Library Subject Guides
As an Economics student, you are expected to find and use high quality literature. You'll need to use a range of different sources and demonstrate your ability to find good results in order to impress your tutors and to develop your research skills.
See also:
News and Market Data
Books can be a great place to start your reading around a topic.
Economics books are located in the G section on the first floor of the JB Morrell Library. Many books will also be available online as e-books. Look for the links in YorSearch, under the View It section of each book.
| Shelf location | Subject |
|---|---|
| G | Economics |
| G 0.1 | Economic Theory; Microeconomics; Macroeconomics |
| G 0.182 | Mathematical Modelling |
| G 1 | Labour Economics |
| G 2 | Financial Economics |
| GA 2 | International Economics |
| DA | Social Policy |
| F | Historical Statistics |
| S | Mathematics |
Please note that you will not have access to all the content available on Sage Research Methods Online.
All journal titles are listed on YorSearch, and can be found by searching the journal title.
If you don't have a specific title in mind, you can browse journals in your subject area on Browzine. Journals are organised by field of research, such as:
To start a more detailed search for articles and other research evidence, you'll need to use online databases. These are collections of resources that allow you to search for articles from hundreds of different journals at the same time.
You can still access Business Source Premier on the Classic interface until 31st December 2025. See MyEBSCO data for how to access data on the New UI saved in MyEBSCO on the Classic interface. There is also important information about Custom Folders, which have not been migrated to the New UI.
