Research Guide to Economics

This guide will help you to getting started with discovering reference and other resources in Economics. Use it to find out about printed and online titles, including ebooks, ejournals, databases, and special collections.


Finding books on Economics

In this section you will find help on how to search for and access print and eBooks, with some tips about classification.

Most books held by Luiss, in both physical and electronic formats, can be searched via Luiss Library Discovery. For eBooks you can browse and search also across several collections directly on the provider's website and reach other titles of interest. 

If you are in the Library and looking for physical materials, remember to check the related sections in the Monographs Room and in Economics Room. Books are on open shelves and located by topic according with the Dewey Decimal Classification

Browse physical shelves

310 Statistics

310 Statistics

330 Economics

330 Economics
331 Labor economics
332 Financial economics
333 Land economics
334 Cooperatives
335 Socialism & related systems
336 Public finance
337 International economics
338 Production
339 Macroeconomics & related topics

380 Commerce, communications, transport

380 Commerce, communications, transport
381 Internal commerce (Domestic trade)
382 International commerce (Foreign trade)
384 Communications Telecommunication
385 Railroad transportation
387 Water, air, space transportation
388 Transportation Ground transportation

510 Mathematics

510 Mathematics
       512 Algebra and Number theory
       519 Probabilities & applied mathematics

650 Management and Auxiliary services

650 Management and Auxiliary services
       657 Accounting
       658 General Management

Journals and Working Papers

The platforms that host eJournal collections allow you to browse and search across all ejournals on the publisher's site. Unlike search engines, such as Google, these platforms help to refine searches and explore more references, citations, and related topics. 

Below are a few newspapers and ejournals that Luiss Library subscribes to related to Business and Economics:


Find journals by Decimal Dewey Classification (main classes)

300 Economics

330 Economics
331 Labor economics
332 Financial economics
333 Land economics
334 Cooperatives
335 Socialism & related systems
336 Public finance
337 International economics
338 Production
339 Macroeconomics & related topics

380 Commerce, communications, transport

380 Commerce, communications, transport
381 Internal commerce (Domestic trade)
382 International commerce (Foreign trade)
384 Communications Telecommunication
385 Railroad transportation
387 Water, air, space transportation
388 Transportation Ground transportation

510 Mathematics

510 Mathematics
512 Algebra and Number theory
519 Probabilities & applied mathematics

650 Management and Auxiliary services

650 Management and Auxiliary services
657 Accounting
658 General Management

Financial and statistical databases

The query below list subscribed databases related to Economics which provide structured and organized data, that can be searched, queried, and accessed electronically. They contain a large amount of data including statistics, financial data, macroeconomics, country reports, industry profiles.

Open data and statistics
Citation databases

Citation databases are a useful tool for finding scholarly literature in your subject area. This includes journal articles, conference proceedings and books. They are very easy to use and helpful to build a list of references with integrated citation tools.

Use bibliographic fields and/or browse by subject to set your query. 

The main resources related to Economics also accessible off-campus through proxy configuration are:

Technical tips

Access the guide for practical tips on how to start with the Library discovery system.

See the instructions to access our materials when you are not in-campus.

Consult our guidelines on how to format bibliographic citations and discover the features provided by the Reference Management Systems.