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The Economics Research Process

Here are a few books that can be helpful in explaining the economic research process:

Doing Economics: A Guide to Understanding and Carrying Out Economic Research
By Steven A. Greenlaw
4th Floor

HB74.5 .G734 2006

Research Methodology for Economists: Philosophy and Practice
By Glenn L. Johnson
4th Floor

HB74.5 .J65 1986

Foundations of Research in Economics: How Do Economists Do Economics?
Edited by Steven G. Medema and Warren J. Samuels
4th Floor

HB74.5 .F68 1996

Research Methodology in Applied Economics: Organizing, Planning, and Conducting Economic Research
By Don Ethridge
4th Floor

HB74.5 .E84 1995

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2012 Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded

Two American economists- Lloyd Shapley and Alvin Roth- have been named the recipients of the 2012 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences.

If you would like to read more about their work, the library has several resources to offer:

Nobel Award Announcement
The official website of the Nobel Prize.
Game-Theoretic Models of Bargaining
Alvin Roth provides a comprehensive picture of the new developments in bargaining theory. It especially shows the way the use of axiomatic models has been complemented by the new results derived from strategic models.
New Directions in the Application of Game Theory
An outline of the game theory approach to a number of different competitive situations in economics published by Shapley in 1960.
The Shapley Value: Essays in Honor of Lloyd S. Shapley
Edited by Alvin E. Roth, this book explores the developments in the science of economics that have come about as a result of Shapley's work.

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New Economics Resources at UK

New Databases:

EconLit is now available from EBSCOhost. EBSCO offers a user-friendly interface and many links to full-text. Business Source Premier has been upgraded to Business Source Complete (same interface; more content) and two historical collections have been added.

Business Source Complete (includes description)
Business Source Premier has recently been upgraded to Business Source Complete. The interface stays the same, but considerably more content is available, including more economics journals and reports.
Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2009
Searchable facsimile edition of The Economist, published weekly since 1843. In 8,000 issues and more than 600,000 pages, EHA offers full-color images, multiple search indexes, and topic and area supplements and surveys, together with a gallery of front covers and a selection of exportable financial tables.
Financial Times Historical Archive, 1888-2009
Searchable run of every item ever printed in the paper through 2006. Special supplements and the FT Magazine are included.
EconLit (includes description)
Now available from EBSCOhost.

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Economics News

Newspaper Databases:
UK Libraries currently subscribes to the following newspaper databases, all of which contain a great deal of economic news:

Access World News
Full-text of over 600 U.S. newspapers, including the Lexington Herald-Leader (1983 - present) and other Kentucky newspapers. Access World News also covers over 1,300 foreign English-language news resources. Also includes the section "Access Business News," which includes a current subscription to the Economist, among many other papers.

Lexis Nexis Academic
Includes access to over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical and reference publications (most full-text, the rest abstracted), primarily newspapers, magazines and journals. Covers local, regional and international newspapers (in English and non-English languages). Includes a section for "Business News Publications."

Wall Street Journal
Daily newspaper provides coverage of U.S. and International financial and business news. Full-text (with abstracts) from ProQuest.

Internet Resources:
The following sites, freely available on the web, are also helpful sources of economic information:

Newspapers:
New York Times: Economics

Washington Post: Economy Watch

Los Angeles Times: Money and Company

Wall Street Journal - Economy

Blogs:
Greg Mankiw Blog

Truck and Barter

Macroblog

Economics Roundtable

Paul Krugman Blog - New York Times

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