Economics Guide

International organizations focusing on economics, development, and finance serve as great sources both for data and research! Here are some of the most well known, Note that many of these are also in Repec. Finally, for those interested in financial economics, be sure to consider the research arms of development banks, central banks, etc.

• International Monetary Fund Publications
  • The IMF web site provides free access to full text of its publications back to the mid-1990's. See International Financial Statistics for data sets issued by the IMF.
• OECD iLbrary (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
  • Publications and statistics on economic and social issues from the OECD, a group of 30 member countries who share a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. SourceOECD User Guide
• World Bank eLibrary
  • Access to full text of most World Bank publications. See World Development Indicators for data series from the World Bank.
• World Trade Organization
  • Information about international trade topics, trade statistics, trade policy reviews for individual countries and trade areas, legal texts and official WTO documents. WTO's Documents Online database lets you access documents from the WTO's electronic archives.
• International Labor Organization
  • Reports, data, and analysis on issues of labor (longitudinally and comparatively).