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International Business Research Resources

Use these highly recommended databases to locate articles and other business resources. See the Database Portal for details on each business database; the Database Portal provides an alphabetical list of all databases as well as other broad subject areas.

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) This link opens in a new window
Provides a wide range of scholarship in international affairs from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, conference proceedings, books, journals, and policy briefs. Also includes teaching materials such as case studies and course packs of background readings. Contains links to international affairs centers, institutes, and other resources; U.S., international, and foreign government sites; environmental studies web pages; and news media services. All sections updated monthly.
Economist Intelligence Unit Country Information This link opens in a new window
Extensive country information from various Economist Intelligence Unit publications, covering most countries and including politics, economics, business, markets and data. Publications include Country Report, Country Profile, Country Monitor, and Business Newsletters.
Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire This link opens in a new window
Timely analysis on key economic, political and business developments around the world. Each day, the EIU ViewsWire supplies 100-150 analytical articles on any of 195 countries.
Global Financial Development Database This link opens in a new window
Provides access to economic, debt, and financial flow indicator data for 136 countries and country groups that participate in the World Bank Debtor Reporting System.
globalEDGE This link opens in a new window
Connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities. Includes Database of International Business Statistics (DIBS).
Passport GMID (Euromonitor International) This link opens in a new window
Passport is a global market information database examining countries, consumers and industries. Passport offers integrated access to internationally comparable statistics, insightful market reports and interactive visualization tools across 30+ industries and 210+ countries & territories.
World Factbook This link opens in a new window
A complete geographical handbook, featuring 267 full-color maps and flags of all nations and geographical entities. Each country profile tracks demographic, ethnicity, literacy, political, and economic data. note: updated yearly

Country Data is abundant through specific databases here at George Mason University

Economist Intelligence Unit Country Information This link opens in a new window
Extensive country information from various Economist Intelligence Unit publications, covering most countries and including politics, economics, business, markets and data. Publications include Country Report, Country Profile, Country Monitor, and Business Newsletters.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
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This database has a tool for Current Country Reports with economic data. Look for the link on the right of the opening page.
OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
Full-text electronic portal for publications of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). Included are books, reports, periodicals, and statistical publications with downloading capabilities.
UNData This link opens in a new window
Contains more than 450 statistical time series for countries from around the world covering a wide range of economic and socio-demographic topics. Includes descriptions of the international sources and definitions used in compiling the data.
World Bank e-library This link opens in a new window
Includes all current and recent titles published by the World Bank including books, documents and working papers. Search the complete database or limit by geographic region, country, topic, publication type or date.
World Factbook This link opens in a new window
A complete geographical handbook, featuring 267 full-color maps and flags of all nations and geographical entities. Each country profile tracks demographic, ethnicity, literacy, political, and economic data. note: updated yearly

Here are a few websites from respected resources:

Doing Business in International Markets from the US State Department
Doing Business: Measuring Business Regulation from the World Bank
Emerging Markets Companion "The financial source for the global investor"
European Markets: Site-by-Site! International investment portal
Doing Business Provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 178 countries and selected cities at the subnational and regional level.

Europa This link opens in a new window
EUROPA is the portal site of the European Union and provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration. Users can also consult all legislation currently in force or under discussion, access the websites of each of the EU institutions and find out about the policies administered by the European Union under the powers devolved to it by the Treaties.
International Historical Statistics This link opens in a new window
Collection of international statistical data on the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, covering a wide range of socio-economic topics from 1750 to 2010. Users can conduct statistical analysis across both time and geopolitical boundaries. Data tables can be downloaded as PDFs and/or Excel files.
OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
Statistics on various topics for OECD member and non-member countries. Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD).
Population Reference Bureau Resource Library This link opens in a new window
Contains data on 133 population, health, and environment variables for the United States and more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, and the world as a whole. (Not all countries have data on all variables.)
ProQuest Statistical Abstracts of the World This link opens in a new window
Provides a collection of the statistical abstracts of approximately 50 countries, both individually searchable and cross searchable, issued by the national statistical offices of foreign governments and contain country-level data. Includes Global and regional statistical compendia issued by international organizations and research firms.
ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
Find all statistics issued by the US government since 1973; 1000 of the best statistical publications of private and state government sources and approximately 2000 titles from international agencies. Includes Statistical Abstract of the U.S., and Statistical Abstracts of the World.
UNData This link opens in a new window
Contains more than 450 statistical time series for countries from around the world covering a wide range of economic and socio-demographic topics. Includes descriptions of the international sources and definitions used in compiling the data.
World Bank e-library This link opens in a new window
Includes all current and recent titles published by the World Bank including books, documents and working papers. Search the complete database or limit by geographic region, country, topic, publication type or date.

China Data Online Maps, Statistics, Census Data