USMA Library Homepage: Social Sciences: Economics

Welcome to Economics

The Economics program at West Point includes required courses on the national and international economies, the decision-making processes of firms and individuals, and the application of economic principles to national security issues.

Economics Databases

ABI/INFORM This link opens in a new window
Covering business and management topics, this resource contains full-text journals and much sought-after titles from the business press as well as key trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports.
Business Insights: Essentials This link opens in a new window
Find company fundamentals and investment research reports; industry rankings, profiles, market share data, company histories, and more.
ATTN: if the direct link does not work. click on "Search for another location" DO NOT use New York State Library access option.
Congressional Research Service Reports This link opens in a new window
Publicly accessible government reports present a legislative perspective on topics such as agriculture policy, counterterrorism operations, banking regulation, and veteran's issues.
CQ Press Library This link opens in a new window
Browse resources on American government, current affairs, history, politics, public policy, and data analysis for the social sciences. Search across the following included content: Congress Collection, CQ Almanac, CQ Researcher Plus Archive, Political Handbook of the World, Politics in America, Public Affairs Collection, Voting and Elections collection and CQ Press Supreme Court Collection.
Congress Collection: A Comprehensive guide to the U.S. Congress, including floor votes.
CQ Almanac: Narrative accounts of major legislation from every congressional session, 1945-2020.
CQ Researcher: In-depth reporting on today's issues.
CQ Press Books: Books and reference titles covering American government, politics, history, and public policy.
Encyclopedia of American Government: Explanations regarding the who, how, and why of American democracy.
Politics in America: Profiles and commentary on every member of congress.
Public Affairs Collection: Primary sources, stats summaries, and in-depth reporting on policy and affairs.
Supreme Court Collection: Insight on the decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court.
Voting and Elections Collection: A look at U.S. elections, including returns from 1789-present.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) This link opens in a new window
ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 250,000 files of research in the social and behavioral sciences. It hosts 21 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields. Its archive contains over 3,000 in a wide range of topics in political and social sciences.
An international consortium of more than 750 academic institutions and research organizations, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for the social science research community.
Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window
Updated weekly, this resource presents key facts, arguments, history, and current context of current events and important issues.
National Bureau of Economic Research This link opens in a new window
The National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. Browse nearly 700 full-text NBER Working Papers are published each year by NBER researchers aimed at other professional economists.
OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
The online library of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers and statistics and is the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. Content published by related agencies is also included.
Our subscription does NOT include the datasets or CSV files for the IEA, however statistical annuals provide that data, in PDF format. Access to all the content up to the end of November 2018, new content will not be available (except to read) past that date.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Explore multiple viewpoints on popular controversial topics. Information is presented in a pro and con viewpoint format with additional reference articles that provide context.
Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts, most with links to full text, for U.S. public policy research from over 350 think tanks, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, advocacy groups, and other entities.

Provided by the Class of 1946.
Polling the Nations This link opens in a new window
A database of polls taken on a variety of subjects all over the world from 1986 to the present.
ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Explore a collection of historic and current U.S. Congressional information and publications on all aspects of legislation from 1789 to the present. Full text is available for many resources beginning in 1990 through present day. Use this resource to browse bills, laws, legislative histories, hearings, committee prints, House and Senate documents and reports, the Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service reports, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register.
Proquest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Large collection of electronic books in a wide range of fields. Most are current or recent titles.
ProQuest Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Full text collection of a wide range of current and historical American newspapers.
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. Covers 1790 to present.
ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
Statistical information produced by U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations.
HeinOnline U.S. Congressional Documents Library This link opens in a new window
Law Journal Library -- Brennan Center for Justice Publications at NYU School of Law -- Code of Federal Regulations -- Criminal Justice in America: U.S. Attorney General Opinions, Reports, and Publications -- Federal Register Library -- Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) -- GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions -- Gun Regulation and Legislation in America -- History of International Law -- John F. Kennedy Assassination Collection -- Legal Classics -- Military and Government - Pentagon Papers -- Religion and the Law -- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law -- U.S. Code -- U.S. Congressional Documents -- U.S. Congressional Serial Set -- U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals -- U.S. Federal Legislative History Library -- U.S. Presidential Library -- U.S. Presidential Impeachment Library -- U.S. Statutes at Large -- U.S. Supreme Court Library -- U.S. Treaties and Agreements Library -- Women and Law (Peggy) -- World Constitutions Illustrated.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set [GPO] This link opens in a new window
Browse this database of Congressional documents and reports from 1995 onward. This resource provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set [Readex] This link opens in a new window
Browse this database of Congressional documents and reports from 1817 through 1994. This resource provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.
World Bank Open Data This link opens in a new window
Find access to a wide range of datasets covering worldwide economics, finance, development, health, education, and environmental topics.

eBooks

Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism by Anne Case and Angus Deaton
Call Number: HV6548.U6 C37 2020 (Electronic Resource)
ISBN: 9780691199955
Publication Date: 2020
A groundbreaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America's working class. In the past two decades, deaths of despair from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism have risen dramatically. While the rise in premature deaths among American working-class whites has become a national crisis, the authors tie the problem to the weakening position of labor, the growing power of corporations, and to a health-care sector that redistributes working-class wages to the wealthy.
Hollowed Out: Why the Economy Doesn't Work Without a Strong Middle Class by David Madland
Call Number: HT690.U6 M33 2015 (Electronic Resource)
ISBN: 9780520286528
Publication Date: 2015
In the author's opinion, politicians and economists for several decades have thought that high levels of inequality were good for the economy; however, an economy that works only for the rich simply doesn't work. Because the middle class is so weak, America's economy now suffers from the kinds of problems that plague less-developed countries. Privileged elites more frequently secure special treatment from a government that wastes money and stifles competition - especially relevant now in the Trump era.

Books

The Wealth of a Nation: A History of Trade Politics in America by C. Donald Johnson
Call Number: HF1753 .J64 2018 (New Books Shelf)
ISBN: 9780190865917
Publication Date: 2018
In this authoritative history of the politics of international trade in America from the Revolution to the Trump era, the author asks whether America is better off under a liberal trade regime, or if protectionism has been more beneficial. After World War II, America was the primary architect of the liberal free-trade economic order that ended up dominating the globe for over half a century. Recent years, however, have seen a swelling anti-free trade movement that casts the postwar liberal regime as anti-worker, pro-capital, and - in Donald Trump's view - even anti-American. The author argues that among other benefits the postwar free trade regime has helped American workers.

Global Economy - Financial Times

Websites

Concise Encyclopedia of Economics
Developed and maintained by EconLib. For students and practitioners in the discipline of economics.
Trading Economics
Trading Economics provides its users with accurate information for 196 countries including historical data for more than 300.000 economic indicators, exchange rates, stock market indexes, government bond yields and commodity prices. Their data is based on official sources, not third party data providers, and their facts are regularly checked for inconsistencies. TradingEconomics.com has received more than 100 million page views from more than 200 countries.

Government Documents

Enhanced oversight after the financial crisis: The Wall Street Reform Act at One Year

Call Number: Electronic Resource

Publication Date: 2011

Hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on how the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in will help prevent another financial crisis.

Federal Government Websites

govinfo
govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. Very useful for acquiring primary sources by researching federal government documents.
Congress.gov
Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information, providing timely information for Members of Congress and the public. Additionally, roll call votes are provided for both the House and Senate from 1989 to the present (101st to the 116th Congress).
U.S. Senate
Provides detailed information about Senators, committees, legislation and records, including recent roll call votes.
U.S. House of Representatives
Provides detailed information about individual Representatives, leadership, committees, and legislative activities.
whitehouse.gov
Provides information on the President's administration and public policies from the perspective of the President.