Research Guides @ Fordham: Economics Research: Reference Resources

Using Reference Resources as an Aid in Picking a Topic

Reference resources can be a valuable tool when starting a search for a topic for a term paper. Look at bibliographies, encyclopedias, dictionaries and biographies dedicated to the subject of economics for ideas.

For example, the subject index in the book 21st Century Economics (Ref + HB171.A19 2010 V.1+2), suggests topics such as public finance, Fair Labor Standards Act, forensic economics, Maastricht Treaty among others.

Sample of Reference Resources on the Topic of Economics Available in the Fordham Library

Atlas of Global Development [cartographic material] by World Bank Group; World Bank
Call Number: (RH) Ref + G1046.G1 A85 2011 Note: Available in Ebook format too. Access to it may be found in the F
Publication Date: 2011

Glasgow : Collins ; Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2011.
Atlas of Global Development [visual guide to the world's greatest challenges] by World Bank Group Staff
Call Number: (RH) Ref +G1046.G1 A85 2009 Note: Available in Ebook format too. Access may be found in the Fordham
Publication Date: 2009
The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics by David R. Henderson
Call Number: (RH) Ref + HB61 .C647 2008

Indianapolis, Ind.: Liberty Fund, c2008.
Dictionary of Free-Market Economics by Fred E. Foldvary
Call Number: (RH, LC) Ref+ HB61 .F65 1998
Publication Date: 1998
The Elgar Dictionary of Economic Quotations [electronic resource] by Charles R. McCann (Editor); Charles R. McCann (Editor)
Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Pub., c2003.
Encyclopedia of International Development by Tim Forsyth (Editor)
Call Number: (RH) Ref + HD82 .E547 2005

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
OECD Factbook [electronic resource] : Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics by OECD
The Penguin Dictionary of Economics by Graham Bannock; R. E. Baxter; Evan Davis
Call Number: (WC) Ref + HB61 .B33 2011
Publication Date: 2011

London; New York: Penguin, 2011.
Real Estate Economics: A Point-to-Polnt Handbook by Nicholas Pirounakis
Call Number: (WC) HD1375 .P656 2013
Publication Date: 2013

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013
Who's Who in Economics [Electronic Resource] by Mark Blaug (Editor); Howard R. Vane (Editor)
Publication Date: 2003

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., c2003.
The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy by Kenneth A. Reinert (Editor); Amy Joycelyn Glass (Editor); Lewis S. Davis (Editor); Ramkishen S. Rajan (Editor)
Call Number: (RH) Ref HF1373 .P75 2009 V.1 and 2

Increasing economic globalization has made understanding the world economy more important than ever. From trade agreements to offshore outsourcing to foreign aid, this two-volume encyclopedia explains the key elements of the world economy and provides a first step to further research for students and scholars in public policy, international studies, business, and the broader social sciences, as well as for economic policy professionals.