SCOPE AND PURPOSE: A collection supporting the curriculum and research of the Economics department must include the following: economic theory, monetary theory and policy, international trade and policy, comparative economic systems, money and banking, econometrics and economic statistics, natural resources and the environment, energy, industrial organization, regional economics, economic development. economic history, labor economics, law and economics, public finance theory and policy, public choice, history of economic thought, mathematical economics, consumer economics, theory of distribution, and welfare economics. Works in all of these areas are required at the advanced study level. Materials acquired for support of the department of Economics are also used by the departments of Geography and Planning, History, Political Science, and Public Administration and Urban Studies, plus all departments in the College of Business Administration and the College of Law.

CURRICULUM: The Economics department offers three degrees: a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Science in Labor Economics, and a Master of Arts. Based on fundamental theory courses, the undergraduate programs are designed to provide the student with a background for graduate work or an entry level career position. At the graduate level, the student can specialize in economic development and planning, economic theory and policy, industrial organization and public policy, international economics, labor and industrial relations, or quantitative methods. The department offers minors in economics and labor economics, and it provides support courses for the College of Business Administration, the departments of Political Science and Public Administration and Urban Studies, and the certificate programs in Peace Studies, Environmental Studies, Afro-American Studies, and Russian and Latin American area studies.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: Economics is an international discipline. Theoretical materials are transnational. Practical materials acquired for the collection can be concerned with any country or region of the world, or international economic issues.

LANGUAGE: With few exceptions this collection will be in English. Exceptions will be French, German, Russian, and Spanish for texts of classic studies, major authors, and specialized reference works.

PERIOD COVERAGE: Historical and theoretical studies have no time restriction. Landmark works of major writers are added when needed. Otherwise, current imprints are acquired.

PUBLICATION TYPES: Descriptive, historical, empirical, theoretical, and mathematical-statistical studies at the advanced study levels are acquired, as are specialized reference works.

FORMATS: Print monographs and journals are of primary importance. Instructional use of videotapes is infrequent. These comprise less than five percent of the collection. Some microcomputer software may be needed.

REMOTE SOURCES: When required, use is made of other academic library collections through OhioLINK and traditional interlibrary loan.

EXCLUSIONS: Works of applied economics are collected under the policies of the departments of the College of Business Administration. Legal texts are collected by the School of Law.

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