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A freely accessible web search engine that indexes scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines

Includes a list of free government sources for market research, from the U.S. Small Business Administration

Pronounced "archive", arXiv is a free distribution service and an open-access archive for nearly 2.4 million scholarly articles. Materials on this site are not peer-reviewed.

Pronounced "archive", arXiv is a free distribution service and an open-access archive for nearly 2.4 million scholarly articles. Materials on this site are not peer-reviewed.

An online database consisting of hundreds of thousands of economic data time series from scores of national, international, public, and private sources. FRED is maintained by the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

FAO is dedicated to collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating relevant food and agriculture statistics for decision-making.

The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) eLibrary simplifies analysis and research with direct access to the IMF’s periodicals, books, working papers and studies, and data and statistical tools. You will find information and perspective on macroeconomics, globalization, development, trade and aid, technical assistance, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice, poverty reduction, and so much more.

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is a private, nonprofit organization that facilitates cutting-edge research on and analysis of major economic issues. It is nonpartisan and refrains from making policy recommendations, focusing instead on providing background studies and data that underlie decision-making in both the public and private sectors.

Our World in Data publishes research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems. Their goal is to enable those who want to solve large problems to do their best work by increasing the use of evidence and making the existing knowledge on the big issues understandable and accessible.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making.

The UN Chronicle, produced by the United Nations Department of Global Communications, has served as the Organization’s flagship magazine since 1946, providing authoritative information and debate on the activities of the larger United Nations system.

Human Development Reports have been released since 1990 and explore different themes through the human development approach. They have had an extensive influence on the development debate worldwide. The reports, produced by the Human Development Report Office for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), are ensured of editorial independence by the United Nations General Assembly.

From the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) promotes a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing the most timely, relevant, and accurate economic accounts data in an objective and cost-effective manner.

The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.

Data sets from the U.S. Census Bureau

The World Bank has published over 200,000 documents to increase understanding of development policies and programs. These reports, working papers, and documents, along with the primary data on which they are based, are available online at no cost.

The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. It provides a global, impartial and not-for-profit platform for meaningful connection between stakeholders to establish trust, and build initiatives for cooperation and progress.

The World Health Organization manages and maintains a wide range of data collections related to global health and well-being as mandated by their Member States. Here, you can explore key health data products and resources from across the organization.