Library Economics 245

Try these resources for academic literature, reports, and books.

Catalog

• EconLit with Full Text (1969 to present)
  From the American Economic Association -- the foremost source of references to economic literature.
• Political Science Database (ProQuest) (1985 to present)
  Full-text articles from leading political science and international relations journals.
• International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) (1951 to present)
  Indexes about 3,000 journals and 7,000 books per year.
• ECLAC: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
  Online resource focusing on economic and social developments in Latin America and the Caribbean
• CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (1991 to present)
  Comprehensive source for scholarship in international affairs, including working papers, papers from NGOs, research projects, and other materials
• Social Science Database (ProQuest)
  Covers academic literature for disciplines ranging from anthropology, sociology, and political science to communication, education, criminology, demography, economics and more.
• Education Database (ProQuest) (1988 to present)
  Coverage spans the literature on primary, secondary and higher education as well as special education, home schooling and adult education.
• PsycInfo (1887 to present)
  Covers the academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including psychiatry, sociology, education, and other areas.

Charity/NGO profiles

• GuideStar
• Charity Navigator

These groups may be investigating your areas of interest, and may lead to scholarship on your problem and interventions.

Brookings Institution -- nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC, researching a broad range of topics, including social policy, environmental issues, international relations, and global development.

Chatham House -- an independent policy institute based in London, researching country-specific and global challenges related to development and sustainability.

Center for Economic and Policy Research -- economic policy think tank founded in 1999 with the goal of promoting democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives

Harvard Think Tank Search -- custom Google search of over 600 think tank websites, by the Harvard Kennedy School

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies -- humanitarian network that addresses a broad range of health, disaster recovery, and development issues in their work and reports

International Initiative for Impact Evaluation -- international NGO providing support for evidence-based development policies and programs
      Issues Working Paper series related to specific findings and conceptual issues of impact evaluation

National Bureau of Economic Research -- nonpartisan, non-profit organization devoted to conducting and disseminating economic research along a broad span of topics

Poverty Action Lab -- gobal team of researchers conducting randomized impact evaluations on poverty reduction programs, founded at MIT
       See the Partners page to find partnering organizations for their projects

United Nations - Sustainable Development -- lists offices, panels, and groups dedicated to investigating and promoting sustainable development

World Bank -- international policymaking organization, with working papers and reports addressing economic issues specifically related to development, poverty-reduction, and sustainable growth
     Issues annual World Development Reports on various themes, available online

IRB Policies, Procedures, and Review Guidelines: Amherst College

Alumni Directory

On Campus Resources

• Peers – student groups that have a relevant connection to your project
• Faculty – search the course scheduler and faculty profilesStaff – the Career Center is an excellent resource, but there are likely other relevant offices and departments

Case study: TOMS Shoes

Law of Unintended Consequences -- from the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics

Short article: Law of Unintended Consequences -- from Marginal Revolution University blog

Peltzman effect -- from Wikipedia entry on "Risk Compensation"

Unintended Consequences of Government Regulation -- by the Foundation for Economic Freedom, a free-market organization

Examples of Unintended Consequences -- from Quora.com, community-based question and answer website