Recommended Databases for Scholarly Articles
Recommended Databases for International News
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Nexis Uni (LexisNexis Academic)This is the new platform for LexisNexis Academic.
Country Information
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Europa World Year BookCall Number: Simpson Reference JN 1 .E85 2017 (3 volumes)Publication Date: 2017This 3 volume set contains a wealth of information, arranged by country, on the history, politics and economy (including international trade) of each nation. Entries also include websites for various government agencies.
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The Statesman's Year-BookCall Number: Simpson Reference JA 51. S7Publication Date: Annual - Most recent 5 years in ReferenceLike Europa World Yearbook, this book provides summaries of the economic, social, and political state of each country.
At the end of each entry are lists of recommended further reading and URLs for the country's statistical bureau.
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CIA World FactbookEuropa World Year Book and Statesman's Yearbook contain much more detailed information, but CIA World Factbook is freely available online.
Provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
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World Development Indicators 2016 by Call Number: Simpson Reference HC 59.15 .W656 2016Publication Date: 2016Also available online at:
World Development Indicators 2017 - Economy
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World Economic and Social Survey 2017 by Call Number: Simpson Stacks HD 75 .R44 2017Publication Date: 2017Also available online from the United Nations
Web Resources
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Eleventh WTO Ministerial ConferenceBuenos Aires, Argentina - December 10-13, 2017
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Twelfth WTO Ministerial ConferenceNur-Sultan, Kazakhstan - Originally scheduled June 8-11, 2020, new date TBD
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WTO Trade ProfilesKey indicators on trade in goods and services for over 190 economies, highlighting each economy's major exports / imports and main trading partners
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WTO Trade Policy ReviewsThese include reports from the WTO Secretariat and policy statements from the countries' governments.
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International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)While the ICTSD closed as of 30 November 2018, it still hosts many useful reports.
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ICTSD Bridges NewsNews through November 30, 2018
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Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC)An online data visualization and distribution platform focused on the geography and dynamics of economic activities. The OEC integrates and distributes data from a variety of sources to empower analysts in the private sector, public sector, and academia.
The OEC is currently designed and developed by Datawheel, but it began as a research project at MIT’s Collective Learning group (former Macro Connections Group). The OEC was the Master Thesis of Alex Simoes (2012), directed by Professor Cesar A. Hidalgo.
In 2012 the OEC was spun out of MIT as an open source project. The OEC was refined throughout the years, expanding its technical and analytical capacities.
