ECO 102-08: Principles of Macroeconomics
Researching a Country
Find books
Political Risk Yearbook (8 volumes)
- In library Reference room: Ref HG 3879.P65 (noncirculating; in-library use only)
World Development Indicators (published annually)
- Current edition in Reference room, previous years in general collection: HC59.15 .W656
International Financial Statistics Yearbook (published annually)
- Current edition in Reference room, previous years in general collection: HG61 .I57
International Financial Statistics (monthly periodical)
- Latest in Current Periodicals room, previous in bound periodicals: HG3881 .I626
For books about your specific country, search the TCNJ Library Catalog
- Search the name of your country as a title keyword; or browse subject headings
Find articles
ABI/Inform
- Choose Advanced Search, combine country name with relevant terms
- Use subject terms from relevant results to refine your search
- Consider alternative terms to capture the concepts that you are trying to search
- For in-depth analysis from the Economist Intelligence Unit, include EIU Viewswire (Publication title) in your search
EconLit
- Choose Advanced Search
- Search your country name (Geographic descriptor)
- Combine with relevant search terms (terms anywhere)
- Use descriptors from relevant results to refine your search
- Use the Search History feature to create new searches (Combine and search ...)
PAIS International
- Choose Advanced Search
- Search your country name, combined with other relevant search terms
- Use descriptors from relevant results to refine your search
- Note that Web sites are included among search results
Find country profiles / analysis / statistics in other library resources (online)
MarketLine Business Information Centre (formerly Datamonitor)
- Select Countries from the menu at the top of the page to browse country profiles and country-specific industry profiles
STAT-USA
- GLOBUS & NTDB (National Trade Data Bank)
- Market and Country Research:
- Country Commercial Guides
- Best Market Reports / International Market Insight Reports
- Industry Sector Analysis Reports
International Financial Statistics (statistics only -- no text)
- There is nothing intuitive about using this resource, but the online help is very helpful (after connecting to the database, click on the question mark in the blue circle in at the upper right).
- See print version for explanation of data; in Library Current Periodicals room: HG3881 .I626
Find information using Web-based country-specific resources
World Bank:
Publications by Country (choose"by country/area" from the left-side menu)
Countries and Regions
Doing Business: benchmarking business regulations
World Development Indicators
- 5 years of selected data online, more years in print version: in Library Reference room: HC59.15 .W656
U.S. Census Bureau’s links to international statistical agencies
Federation of International Trade Associations (FITA) -- Country Profiles and Resources
U.S. Department of State – Country Background Notes
CIA World Factbook
- Country Briefings
- Markets and Data: Foreign exchange rates and customized historical graphs
Other sources for exchange rates:
Federal Reserve Board -- Foreign Exchange Rates, Historical Data
Oanda.com -- Historical Currency Exchange Rates
University of British Columbia -- PACIFIC Exchange Rate Service
