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A-Z Listing of Business Databases
Here is a listing of business databases made available to you by Jackson Library for academic use only. These databases are accessible via GSB (or Stanford) Computers.
GSB users can access web-based databases remotely through WebApps.
All Stanford users have off-campus access to databases that are on Stanford Network through the university's proxy server.
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ABI/INFORM GlobalFull text business/management articles, including: Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, and Journal of the Academy of Marketing. Access the Database • Guide
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Ad$penderSummary level advertising expenditures across 11 media. Includes data from 2000 to present. Guide
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AIP (Directory of Alternative Investments Programs) |
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AmadeusA pan-European financial database containing information on companies from 34 EU countries and Eastern Europe. Note: When accessing the database via WRDS, click on Bureau van Dijk on the opening screen. Access via Bureau van Dijk • Access via WRDS • Guide
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Audit AnalyticsAuditor information, sarbanes-oxley disclosures, compliance disclosures, litigation, and corporate governance. Access the Database (with personal account) • Access via WRDS |
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Bank RegulatoryAccounting data for Bank Holding Companies, Commercial Banks, Savings Banks, and Savings and Loans Institutions. Access the Database |
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BankScopeInformation on public and private banks. Includes Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s ratings. Note: When accessing the database via WRDS, click on Bureau van Dijk on the opening screen. Access via Bureau van Dijk • Access via WRDS • Guide
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Berkeley OptionsReal-time and historical market data, news and technical analysis. Details. |
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BloombergReal-time and historical market data, news, technical analysis. Guide |
Trader's Pit
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BoardExAnalyses the boards and senior management of U.S. and European public and private companies. Access the Database (with personal account) |
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Books in PrintListings and bibliographic information for books currently available from publishers in the U.S. Access the Database |
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Business InsightsOffers market research reports with global coverage in 5 industry areas: finance, energy, healthcare, consumer goods, and e-commerce and technology. Access the Database • Guide
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Business Monitor OnlineProvides country risk ratings, macroeconomics analyses and forecasts. Access the Database • Guide |
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Business Source CompleteBusiness periodicals covering management, including Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and California Management Review. Also includes reports from the EIU, WEFA, ICON Group and CountryWatch. Other EBSCO databases - including: Regional Business News (U.S.), Academic Source Premier, ERIC, Medline, etc. Access the Database |
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Capital IQ Information on investment banking, private equity, corporations, investment management, professional services, and brokerage. Access the Database (SUNet ID required) • Guide
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Capital Changes ReporterFederal tax consequences of capital changes for organizations resulting from stock dividends, stock splits, reorganizations, exchanges, rights and other changes in capital structure. Guide
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Census DataThe U.S. Census Bureau site, offering social, demographic, and economic information. Access the Database |
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China Data OnlineEconomic statistics of China, arranged by regions and categories. Access the Database |
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CISDM (Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets)Hedge Funds, CTAs, and CPOs. Includes investment strategy/style, historical monthly returns, assets under management, leverage, minimum initial investment, and fee structure. Access the Database |
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Choices 3 (Simmons Market Research Bureau)Demographic and marketing segments of media audiences. Spring & Fall 2005 Release. Guide
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Compustat (Standard & Poor's)• Compustat North America - financial data items on more than 24,000 public companies. Access the Database • Guide
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Compustat / Executive CompensationHistorical data on executive compensation trends. |
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The Conference BoardReports on business management and economics topics. |
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The Corporate Library (Board Analyst)Includes: • Corporate Board Structure and Independence Access the Database |
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CorpTechDirectory and profiles of U.S. technology companies. Access the Database • Guide
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Country NavigatorCulture & Lifestyle, Business Skills, Leadership Styles, Security and Travel Information in 39 countries. You will have an individual account based on your GSB e-mail address and can save any pertinent information to your account. Access the Database |
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CountryWatchProvides economic and political information on 192 countries of the world. Access the Database • Guide
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CQ.com on CongressContains up-to-date news and analysis of current legislation and Congressional activities. Access the Database |
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CRSPProduced by the University of Chicago's Center for Research in Securities Prices. Contains daily and monthly price, volume, and return data for NYSE, ASE, and NASDAQ stocks. Details Access the Database • Guide
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CRSP/Compustat Merged DatabaseCompustat data repackaged in CRSP Access binary format (quarterly updates). Access the Database • Guide
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CRSP Mutual FundsOpen-ended U.S. mutual fund data. Data from 1961- (quarterly updates). Access the Database • Guide
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Currency Options (PHLX)One of North America's primary, marketplaces for trading currency options. Provides any combination of 10 currencies for a possible 100 currency pairs. Access the Database |
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Datamonitor
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DatastreamLong runs of easy-to-download data on stocks, bonds, commodities, and economic indicators. Current Stanford students, faculty, staff, GSB alumni, and authorized visiting scholars only. Guide
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Directory of Alternative Investment Programs (AIP)A companion to Galante's Venture Capital & Private Equity Directory. Profiles public and corporate pension funds, endowments and foundations, finance and insurance companies, and other key players in the alternative investment market. Guide
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Dow Jones Averages & Total Return IndexesIncludes daily and monthly data Access the Database |
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DRI / Basic Economics
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EBSCO's Business Source Complete |
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EconlitIndexing and abstracts of articles from academic journals in economics. Access the Database |
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Economist.comElectronic version of the Economist magazine Access the Database |
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EIU CountryDataWorldwide economic indicators and forecasts Access the Database • Guide
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eMarketerArticles, charts, and graphs on e-business and online marketing Access the Database • Guide
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EventusEvent studies that compute abnormal returns for specific corporate actions or events using data directly from the CRSP stock base. Access the Database |
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FactivaNewspapers, magazines, newswires, company financials, and stock quotes. Includes Wall Street Journal (June 13, 1979- ). Access the Database (8 simultaneous users) • Guide
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Faulkner's Advisory for Information Technology StudiesReports on the IT and communications industries. Access the Database • Guide
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FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)Historical financial data for all entities filing the Report of Condition and Income (Call Report) and some savings institutions filing the OTS Thrift Financial Report (TFR). These entities include commercial banks, savings banks, or savings and loans. Access the Database |
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Federal Reserve Bank Reports • Foreign Exchange Rates (Federal Reserve Board's H.10 Report) - rates for 30+ world currencies. Access the Database |
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First CallA history of First Call's Real Time Earnings Estimates containing major data tables including Broker Estimate Details, Consensus Estimates, Reported Actuals, Stock Splits, etc. Data back to 1990 on over 9,700 securities (US, Canadian, ADR's). Access the Database • Guide
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First ResearchIndustry overview, recent developments, challenges, opportunities, call prep questions, financial information, etc. Access the Database |
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Forrester ResearchTechnology trends covering new media, computing, software, networking, telecommunications and the Internet. Access the Database |
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Freedonia FocusIndustry market research reports. Access the Database |
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Frost & Sullivan: HealthcareStrategic market reports on the global healthcare market. Access the Database • Guide
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Galante's Venture Capital & Private Equity DirectoryVenture capital, buyout, mezzanine and other private equity firms. Also includes names, dates and sizes of investment pools. Guide
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Gartner ResearchAnalysis and market intelligence for the IT industry. Covers hardware, software, communications products, financial services, electronic business, and healthcare application software worldwide. Access the Database (SUNet ID required) • Guide
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Global Development Finance (GDF)Data on the debt and financial flows for 138 countries. Issued by the World Bank. Access the Database • Guide
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Global Financial DataProvides world economic data on over 150 countries. Access the Database (SUNet ID required) • Guide
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Global Insight (Formerly: DRI)Macroeconomic time series data for the U.S. Covers 1945 - present. Access the Database • Guide |
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GuideStarNonprofit organization information. Access the Database (2 simultaneous users) |
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Hoover's OnlineCompany and industry profiles, and more. Access the Database • Guide
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I/B/E/SWall Street earnings forecasts and the consensus data. Details Access the Database • Guide
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IBIS WorldU.S. industry market research reports, business environment, and China industry reports. Access the Database |
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InfoTech TrendsMarket information on computers, peripherals, software, storage, Internet, etc. Access the Database • Guide
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International Financial StatisticsHistorical financial and economic data for IMF member countries. Access the Database • Guide
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International Financial Reporting StandardsIncludes IFRSs and Interpretations, EDs, Issue Papers and Discussion Papers, etc. |
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IRRC Governance and Directors Datasets
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ISI Emerging MarketsNews, company profiles, industry profiles, macroeconomic analysis, and statistics from the emerging markets. Access the Database • Guide
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JSTORFull text of key journals in economics and other disciplines. Access the Database |
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Jupiter ResearchReports on the Internet and emerging consumer technologies. Access the Database • Guide
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KLD Research and Analytics, Inc.Social research tool for institutional investors. Provides access to Domini 400 SocialSM Index (DS 400 Index), a socially screened, capitalization-weighted index of 400 common stocks. Access the Database |
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Key Business Ratios14 key business ratios. Access the Database • Guide
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KompassService, product, trade and brand information for 1.6 million companies in over 70 countries. Access the Database • Guide
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Laser DisclosureAnnual reports, 10-K reports, registrations and proxies filed with the SEC from late 1988 to the present. Details |
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Leadership LibraryWho's who information, including corporate, financial, government, and non-profit. Access the Database • Guide
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LehmanLiveProvides Lehman Brothers' fixed income and equity research. Access the Database (with personal account) (IE Browser only) or in Trader’s Pit |
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LexisNexis AcademicOffers a full-text collection of business, company, financial, and general news information. Access the Database |
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LexisNexis StatisticalIndex to U.S. and state governments' statistical information. Access the Database • Guide
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MarketLineNews and market reports for international companies, industries and countries. Access the Database • Guide
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MarketResearch.com AcademicMarket research reports from Kalorama Information, Packaged Facts, MarketLooks, Icon Group International and Specialists in Business Information. Access the Database • Guide
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Mergent Corporate Manuals (via Mergent WebReports) • Industrial Manual, 1920- Access the Database |
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Mergent FISDData on publicly-offered U.S. bonds, e.g. corporate, corporate MTN (medium term note), supranational, U.S. Agency, and U.S. Treasury debt securities. Access the Database |
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Mergent OnlineFormerly known as Moody's, it provides access to detailed corporate financial histories. Access the Database (4 simultaneous users) • Guide
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Million Dollar DatabaseBasic information of U.S. companies from Dun & Bradstreet. Access the Database (5 simultaneous users) • Guide
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Mint GlobalInformation for over 33 million companies worldwide. Advanced users please see Orbis database. Access the Database |
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MintelMarket research reports mainly covering the US and European marketplace. Access the Database • Guide
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NeighborhoodScoutIncludes neighborhood research tool. Search by retirement real estate, vacation homes, family neighborhoods, and luxury communities,
etc. Criteria include: school ratings, home appreciation rates, house values, crime rates,
income, ethnicity, and many more. Access the Database |
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New York Times Historical ArchiveCoverage from 1851 through 2003 of The New York Times. Access the Database |
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The New Palgrave Economics Dictionary OnlineContains full text of the 8 volume print edition. Access the Database |
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OneSource's US Business BrowserCorporate overviews, financial data, research reports, executive biographies, and more. Includes analyst reports from Investext. Access the Database • Guide
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OptionMetricsHistorical prices of options and their associated underlying instruments, correctly calculated implied volatilities, and options sensitivities. Access the Database |
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ORBISInformation for over 33 million companies worldwide. Use Mint Global for simpler end-user interface. Access the Database • Guide
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PAISIndex to literature on contemporary and public affairs, especially government and politics, international relations, economics, and political economy. Access the Database |
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Palgrave Economic Dictionary Online
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Plunkett Research OnlineIndustry research portals. Access the Database • Guide
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PsycINFOLiterature in psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines including business, management, sociology, education, law, and medicine, from the 1800s to the present. Access the Database |
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Rand CaliforniaUp-to-date statistics and analysis of the California economy. Access the Database • Guide
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Reference USAUS business overview and US households data. Access the Database • Guide
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Revenues From Sports VenuesUS and Canadian sports venues including ticket prices, history on luxury suite prices, signage and advertising placements, naming rights deals, and so much more. Guide
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RiskMetrics (formerly IRRC)Provides two datasets: RiskMetrics Group Historical Governance (formerly the IRRC Takeover Defence database) and Historical Directors data. Access the Database • Guide |
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Sand Hill IndexBenchmark of venture capital value. Access the Database
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SDCData on mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and VC funding ( VentureXpert ). From Securities Data Corporation. Guide
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SourceBook AmericaData on population, households, families, race, income, spending potential, and much more. Indexed by ZIP code and by County. Guide
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SourceOECDFull text publication from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Access the Database • Guide
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Sports Business Research NetworkData, articles, research on the Sports and Sporting Goods industries. Access the Database • Guide
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Standard & Poor's NetAdvantageS&P stock and bond guides and reports, mutual funds, dividend records, industry surveys, etc. Access the Database • Guide
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Stanford DissertationsFull-text PDF files of dissertations since 1989- Access the Database |
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Stat-USAEconomic, business, and international trade information produced by the U.S. government. Access the Database • Guide
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TAQ (Trade and Quote)Intraday transactions data for all securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and American Stock Exchange (AMEX), Nasdaq National Market System (NMS) and SmallCap issues. Access the Database • Guide
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TableBaseTabular information on companies, products, industries, countries, and markets. Access the Database • Guide
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Thomson Financial (Ownership Data) • Mutual fund holdings -- all registered funds filing with the SEC, plus 3,000 global funds. Data from 1980. Access the Database • Guide
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Thomson InvestextInvestment research reports written by analysts at investment banks and consulting firms. Go to "Company Analysis > Research" area. Access the Database (IE Browser only) |
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Thomson One Banker - AnalyticsCompany financials, earnings estimates, market data and stock quotes, etc. For Excel Add-in, consult a librarian for the Add-in. Access the Database (IE Browser only) • Guide
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Thomson ResearchSEC filings and historical financial reports. Access the Database |
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UN Commodity Trade StatisticsImport/Export statistics on commodities worldwide. Access the Database • Guide
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Wall Street Journal • Factiva: 6/13/79-1/1/84 (selected full-text); 1/2/84-current (full-text); browse today's headlines. Access via Factiva • Access via ABI/INFORM • Historical Archive (1889 - 1989) |
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WDI OnlineDevelopment indicators issued by the World Bank. Access the Database • Guide
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World Bank e-LibraryPortal of World Bank publications. Access the Database |
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World Competitiveness OnlineCovers 55 countries using 323 criteria in four categories: economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure, to provide and multifaceted view of the competitiveness of nations. Access the Database • Guide
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WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services)To access please click on individual datasets:
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