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Financial Crises, Econ 2429: Other primary sources

U.S. Government Documents

U.S. government documents may include descriptions and analyses of U.S., foreign, or international crises. If a document reflects first-hand knowledge of the crisis, it may be considered primary.

  • Sources of Congressional Research Service Reports.
    The CRS "provides comprehensive research and analysis on all legislative and oversight issues of interest to Congress".
  • Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
    produces "independent analyses of budgetary and economic issues to support the Congressional budget process".
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO)
    "the U.S. government's audit institution"
  • FRASER, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, "a digital library of U.S. economic, financial, and banking history—particularly the history of the Federal Reserve System."

Foreign documents and other materials

Look for foreign documents on your country's website. Northwestern University Library's List of Foreign Governments can help you find the website.

Google search strategies

Use Google to search for materials on your topic that are located on a server based in your country.

  • russia default 1998 site:.ru
  • hungary inflation 1945 site:.hu
  • "European Monetary System" crisis site:.eu

List of Country top level domains

Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)

IGO documents may include descriptions or analyses of crises. If a document reflects first-hand knowledge of the crisis, it may be considered primary.

Databases

Google search strategies

Use Google to search for materials on your topic that are located on the server of an IGO.

  • russia default 1998 site:imf.org
  • russia default 1998 site:oecd.org
  • russia default 1998 site:un.org
  • russia default 1998 site:worldbank.org

Search IGOs or NGOs

Search IGOs

intergovernmental organizations


Search NGOs

non-governmental organizations


(Updated 10 July 2023 from the IGO/NGO custom search engine project.)