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The Economics You Need by Enrico Colombatto
Publication Date: 2016
This short book offers a rigorous yet user-friendly introductory guide for students who need to grasp the essential concepts of economics quickly. It provides a serious, clearly understandable and systematic account of the key elements of economics, with a focus on theory and principles.
Doing Economics by Peter Smith
Publication Date: 2016
Doing Economics offers a clear and accessible guide to the nature of Economics.
This book answers such questions as: What is economics as a subject? What sorts of questions does it address? What skills are needed to become a good economist? Where will it take me? Students will be introduced to the key characters who contributed to the development of economics, as well as to the central ideas and concepts. This definitive guide outlines the attributes that make a good economist and presents a wide variety of employment opportunities that can follow the study of economics.
Ethics in Economics by Jonathan B. Wight
Publication Date: 2015
In Ethics in Economics , Jonathan B. Wight provides an overview of the role that ethical considerations play in economic debates. Whereas much of the field tends to focus on welfare outcomes, Wight calls for a deeper examination of the origin and evolution of our moral norms. He argues that economic life relies on three interrelated ethical systems: outcome-based, duty- and rule-based, and virtue-based. Integrating contemporary theoretical and applied research on ethics within a historical framework,

Journals

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up to date, original research or reviews of research
research by experts in a particular subject area or field
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Journal of Applied Economics
Publishes research on applied issues in micro and macroeconomics, including industrial organization, labor economics, finance, growth and money and banking.
Journal of Monetary Economics
The Journal of Monetary Economics publishes important research contributions to a wide range of modern macroeconomic topics including work along empirical, methodological and theoretical lines.
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Quarterly journal of economics
Presents refereed articles shaping today's economic theory from microtheory to empirical and theoretical macroeconomics.

Databases

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Econlit
The American Economic Association's electronic database contains citations and abstracts for economics related articles
International Financial Statistics
Contains financial data series from 1848 onwards for more than 200 countries, including all series from the IFS Country Pages, as well as most world, area, and country series from the IFS World Tables.
RePec: Research Papers in Economics
RePec is an initiative that seeks to enhance the dissemination of research in Economics and related areas.

Websites

American Economic Association
Established in 1885, the AEA is a non-profit, non-partisan, scholarly association dedicated to the discussion and publication of economics research.
The Economic Society of Australia
The Society is primarily concerned with promoting discussion and debate of economic issues within Australia.
Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank conducts monetary policy, works to maintain a stable financial system, issues currency and provides banking services for government.

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