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SS201 Economics - Issue Analysis Essay

The resources on this page will help you to research for the Issues Analysis Essay.

Getting Started - Determining the Issues

Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window
Provides summaries of issues and controversies in current and recent events, including historical background on the issues and synopses of all sides of the debate.
Try using different types of searches like "Economic Equality," "Protectionism," or "Markets."

Economic and Social Sciences Databases

Congressional Research Service Reports This link opens in a new window
CRS reports provide Congress with both anticipatory and on-demand research and analysis to support their legislative, oversight, and representational duties. All reports adhere to the core values of CRS; they are authoritative, objective and nonpartisan.
Topics include a wide range of subjects including economic and trade issues.
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.
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 Organisation 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.
The library does not have a subscription but does include a lot of open access content. References that are not full-text can be requested through interlibrary loan.
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.
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.
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.

Think Tanks

Think tanks are institutions affiliated with universities, governments, advocacy groups, foundations, non-governmental organizations, and businesses that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity. Some have an agenda, but many do not. You can use their reports to help build your argument.

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.

Harvard Kennedy School Think Tank Directory
Think Tank Search is a custom Google search of over 1200 think tank and research center websites. While the search moderates the sites search, the content is not moderated. Be careful to be sure you use only credible content.

Newspapers

Newspaper Subscriptions
Learn how to activate your subscription to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, and how to access a digital version of the Army Times.

ProQuest Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Full text collection of a wide range of current and historical American newspapers.
PressReader This link opens in a new window
Provides thousands of newspapers every single day, extracting text and images and making articles instantly translatable, searchable, and easy to read on mobile devices.Coverage is typically the most recent 90 days.

Top Economic Journals with Access to Latest Issue

While you may want to search in individual journals focused on Economics, it is always best to search first in SCOUT which searches many different journals, article databases, and books all at once.

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