Government Documents on Economics
Economics affects our lives in many ways when we purchase goods or services at a store or online, receive a paycheck, buy or sell stock, and pay taxes. Managing economic policy is a major responsibility of local, state, national, foreign, and international government organizations. Purdue University Libraries have many government publications dealing with economics. These publications are primarily located in the MEL and HSSE Libraries. Subject headings you can use to search the Library Catalog for government documents on economics include:
Budget
United States
Fiscal
Policy United States
Interest
Rates United States
Monetary
Policy United States
Taxation
United States
United
States Economic Conditions
United
States Economic Conditions 1981-
The principal index for locating U.S. Government documents is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36. An online version of this index covers from 1994-present. The GPO Index isa web-based version of these sources from 1976-present.
Additional indexes include the Congressional Information
Service (CIS) Index HSSE
REF 328.73005 C76 covering current
and recent congressional publications, CIS U.S. Congressional
Serial Set Index 1789-1969 HSSE
REF 328.73 C761c, CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch
Documents 1789-1909 HSSE REF
351.73 C497 1990, and CIS Index to U.S. Executive
Branch Documents 1910-1932 HSSE
REF 351.73 C497 1996.
Examples of federal executive branch and independent agency
economic publications
include:
| Budget of the United States Government | HSSE DOC REF & HSSE DOC PREX 2.8: |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States | HSSE DOC & REF C 3.134 and 317.3 St29t (Also available in most Purdue Libraries) |
| Survey of Current Business | MEL REF & HIKS Repository 658.05 Un3 (Also in MGMT CD-ROM) |
| Federal Reserve Bulletin | MEL REF & HIKS Repository332.16 un3b |
| CPI Detailed Report | MEL REF 331.2 Un3c |
| Compensation & Working Conditions | MEL L 2.44/2: |
| Employment & Earnings | MEL 331.09 Un3Lseme |
| Producer Price Indexes Detailed Report | MEL 331.2 Un3wia |
| Monthly Labor Review | MEL & HIKS Repository 331.09 Un3m |
| Occupational Compensation Surveys | MEL L 2.121 & L 2.122 |
| Economic Report of the President | MEL 338.906 Un3 |
Congressional resources dealing with economics include:
| Digital U.S. Congressional Serial Set (Purdue Users Only) |
| Government Accountability Office Reports | MEL MF GA 1.13: |
| Congressional Budget Office Reports | HSSE DOC & MGMT Y 10.2: |
| Analysis of the President's Budget Proposals for Fiscal Year | HSSE DOC Y 10.19: |
| House Budget Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.B 85/3: |
House Small Business Committee |
HSSE DOC Y 4.SM 1: |
| House Ways & Means Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.W 36: |
| Economic Indicators | MEL REF & 3rd Floor 330.973 Un314e |
| Joint Economic Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.EC 7: |
| Joint Taxation Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.T 19/4: |
| Senate Budget Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.B 85/2: |
| Senate Finance Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.F 49: |
| Senate Small Business Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.SM 1/2: |
| Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library) |
Internet Resources
Increasing amounts of government information are on the Internet. The Purdue Libraries Documents Department homepage www.lib.purdue.edu/govdocs/ is a good starting point. GPO Access www.gpoaccess.gov/ contains the text of major federal legal, legislative, and regulatory information sources such as congressional bills, the Code of Federal Regulations, and the U.S. Code. Examples of other federal government executive branch and independent agency economic Internet resources include:
| Office of Management & Budget (OMB) |
| President's Council of Economic Advisors |
| Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) |
Selected International Government Organizations
| Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) |
Selected Foreign Government Sites
| United Kingdom-Dept. of Trade & Industry |
| United Kingdom-Her Majesty's Treasury |
