LibGuides: ECON 3030: Money, Banking and the Economy: Getting Started

Welcome!

This research guide is intended for students enrolled in ECON 3030. Explore the links on the left to find recommended research databases. You can also contact Librarian Summer Peng directly in the contact box on the bottom left.

Business Literature Databases

Highly Recommended

EconLit This link opens in a new window
Peer-reviewed articles in all fields of economics, including capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, urban economics, and much more.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature including peer-reviewed articles, conference papers, and reports. If you use the Google Scholar link on this page, your article search results will be linked to collections in Cal State LA.
World Bank This link opens in a new window
Website offering reports, news information, data and statistics, projects, and learning resources on a wide variety of economic, health, and population topics around the globe.
CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
Non-scholar political, economic, and business information for 192 countries worldwide that is updated continuously. Also includes a news service covering political, economic, corporate, and environmental issues and events on a country-by-country basis as they occur.

Accessing Resources from Home

When you access library electronic resources from off-campus, you need to use one of the following methods. Using OneSearch will automatically prompt the EZproxy login.

1. Campus VPN (Recommended) Setting up VPN (Virtual Private Network) on your personal computer allows students, faculty, and staff to access library resources from off-campus. Download the VPN client Once VPN is installed on your computer, you turn it on by clicking the Connect button (shown below).	2. EZProxy Login (Default) When you are off-campus and click on library electronic resources, you will be prompted to login using the EZProxy screen (shown below). Login using your MyCalStateLA ID username and password. Please note: Place your MyCalStateLA ID account username (e.g. lsmith8) in the username box. Do not include @calstatela.edu as part of your username. If you don't know your MyCalStateLA password, please go to the myCalStateLA page and click on "Forgot Password." If you experience difficulty in recovering your ID username and password, please contact the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@calstatela.edu or 323-343-6170.