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WDI: World Development IndicatorsWorld Development Indicators will have specific indicators relevant to health and welfare.
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Information by CountryFrom this page, select a country of interest then select "Data & Statistics" from the upper left menu once you get to the country overview page.
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UNDataVery large database of selected series of country- and area-level data from the UN and other official sources. A useful way to get started is to search just by country name and variable of interest.
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Penn World Tables"...a set of national accounts economic time series covering many countries...." (It has the PPP measures!)
Search Economics Journals
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EconLit(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
Key index to economics journal articles, books, dissertations and working papers. Content includes both economic theory and application. Covers 1969 - current. -
JSTORThis hybrid index and full-text journal archive provides electronic access to the core journals in many academic fields. A smaller number of journals are included here than in other databases, though they are often considered the core journals. Articles are provided in full-text from the first issue to five years ago.
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National Bureau of Economic Research Working PapersWorking papers contain the newest, emerging research in the field.
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Business Source Premier(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
One of the best tools for business research, includes scholarly and trade publications, industry profiles, and the like. An ELM Database.
Search Journals Across Disciplines
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Web of ScienceBroad index to scholarly literature, great for interdisciplinary topics. The only index that lets you search broadly for articles that cite a given work or dataset.
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Current Contents ConnectThe contents and abstracts of scholarly journals, and the most up-to-date indexing of recently published articles. Interdisciplinary, so search carefully.
General Research Resources
Here are some shortcuts to important library resources.
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CatalystSearch the collections of Carleton and St. Olaf College libraries.
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Journals ListA complete list of the library's journal subscriptions. Search here to find out if the library subscribes to a journal and if it is available electronically, in print, or microform.
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Using the library from off campusCurrent Carleton faculty, staff, and students can access electronic resources from anywhere. Once you log in, your computer will be recognized by web sites as being a Carleton subscriber.
Other Useful Research Guides
Off campus? Start here
When you're off campus, you need to log in so your computer "looks like" it's on campus.
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Using the library from off campusCurrent Carleton faculty, staff, and students can access electronic resources from anywhere. Once you log in, your computer will be recognized by web sites as being a Carleton subscriber.
