Why Use Introductory Resources?
If you have a topic in mind for your research, it is a good idea to find one or more sources of background information to read.
Introductory resources will:
- Explain in general terms, what is currently known about your topic
- Help you understand the broader context of your research.
Dictionaries / Encyclopedias
The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Managerial Economics
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) HD30.15 .B463 1997 v.5
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Includes entries for economic terms ranging from basic definitions to advanced topics; incorporates new developments in the theory and organization of the market operations and statistical and econometric issues.
Business Cycles and Depressions: An Encyclopedia
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) HB3711 .B936 1997
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300 articles analyze how business cycles and fluctuations affect world trade and patterns of financial crises; covers a wide range of subjects, from banking patterns and panics to wage trends.
Collins Dictionary of Economics (in Credo Reference - info)
This third and revised edition summarizes the theoretical principles behind the science of economics and their application in such areas as competition policy, agricultural policy, fiscal policy and monetary policy.
Dictionary of Economics (in Credo Reference - info)
"Clear, easy-to-read diagrams, charts, graphs, and illustrations that make it easy to understand even the most complex economics concepts."
Dictionary of International Trade
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) HF1373 .H55 2000
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Consists of more than 4,000 entries with special attention given to the European Community, the European Free Trade Association, NAFTA, trade agreements of Central and South America and of the Pacific Rim, terms used by United States governmental agencies and by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.|
Encyclopedia of American Industries, 4th edition (via Gale Virtual Reference - info)
Provides detailed information on a wide range of American industries; v. 1 covers manufacturing industries and v. 2 covers service and nonmanufacturing industries, all industries recognized by the SIC system.
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries, 5th edition (via Gale Virtual Reference - info)
Details the inception, emergence, and current status of new United States industries showing evidence of recent significant growth or future potential.
An Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) HB99.7 .E528 1997
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Introduction to the literature of Keynes and the Keynsian revolution, including biographies of economists who have contributed to the debate surrounding Keynes' message, the basic principles and the economic consequences of The General Theory, and the factors which contributed to the rise and decline of Keysian economics.
The Fortune Encyclopedia of Economics
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) HB61 .F67 1993
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Encyclopedic entries for key terms and concepts in economics ; organized by major economic areas.
McGrawHill Encyclopedia of Economics
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) HB61 .E55 1994
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Scholarly articles covering over 300 topics in economics with References for further study; contains indepth definitions of terms and phrases used in the fields of banking, finance, government fiscal policy, economic history, labor unions, econometrics, taxation, statistical techniques, stocks, etc.
The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) HB61.N49 1987
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Encyclopedic dictionary which includes biographies of 700 major economists.
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) K487.E3 N48 1998
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Covers the intersection of the economics and legal disciplines in such areas as
antitrust cases, gun control, and international trade.
Penguin Dictionary of Economics (in Credo Reference - info)
Covers general economic terms as well as topics in economic theory, including development economics, industrial organization, finance and game theory and international monetary and welfare economics.
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