Research Guides: Political Economy: Overview

Recommended Databases

Library Search - Advanced
Political economy crosses disciplinary areas, so Library Search is a good place to start for articles and books. Look for relevant subjects and use the filters to manage the number of results.

PAIS
Start here for articles on economic policies and impact, international coverage.
Political Science Complete
May have articles related to politics and political economy not found in PAIS

EconLit
American Economic Association publications
Business Source Complete
Scholarly & original business research & company profiles
View the Company Research and Industry Research tutorials for more insights.
ABI/INFORM Collection
Business publications with a trade or industry focus
NBER Working Papers
Working papers from the National Bureau of Economic Research

Foreign Affairs (1922-present)
News and analysis on global issues and policy, from the Council on Foreign Relations.
The Economist (1986 - present)

Policy Commons: Global Think Tanks
Objective, fact-based research from the world’s leading policy experts, think tanks, IGOs and NGOs

World Bank: Open Knowledge Repository
A collection of studies and documents from the World Bank. Click Collections to browse by resource type. Look for Country Strategy Documents and Economic and Sector Work Studies. Click Topics to browse or search for your topic.
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
The Kiel Institute is one of the major centers for research in global economic affairs and economic policy.
Peterson Institute for International Economics
The Peterson Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy.
Center for Strategic & International Studies
A bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization that focuses on issues relevant to international security and stability

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Click Research to find the World Economic Outlook Report, Global Financial Stability Report, and more. Find statistics and reports by country by clicking Country.
World Trade Organization
Access global trade forecasts, value chains, tariff, and other statistics via the Documents, Data, and Resources tab. Look at Trade Topics for specific goods and services or regional trade agreements.
Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development
Working papers and policy papers on topics that are of interest to development economists, defined loosely as the analysis of the economics of developing countries.
UN iLibrary
Look for World Economic Situation reports for an overview by year of the global economy and critical issues.

Sage Data
Data from many different sources, including World Bank, IMF, United Nations, and more

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Click Research to find the World Economic Outlook Report, Global Financial Stability Report, and more. Find statistics and reports by country by clicking Country.
Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEA provides interactive data and economic news at the national, international, regional, and industry levels.

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance
Peer-reviewed encyclopedic articles on economics and finance

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Economics and Society
Publication Date: 2016

A-Z entries on the relationship between economics and man aspects of society and public policy.
The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy
Publication Date: 2010

A-Z entries covering international trade, production, finance, specific trade agreements and policies, and more. The Topical List of Entries is helpful for a list of terms to browse if you are unfamiliar with the discipline.