EconLit is the major database in economics. Use this to find articles published in economics journals, as well as book reviews, dissertations, and working papers.
Includes articles published from 1969-present.
Annual Review of Economics
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Review articles covering the discipline of economics. A useful resource for identifying topics that have been widely studied by economists. Also a great source of citations for important works in economics.
Tips for Finding Articles Using EconLit
Problem: Too many search results
Option 1: Find the sidebar on the right side of the search results page. Limit your search to just scholarly journal articles.
Option 2: You can use the sidebar to limit your search to specific journals (use the list provided at the right for guidance).
Problem: Not enough search results
Option 1: Try searching for synonyms and alternate terms. Check out the search tips page in this Research Guide for help.
Option 2: Click on the full results page for one relevant article. Scroll down to the "Indexing" section and look at the "Subjects." If any of those subjects seem related to your topic, click on them to run a search for other articles in that same category. Or copy and paste the relevant subject heading(s) into the EconLit search box (click "Advanced" to get back to it). Change the drop-down menu from "All terms" to "Subject Heading (all)."
Option 3: Go to the Advanced Search box and change the drop-down menu from "All terms" to "Document text" - this will let you search within the full text of some articles, which should increase your search results.