Elizabeth Stephan Librarian for the College of Business and Economics
CBE Reference hours:
CBE Office PH45/45B
Oct 13 - Dec 2
Tuesday 1:30-3:30
Wednesday 9:30-11:30
Library Office:
Haggard Hall 226
Phone: 360-650-2061
Email: Elizabeth Stephan
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Find Books and more in our Library Use the Library Catalog to locate materials within our collection. The Library Catalog provides location, call number and bibliographic information for the books, journals, newspapers, selected government documents, microforms and other media, as well as online or electronic resources owned or accessed by the Western Libraries.
Subject Headings Books and other resources can be found in the Western Library catalog or the Summit catalog by searching by subject. Please use the following Library of Congress subject headings:
Coins and currency : an historical encyclopedia / Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference - CJ59 .S66 2003
• Check Catalog This historical reference covers the evolution of money and the roll of coins and currency in human events, politics, and the arts.
MRI bankers' guide to foreign currency / Monetary Research International • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HG353 .M75
• Check Catalog This publication has color photos of all the currency notes in circulation in the entire world.
The New Palgrave dictionary of money & finance / Newman, Peter (editor) • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HG151 .N48 1992
• Check Catalog This three volume dictionary includes over 1000 essays. It is a companion work to the New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics. While some essays are theoretical, the emphasis is on empirically oriented essays that include matters such as institutional analysis and description, monetary history and problems of financial regulation.
Statistical abstract of the United States • Location: Haggard 2 - Gov. Inf. Ref. C 3.134:/
Haggard 2 -Ref Desk Coll HA202.A1
• Dates covered: 1995-
• Check Catalog Statistical Abstract of the U.S. contains a collection of statistical tables on social and economic conditions in the United States with selected international data. Sources include data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations. Back issues are available in print form in the Government Documents collection: C 3.134: Tables and information from the years 1995-2002 are available on the web.
Tip: Look in the Comparative International Statistics Section
Moneycafe.com / Moneycafe This provides prime interest rates charged in the US and gives good historical comparison. It also provides treasury and LIBOR rates (London Interbank Offered Rate).
Money market calculations : yields, break-evens, and arbitrage / Stigum, Marcia L. • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HG4515.3 .S8
• Check Catalog This provides a wide range of money market calculations such as security prices, accrued interest, break even analysis, etc
Value of Money
Current value of old money / Davies, Roy This provides sources to answer questions such as how much would a specified amount of money at a certain period of time be worth today?
Value of a dollar: colonial era to the Civil War: 1600-1865 / Derks, Scott and Tony Smith • Location: Haggard 2 Reference HB 235 U6 V358 2005
• Check Catalog This focuses on what things cost and how much workers made from 1600-1865. It complements the Value of a Dollar, 1860-2004.
The value of a dollar : prices and incomes in the United States, 1860-1999 • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HB235.U6 V35 1999
• Check Catalog This looks at the actual prices of thousands of items purchased from the Civil War to the presnt in the US.
American incomes : demographics of who has money / New Strategist Publications • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HC110.I5 A447 2005
• Check Catalog This book explores and explains the economic status of Americans. It looks at household income trends by age, household type, race and Hispanic origin, education, region, and work status. It examines trends in the incomes of men and women by a variety of demographic characteristics.
Statistical handbook on consumption and wealth in the United States / Kaul, Chandrika. (editor) • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HC110.C6 S73 1999
• Check Catalog The financial well being of a country can be revealed by analyzing the variety and amount of goods and services consumed by citizens, businesses, and the various levels of government. This Handbook presents a systematic and statistical portrait of consumption and wealth, allowing readers to better understand America's economic, political, and cultural landscape. This handbook focuses on the latest statistical information available on U.S. spending habits by exploring a wide range of economic, demographic, and geographic variables.
