Primers and Guides to International Trade
- International Trade: What Everyone Needs to Know by Ann O. Krueger
- Trade Facilitation and the WTO by Sheela Rai
- Mastering Import and Export Management by Cook & Raia
- World Trade Organization: A Very Short Introduction by Narlikar
- World Trade Organization: Overview and Future Direction GPO
- International Trade Regulations of the European Union by Leal-Arcas
- Guide to Import Export by ICC
- World Trade Organization Members and Observers pages profile policies and disputes. Points to national trade sites.
- UN Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD)
- Competition Laws Outside of the United States by the American Bar Association
Falvey Book SearchFind additional e-books by searching "foreign trade regulation" "international trade" "export controls" "import management" or trade agreements by name.
e-commerce Markets
eMarketerUse the hamburger navigation to drill down to cross-boarder ecommerce or search by geography or keyword.
Gartner Limitations on UseReports and analysis to better understand digital commerce technologies.
StatistaSearch online marketplaces and e-commerce and digital markets.
country Due Diligence
A to Z International BusinessOffers country guides for doing business, reference materials relevant to importing, exporting and global business, and primers for understanding a range of topics related to international business.
Country Commercial Guides.Country Commercial Guides (CCG's) are prepared annually by U.S. embassies with the assistance of several U.S. government agencies. These reports present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis. The CCG's were established by recommendation of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), a multi-agency task force, to consolidate various reporting documents prepared for the U.S. business community." Site contains data published prior to 2001. For data published after 2001, please visit the US State Department
Global EdgeGlobal business knowledge site providing access to authoritative data from Michigan State University.
Hofstede InsightsDelivers cultural comparison for cross culture management.
Economist Intelligence UnitFeatures a single unified platform delivering country and regional reports and comparable data for over 200 countries. Politics, economics, the business environment and sector and industries are explained and forecasts presented. The data tab delivers time series on national accounts, monetary, demographic, trade, employment, debt & spending indicators to name a few.
Passport (Euromonitor International) Limitations on UseProvides lifestyle statistics and reports, market data and analysis, and market forecasts for selected countries. Includes 6-year historic market size data for selected consumer products plus 5-year forecasts.
ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)Choose Document Type: Country Report and Location: Target Market for macroeconomic and risk reports.
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)Choose Publication Type: Country Report and drop down Geographic Term: Target Market for economic profiles.
EMIS Intelligence (Emerging Markets Information Service)Select Country Tab for data and reports.
StatistaData and statistics by country and on a broad range of topics.
news
News and developments related to international trade can be found in publications covered by the following business news databases.
- Global Trading Alert-Monitors trade liberalizing and discriminatory practices and offers profiles by country.
ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)Provides access to scholarly journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals, and country- and industry-focused reports.
Factiva (Dow Jones)Provides access to international, national and local news sources. Many different news media such as newspapers, magazines, wires, blogs and transcripts are aggregated in English and foreign languages. The content is current and archival. Industry, company and market profiles are also provided.
Nexis Uni Limitations on UseFormerly known as LexisNexis Academic. Provides full text access to national and international newspaper and magazine articles and news transcripts, business, company, and industry information in the U.S. and abroad, and legal documents, including U.S. Federal and State court cases, and law reviews. Coverage varies.
Financial Times Limitations on Use Access InstructionsProvides full access to the web edition which features the same content found in the print edition plus additional multimedia features, company tear sheets, interactive charting, a dictionary of financial terms, and recruitment tools. Digital access to the print edition is available via ABI/Inform and Nexis Uni.
Subscription courtesy of Villanova School of Business.
Subscription courtesy of Villanova School of Business.
scholarship
Scholarly business and legal publication may provide insights into all aspects of this project, including tax compliance.
ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)Provides access to scholarly journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals, and country- and industry-focused reports.
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)Provides access to a wide range of academic business journals and trade magazines. Topics include management, marketing, finance, economics, and management information systems. Full text access may be embargoed for up to three years. Coverage goes back to 1965.
Google ScholarGoogle Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Scholar search tips
HeinOnlineProvides full text access to legal periodicals, books, government documents, legal texts, and other primary source collections in the legal field.
Subscription courtesy of the Charles Widger School of Law Library.
Subscription courtesy of the Charles Widger School of Law Library.
Nexis Uni Limitations on UseFormerly known as LexisNexis Academic. Provides full text access to national and international newspaper and magazine articles and news transcripts, business, company, and industry information in the U.S. and abroad, and legal documents, including U.S. Federal and State court cases, and law reviews. Coverage varies.
Scopus (Elsevier)Provides citations and abstracts to peer-reviewed journals, books, and conference proceedings in all major disciplines. Provides information on citing and cited references for each article.
