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Finding Information in Finding Information in EconomicsEconomics Analyse Topic: Analyse Topic:

Type of InformationType of Information Journal and trade articlesJournal and trade articles Newspaper articlesNewspaper articles Facts / figures - statisticsFacts / figures - statistics Government / EU legislationGovernment / EU legislation Other useful sourcesOther useful sources


Analyse Topic: Analyse Topic: Location of InformationLocation of Information

Printed sources: journals, reference books, Printed sources: journals, reference books, text books, reports and statisticstext books, reports and statistics

Electronic Library: databases, electronic Electronic Library: databases, electronic journalsjournals

Web sites Web sites


Finding statistics: printedFinding statistics: printed

National Statistics Guide to Official National Statistics Guide to Official StatisticsStatistics

Unofficial statistics directoryUnofficial statistics directory


Finding statistics: electronicFinding statistics: electronic

httphttp://www.statistics.gov.uk://www.statistics.gov.uk OECD:OECD:

http://www.oecd.org Mainly subscription but some http://www.oecd.org Mainly subscription but some freefree

International Labour OfficeInternational Labour Officehttp://laborsta.ilo.org/

Datastream (Moorgate Only)Datastream (Moorgate Only) ESDS – via Athens ESDS – via Athens http://portal.londonmet.ac.ukhttp://portal.londonmet.ac.uk Bloomberg (Moorgate Only)Bloomberg (Moorgate Only)


Statistics: Datastream Statistics: Datastream & Bloomberg& Bloomberg

Online DatabasesOnline Databases Economics information for most Economics information for most

countriescountries Information from international Information from international

organisations eg IMF, OECD and from organisations eg IMF, OECD and from National Statistical OfficesNational Statistical Offices

Datastream info can be downloaded Datastream info can be downloaded into Excel into Excel

Bloomberg info can only be printed outBloomberg info can only be printed out


Statistics (UK)Statistics (UK)

Economic Trends + Annual Supplement: Economic Trends + Annual Supplement: statistics also available on Statistics.gov and statistics also available on Statistics.gov and DatastreamDatastream

Note: Statistics.gov does not always give Note: Statistics.gov does not always give example units. Useful to use the printed table example units. Useful to use the printed table for referencefor reference

Also has articlesAlso has articles For example, you could find statistics for the For example, you could find statistics for the

unemployment rate in the UK since the unemployment rate in the UK since the introduction of the National Minimum Wages introduction of the National Minimum Wages Act 1998Act 1998


Blue/Pink BookBlue/Pink Book


Statistics (UK)Statistics (UK) New Earnings SurveyNew Earnings Survey Labour Market Trends: printed, and labour Labour Market Trends: printed, and labour

market statistics are on Statistics.gov market statistics are on Statistics.gov More detailed statistics on unemployment rate, More detailed statistics on unemployment rate,

for example, by age and regionfor example, by age and region Also articles:Also articles: The Low Pay Commission strategy for The Low Pay Commission strategy for

monitoring and evaluating the national minimum monitoring and evaluating the national minimum wage, December 2000 pg 549.wage, December 2000 pg 549.

Pay structures of the low-paid and the national Pay structures of the low-paid and the national minimum wage, March 1999, pg 129.minimum wage, March 1999, pg 129.


Statistics: InternationalStatistics: International

ILO Yearbook of Labour Statistics:ILO Yearbook of Labour Statistics:printed ILO statisticsprinted ILO statisticshttp://http://laborsta.ilo.orglaborsta.ilo.org//

For example:For example:Compare wages in different countries - those with Compare wages in different countries - those with a minimum wage and those withouta minimum wage and those without


Statistics - InternationalStatistics - International

OECD:OECD:printed statistics – selection of OECD printed statistics – selection of OECD publicationspublicationswww.sourceoecd.orgwww.sourceoecd.org – all OECD – all OECD publications plus a statistical databasepublications plus a statistical database

For example:For example:OECD Employment OutlookOECD Employment Outlook


Units : £, $, millions, 000s, etc.Units : £, $, millions, 000s, etc. Index or valuesIndex or values Constant / current pricesConstant / current prices Base year for indexes / constant pricesBase year for indexes / constant prices

e.g 1985 =100e.g 1985 =100

Look at footnotes Look at footnotes e.g series may be redefinede.g series may be redefined

Classification systemsClassification systems Ask for help Ask for help

Using statistics: rememberUsing statistics: remember


Finding journal articles: Finding journal articles: Indexing and abstracting services - for Indexing and abstracting services - for referencesreferences

Printed:Printed:

Journal of Economic LiteratureJournal of Economic Literature

ElectronicElectronic::

ZetocZetoc

IBSSIBSS


Finding journal articles: Finding journal articles: Full Text ArticlesFull Text Articles

Subject search:

Business Source Premier)Business Source Premier) JSTOR (archive)JSTOR (archive)

Science DirectScience Direct

Journal title search:

MillenniumMillennium

Electronic journals

List on libraries website List on libraries website Online Resources from catalogueOnline Resources from catalogue


Research topicResearch topic

e.g The effect of the National Minimum Wage on the labour market in the UK

Find Keywords to describe Find Keywords to describe your topic also looking at:your topic also looking at:

synonymssynonyms pluralsplurals alternative spellings alternative spellings

(American vs British)(American vs British)


Search TechniquesSearch Techniques

Are essential in enabling you to extract Are essential in enabling you to extract relevant information from the databases.relevant information from the databases.

Take the same search: the effect of the Take the same search: the effect of the national minimum wage on the labour national minimum wage on the labour market in the UKmarket in the UK


Example of KeywordsExample of Keywords

National Minimum WageNational Minimum Wage / / minimum wage minimum wage // wage(s) wage(s) // earnings earnings

labour/ labor marketlabour/ labor market / / employment employment // work force work force

United KingdomUnited Kingdom / / UKUK


Link Words (Connectors) "AND"Link Words (Connectors) "AND"

AND AND narrows down a search, looks narrows down a search, looks for articles containing both keywords for articles containing both keywords e.g.e.g.

minimum wage AND United minimum wage AND United KingdomKingdom


Link Words (Connectors) " AND"Link Words (Connectors) " AND"

Minimum wage

United Kingdom


Link Words (Connectors "OR"Link Words (Connectors "OR"

broadens a searchbroadens a search looks for articles containing one or looks for articles containing one or

other or both keywordsother or both keywords

United Kingdom OR Britain United Kingdom OR Britain

Labour market OR Labor market OR Labour market OR Labor market OR employmentemployment


Using ORUsing OR

Labour market

Employment


Link Words (Connectors) Link Words (Connectors) ""NOT" or "AND NOTNOT" or "AND NOT""

excludes terms from a searchexcludes terms from a search

Employment AND minimum wage NOT Employment AND minimum wage NOT EuropeEurope

Labour market AND minimum wage AND Labour market AND minimum wage AND NOT EuropeNOT Europe

Labour NOT LaborLabour NOT Labor


Using NOT or AND Using NOT or AND NOTNOT

Minimumwage

Europe


Truncation: ? or * or !Truncation: ? or * or !

• Allows searching for any words starting with that word stem

• With some databases, you can replace a letter within a word to account for variant spellings

Replace (Wage OR Wages) with: Wage* / Wage?/Wage!

Replace (Labour OR Labor) with Labo?r / Labo*r


Final searchFinal search

Minimum wage Minimum wage

AND Labour market OR EmploymentAND Labour market OR Employment

AND NOT EuropeAND NOT Europe Minimum wage Minimum wage

AND Labour market OR EmploymentAND Labour market OR Employment

AND United Kingdom OR UK ORAND United Kingdom OR UK ORBritain Britain


Government informationGovernment information

Government Expenditure PlansGovernment Expenditure Plans Government Web site Government Web site

www.ukonline.gov.ukwww.ukonline.gov.uk Statistics Statistics

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/mainmenu.aspmainmenu.asp


Newspaper sourcesNewspaper sources

Lexis Nexis GlobalLexis Nexis Global

Full text international newsFull text international news updated dailyupdated daily Over 800 worldwide sources: Financial Over 800 worldwide sources: Financial

Times, The Times, New York Times, India Times, The Times, New York Times, India TodayToday

Printed newspaper collection (1 Week)Printed newspaper collection (1 Week)


Other useful sourcesOther useful sources

Reference collection/Electronic Reference collection/Electronic reference collectionreference collectionDictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories, Country Dictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories, Country reportsreports

Working PapersWorking PapersPublishing recent research often prior to journalsPublishing recent research often prior to journals

European Documentation CentreEuropean Documentation CentreEuropean AccessEuropean Access

World Wide Web World Wide Web


Remote AccessRemote Access

Most databases are available off-campus Most databases are available off-campus via LIBRARY CATALOGUE via LIBRARY CATALOGUE

Amadeus, Bankscope, Business Source Amadeus, Bankscope, Business Source PremierPremier

Jstor, Lexis Nexis Executive, Science Jstor, Lexis Nexis Executive, Science DirectDirect

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