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Journals, books, and working papers on economics

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Subjects economics
Sources 1,400+ journals and other materials

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Number of records 900,000+
Dates covered 1969 to present
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Keyword kw: byproduct+
[keyword searches the Source Title field and the Abstract, Source, Subject, and Title indexes]
Abstract ab: american labor movement+
Accession number no: 0346383
Author au: o'hara
ohara
Author phrase au= DeLorme, Charles D., Jr.
delorme charles d jr
Author affiliation aa: tuskegee u
Book review text br: asia bank*
Collection title tc: austerity
Date of addition da: 9503
Descriptor de: public and private enterprise+
Descriptor phrase de= public enterprises
Descriptor code dc: j510
Document type phrase dt= dissertation
Editor ed: tabellini
Editor phrase ed= kahne hilda
Festschrift phrase fs= verheyen piet
First page pg: 23
Geographic coverage phrase gc= british virgin islands
Geographic region phrase go= Africa
Issue is: 30
Language phrase ln= German
Named person phrase na= okun arthur m
[last name first]
Publication date pd: 199502
Publisher pb: mcgraw-hill
Source so: asian journal+
Source phrase so= asian economic journal
Standard number sn: 0035-6751
Subject su: trade negotiation
Subject phrase su= central europe
Title ti: music festival+
Title phrase ti= computer-driven productivity boom
Volume vo: 213
Year yr: 1997
1993-1997