Finance

This page will provide you with some tips and tricks to make your research a breeze! If you still can't find what you need, please don't hesitate to contact the library! You can find our contact information and more on the Get Help page.

To get you started, here are some general search strategies:

Keyword Strategies

Use these keywords in a general search in any one of our recommended databases or inside DragonQuest:

• Financial Assets
• Domestic Trade
• Regulation of Financial Markets
• Budget Deficits AND Interest Rates
• Corporate Bonds
• Valuation and Risk
• Stock Trade
• Globalization of Stock Markets
• Banking System
• US Financial Market
• Yield Curve
• Loan Maturity

Subject Strategies

Searching for results by subject heading, rather than by keywords, can help you focus your search in new directions. Consider these subject search options:

• Cryptocurrencies
• Commercial Policy
• Financial Regulation
• Disinflation Policy
• Risk Premiums
• Financial Risk
• Stock Liquidity
• Capital Movements
• Market Volatility
• Yield Curve (Finance)

The following image shows you how to change your search to a subject search by using the dropdown menu inside DragonQuest:

Research Starters

Need some extra guidance? Try a Research Starter:

• Hedge Fund

• Federal Reserve

• Central Bank

• Stocks

• Mortgage Loan

• Junk Bonds

• Bond Industry

• Recession

• Economic Depression

• Financial Markets & Institutions

• International Trade

What is a Research Starter?

Research Starters are encyclopedia entries, so they are more of an "idea gathering" mechanism than a scholarly source to support your stance on an issue. They provide you with background information on a broad topic and highlight keywords you can use and/or links to source material to get you started on your research. 

If you'd like additional guidance on using Academic Writer, we recommend the following tutorial: