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- EconLit with Full Text [EBSCO] 1969+ This link opens in a new window Indexes over 1 million articles on capital markets; country studies; forecasting; environmental, labor and urban economics, government regulation, monetary theory, etc. 400+ journals full text.
JEL CODES:Read more about it and find examples at aeaweb.org/jel/guide/jel
Search with the JEL classification code most relevant to your topic, and add a keyword or phrase on the second line of the search box.
For example
CC N21 = Economic History: Financial Markets and Institutions: U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
CC N71 = Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services: U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
Follow the references
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowUse "Cited By" to find more recent articles citing a source you've found.
- Scholar settings include Library Links -- search and select Smith College.
- Follow through to make sure the citation is from a genuine resource, not made up by generative AI.
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Track down cited sources
When you find a useful article, consider the author's sources..
On our homepage use "catalog only" title search to find a book (or chapter in it) with Discover Advanced.
- Journal Locator / Publication FinderUse the "Journals" search tab to access online journal and news. Search "begins with" for a specific title.
Journals to Notice
Major economic history journals:
- Journal of Economic History
- Explorations in Economic History
- Economic History Review
- European Review of Economic History (not restricted to papers about Europe)
- Financial History Review
- Economic History of Developing Regions (formerly South African Journal of Economic History, possibly relevant for the Caribbean, as needed)
General-interest economics journals:
- American Economic Review
- Journal of Political Economy
- Review of Economic Studies
- Review of Economics and Statistics
- Journal of Economic Perspectives