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28 Databases Found for:Business and Economics

Business and Economics Databases

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Provides access to Industry Market Research Reports, including vital information on every industry in the U.S. Economy.

Single source for leading global and research databases in accounting, banking, economics, finance, insurance, marketing, statistics.Note: Here are Instructions for Accessing WRDS

A rich source for market research and analysis.

Important Note: The new interface that will be replacing Mergent Online. Both databases will be operational until the summer 2025 at which time Mergent Online will no longer be available.

Corporate information covering over US and foreign public companies, current and historical (past 15 years) firm descriptions, statistics, financial information and ratios, annual reports, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, long-term debt, capital stock, and insider trading.

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An index of articles based on the table of contents of journals. Covers a wide variety of subjects and journals. No Full Text

A leading data and research provider focused on audit, regulatory, and disclosure intelligence. Their data is collected , organized, and analyzed with rigor by an expert team of researchers.

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Alternate Name(s):Bloomberg BNA, BNA Premier

To access off campus connect via VPN. Instructions for setting up the VPN. Please contact us if you experience any difficulties.

Bloomberg Law provides access to legal content integrated with proprietary company and market information as well as world-class news.

Offers a broad assortment of full text articles from business magazines and scholarly journals. A comprehensive source of business information for all levels of researchers, including students, faculty, and practicing professionals.

The most comprehensive scholarly business database with a large percentage of full-text material from journals, conference proceedings, investment research, industry, market research, and country reports, SWOT analyses and more.

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This expanded version of the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) contains bibliographic citations from journals, books and dissertations covering economics-related literature in both economic theory and application.

Alternate Name(s):OhioLink EJC

A full text searchable database of electronic journal articles from thousands of academic journals from top scholarly publishers, academic societies, and university presses. Covers a wide range of disciplines and contains scientific research as well as historical journal articles.

Contains the full text of numerous key periodicals, reference books, case studies, company profiles and videos with transcripts. Useful to academic and student researchers, as well as practicing professionals.

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Note: To access off campus connect via VPN. Instructions for setting up the VPN Only 5 users can use this database at a time. If you receive an error  message saying that the login is in use, please try accessing the database again later. Please contact us if you experience persistent difficulties.

Financial data including stock quotes, company comparisons, financial snapshots, SEC filings, interactive charting, and historical market information. Includes full-text Wall Street Journal (1979 - present), New York Times (1980 - present), Washington Post, Newsweek, Business Week, Forbes, and Fortune.

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Alternate Name(s):Jstor Collections

A digital library of academic content in many formats and disciplines. The collections include peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as literary journals, academic monographs, and a wide variety of primary sources including Historical Collections from UA

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Provides access to more than 180,000 corporate and industry related documents covering over 100 countries and industries. An excellent resource for historical research.

Alternate Name(s):Mergent Archives by FTSE Russell, D&B Country Risk Reports
Provides essential political, economic and commercial information on over 130 countries worldwide. Identifies changes in business risk and provides detailed analysis of a country's prospects in the short to medium term.
Includes information on approximately 16,500 issuers of municipal securities, including facts and figures directly obtained from governments, municipalities and recording entities in all 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Guam.
Provides access to more than 85 years of annual reports for companies across the globe dating back to as early as 1925.
Alternate Name(s):First Research, D&B Key Business Ratios, Hoover's Online, Industry Norms

Provides enhanced access to the same information found in D&B’s Hoover’s Online and First Research, plus access to Key Business Rations and Industry Norms. Retrieve public and private U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, and industry profiles. Intellect company profiles incorporate ALL of the data found in Hoovers Online, plus corporate tree information and the ability to download/print company profiles. Intellect’s Advanced Search contains the same search markers as HOL, plus the Geo Mapping area, ability to download up to 20,000 records (2000 is default) and “Save Search” template builder. Also provides access to contact information for over 210 million U.S. consumers using WhitePages Pro data.

Contains the entire Moody's and Mergent manual library, which provides business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt, capital stock, and more.

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Provides cover-to-cover full-text access to many U.S. and international newspapers.

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A database of full text articles from regional business news sources covering all metropolitan and rural areas in the United States.

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Alternate Name(s):Standard & Poor's Capital IQ,

To access resource, register for an SNL account with your University of Akron email.

Financial information including, but not limited to, newsletters, real-time news/alerts, news archive, company profiles, documents, events calendar, industry/market data, templated and as-reported sector-specific financials, transcripts, presentations, mergers & acquisitions, credit ratings, consensus analyst estimates, Excel integration tools, and mapping functionality in global industry.

For Faculty: Here is a video tutorial on accessing teaching notes. Please contact us for the necessary verification code.


SAGE Business Cases is a robust digital collection of business cases providing faculty, students and researchers with unlimited access to thousands of authoritative cases from over 100 countries. The collection spans a wide range business and management disciplines from leadership and entrepreneurship, to family business and women in leadership. Most cases include teaching notes and discussion questions to ensure effective classroom use.

Alternate Name(s):Data-Planet, Data Planet, SageData

Formerly Data Planet. A platform to quickly find, explore, visualize, and share detailed data from the most trusted source providers. With its multidisciplinary and global scope, it can be used to inform class research projects and more thorough independent research.

An online portal providing data on the global digital economy, industrial sectors, consumer markets, public opinion, media and macroeconomic trends. Quantitative data from 425 economic sectors in 50 countries are provided with a range of infographic tools for analysis and visualization.

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An online directory resource for finding companies and products manufactured in North America. It is the most comprehensive resource for industrial information, products, services, CAD drawings, and more.

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Alternate Name(s):EBSCO

The library's most comprehensive search engine. It includes articles, books, journals, conference proceedings, streaming videos, book reviews, and more. Search over 100 databases simultaneously, including Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, and ScienceDirect. For more information, visit this ZipSearch guide.

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