Economics
Economics
Location of the subject
At Level 2 of the Central Library, this subject area comprises the sub-areas of Business Administration (bwl), Sector-Specific Economics (swl) and Economics (vwl).
In addition to its print collections, the BIS also provides access to electronic resources such as e-books, databases and journals. Further information on this can be found here: Information on accessing electronic resources.
Search for literature
You can search for specialist literature and articles that are not listed inORBISplus in specialist databases:
You can find an overview of all electronically available journals in the Electronic Journals Library:
You are welcome to suggest books and other media for acquisition by the BIS. Please use the following form for this purpose:
Learning how to research
The Economics Department is your point of contact for selecting specialist literature and offers training sessions and guided tours.
LSEG Workspace
The Workspace database (formerly Refinitiv / Thomson Reuters Eikon) provides market data, charts, time-series analysis (international current and historical time series), streaming news from Reuters and other financial institutions and market research firms, as well as global indices for individual shares. It contains information on commodities, equities, fixed-income securities and hedge funds, as well as on the foreign exchange and money markets and wealth management.
Two PCs are available at the BIS for using Workspace. If you are interested, please contact the Central Information Desk.
If you wish to use Workspace for your final-year dissertation, you can use the following web form to obtain (temporary) access for use on your own PC:
Research-related services
Digital Humanities
The BIS Digital Humanities Service offers advice, training and further education on DH methods and tools: Digital Humanities at the BIS
Research Data Management
The BIS operates the DARE research data repository and also offers advice and training on research data management: Information on research data management
Authority Data Service
Authority data is a tool for increasing the visibility of research data and results. The BIS assists with the creation and editing of entries in the Joint Authority File (GND): Authority Data Service
Open Access
The BIS supports the University’s researchers with open access publications, including through an open access publication fund: Information on open access publishing