge University Press, very good economic history books on time periods, regions, and countries.
Datapedia of the United States: America Year by Year   Reference HA 202 .D 283 2007
Economic Thought Since Keynes: A History and Dictionary of Major Economists
Economy: History of Women's Participation
Encyclopedia of American Economic History  General HC 103 .E 52 1980
Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History
Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present. also Reference HF 1373 .W 67 2004

50 Economics Classics  and  50 More Economics Classics  (summaries of important books)
FRASER: Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research. Lots of historical statistics.
The Gale Encyclopedia of American Economic History. Reference HC 102 .G 35 1999
Historical Statistics of the United States.  Reference HA 202 .H 57 2006

The History of Economic Thought website
International Historical Statistics series:
.....Africa, Asia, and Oceania, 1750-2005   Reference HA 4675 .M 553 2007
.....Americas, 1750-2005   Reference HA 175 .M 552 2007
.....Europe, 1750-2005   Reference HA 1107 .M 5 2007
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History. Reference HC 15 .O94 2003

Prices and Wages by  Decade, from  the University of Missoui Library
The Value of a Dollar: Colonial Era to the Civil War, 1600-1865, & 1860-2014.   Reference HB 235 .U6
World Economic Historical Statistics   Reference HA 155 .S 23 2005

Some countries were colonies for a long time, so there might not be much economic information about them until they became independent after the Second World War (post-1945). For BOOKS about individual countries or regions, do a keyword search in the Library Catalog. First type in the name of the location, then the word AND, and then type   ("economic history" OR  "economic conditions").  Be sure to put those parentheses around those phrases.  Example:  africa AND ("economic history" OR "economic conditions")