Olin Library Research Guides: RCC 100: Economic Sleuths: Home

Resources We're Using Today

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Information on pay, education requirements, and more for a wide range of careers. Data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a major labor economics agency

Academic Search Ultimate
Useful for all your classes, this resource includes many scholarly (peer-reviewed) articles in economics. These articles are one of the main sources you will use at Rollins.

Revisit the Occupational Outlook Handbook as we discussed earlier in class.
Notice the broader "Occupation Groups" on the left-hand side of the Handbook home page.
Team up with a partner, and research a career that requires at least a bachelor's degree from one of these Occupation Groups:
1. Arts and Design
2. Business and Financial
3. Computer and Information Technology
4. Education, Training, and Library
5. Life, Physical, and Social Sciences
Explore the following tabs in your career profile:
1. Summary
2. How to Become One
3. Pay
4. Job Outlook
Share with the class: What do the economic data tell us about this career path?

American Economic Association
The major scholarly society for economists in the United States. Includes news articles that summarize recent economic research.
Economics Research Guide
When you're ready to start your research assignments, move to our broader Economics guide.
Four Myths about Economics
Dr. Robertson shared this resource with me. As we have discussed in class, economists can engage in a wide range of work settings and types of research.

Gale OneFile: Economics & Theory
This resource has more of a business/entrepreneurship focus, but it has some scholarly articles in economics as well.
ProQuest Research Library
Similar to Academic Search Ultimate, it contains many economics journal articles in addition to other disciplines
Statista
Statista is mostly a market research platform, but they aggregate statistics from the federal government, business and industry, and other sources.