A curated directory of free, open-access databases covering economics, government data, legal research, patents, and country reference information — useful for coursework, research, and general reference.
Provides vintage Federal Reserve economic data as it stood on specific historical dates.
Visit ALFREDThe most recently published ADB documents are available freely.
Visit ADBThe Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) Journals provide a comprehensive search facility for all 45 academic law journals in Australia and New Zealand.
Visit AustLIIU.S. State Department reports covering facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
Visit Background NotesFree access to over 80 million patent documents worldwide, containing information about inventions and technical developments from 1836 to today.
Visit EspacenetThe World Bank's Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) holds 15,629 publications across 9 collections and 238 sub-collections.
Visit Open Knowledge RepositoryReports & Budget Library — a comprehensive repository for state and municipal government budgets and reports, organized by state, year, and document type, including Macromoney research reports. Free access requires registration.
Visit Public Finance IndiaThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Database provides data on various aspects of the Indian economy.
Visit RBI DatabaseFree and open access to data about development in countries around the globe.
Visit World Bank Open DataAccess to more than 14,000 free World Bank documents.
Visit World Bank DocumentsCountry profiles for each nation, including history, people, government, economy, military, industry, flags, and maps.
Visit World Factbook