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Ubiquitous economics! New economics books on a wide range of topics

Published by Mark Bodnar

I'm often amazed at the many topics that fit under the broad umbrella of economics. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised -- after all, anything that involves means & ends, desires & decisions, or creation & consumption has an economics perspective.  

Keep that accommodating definition in mind as you scan the small selection below of our newest books dealing with economics from historical, policy, theoretical, labour, mathematical, political, monetary, sustainability, and even evolutionary points of view.  Enjoy!​ ... <more>

Crunch Time! Time, space, advice & resource support via the SFU Library

Published by Mark Bodnar

From the expressions of many of the people using our libraries these last few days, it's clear that we have hit Crunch Time...

"Crunch Time" definition: that wonderful time of term when paper deadlines that seemed far away in January now loom so close that they cast a shadow over you. That time when exam study habits vie with procrastination habits for your attention... when you just want a quiet study spot, a word of encouragement, and maybe one last bit of information to cement your argument. 

We're here for you!  ... <more>

New! Handbooks of behavioral economics, social & sustainable finance, and entrepreneurship

Published by Mark Bodnar

Need an overview of a research area that provides more breadth and depth than a typical article or website?  That's when a handbook comes in handy... and we've got some great ones for you!

I've mentioned the value of handbooks before (see A companion for your journey into a new research area...), so I'll keep this post short by highlighting a few of the most recent Bus/Econ handbooks added to our collection.

(Note that all of these titles are downloadable ebooks available for all SFU researchers both from home and on campus.)  <more>

Free Canadian public opinion data: Ipsos Canadian Public Affairs Dataverse

Published by Mark Bodnar

Breaking news!  Ipsos Canada, one of Canada's major public opinion research firms, has donated the detailed data files from many of their studies to Wilfred Laurier University... and they are now freely available to the whole world!  

We've set up a link to this valuable resource from from our list of databases, which means that it will be picked up by the Library Search feature on our homepage. It's listed as... <more>