Encyclopedias and Reference

Business and Economics

Business

• Business Insights Essentials Gale
  Detailed information for domestic and international companies and associations, including financials, corporate structure, market share, industry rankings, company histories, and more.
  
  
• Encyclopedia of American Industries Gale
  Provides detailed, comprehensive information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business. (2011)
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Global Industries Gale
  Chronicles the history, development and current status of the world's most lucrative and high profile industries. Each entry covers size and economic/social impact of the industry; its organization and structure; its history and development; major countries and companies involved (including rankings); size and nature of the work force; and research. (2011)
  
  
• International Directory of Company Histories Gale
  2005-2009. For more "Histories," search Business Insights by Company and view Histories tab.
  
  
• Morningstar Investment Research Center
  Find comprehensive financial information on stocks, mutual funds and more.
  
  
• NetAdvantage Standard & Poor's
  Current corporation records and industry surveys. Updated regularly
  
  

Economics

• Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste Gale
  Examines why we throw away the trash we do today, using data compiled from the exploration of dumpsters, to better understand our modern society and culture. (2012)
  
  
• IMF Statistics
  
  
  

Marketing

• American Attitudes: What Americans Think about the Issues That Shape Their Lives Gale
  Chronicles the changes and consistencies in the attitudes of the American public on numerous social topics over the past thirty years. (2010)
  
  
• American Generations: Who They Are and How They Live Gale
  Discusses the differences and similarities among the various generations and age groups of Americans. (2010)
  
  
• American Marketplace: Demographics & Spending Patterns Gale
  Includes data on education, health, housing, income, labor force participation, living arrangements, population, spending, and wealth.(2011)
  
  
• Baby Boom:Americans Born 1946-1964 Gale
  Reveals the unique characteristics of Baby Boomers and explains how those characteristics are remaking American society. Includes the latest statistics on the labor force participation, living arrangements, incomes, health, spending, and wealth of the generation. (2012)
  
  
• Demographics of the U.S. Gale
  Details the socioeconomic trends of the last half of the twentieth century and the first decade of the 21st. It includes comprehensive coverage of historical statistics, including single-year data on many topics such as school enrollment, SAT scores, hospital admissions, employment status of men and women, living arrangements of children, marital status, and geographic mobility. (2012)
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns Gale
  Profiles important marketing campaigns of the 20th century (2007)
  
  
• Generation X: Americans Born 1965 to 1976 Gale
  Includes demographic and lifestyle data on Generation X. (2012)
  
  
• Millennials Born 1977-1994 Gale
  Provides a demographic and socioeconomic profile of the Millennial generation. Includes statistics on the education, living arrangements, labor force participation, health, incomes, spending, and time use of the youngest generation and its parents. (2012)
  
  

Research Articles

• Research Databases for Business & Economics
  
  
  

Websites

• Background Notes U.S. State Department
  Countries A-Z economic, business, culture, geography, trade
  
  
• Global Edge University of Michigan
  International Business Resources including information and links for Marketing, Country Data, Statistics, and more
  
  
• Market Research
  Use market research to learn your product's potential in a given market, the best prospects for success, and the market's business practices before you first export.
  
  
• U.S. State Department
  Under Business tab, find useful sites for international trade
  
  
• Universal Currency Converter
  
  
  

Related Resources

• CQ Researcher
  Explores current social and political issues from the news with Congressional Quarterly objectivity and balance, 1991- present.
  
  
• Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale
  All Gale Encyclopedia and Reference resources in one search.
  
  
• Opposing Viewpoints
  
  
  
• Oxford Reference Online
  Search specialized dictionaries, reference books, and several encyclopedias covering everything from language and history to business, science, and medicine. (Updated regularly)