Papers & Document Databases

Links to research paper series and document repositories:

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Working Papers (MIT)

Asian Development Bank Publications (ADB)

IDB working papers, ADB review articles, economic policy papers, EDRC Reports and evaluation reports.

Center for Global Development Working Papers (CGD)

Center for International Development Working Papers (Harvard University)

Centre for the Evaluation of Development Policies Working Papers (EDePo)

Research on the impact of policy interventions in health, nutrition, education, insurance and labour.

Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)

Department for International Development Research for Development Database (DFID)

DFID research papers and publications by topic.

Eldis Website (IDS)

Research papers and other resources by topic.

Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)

ERIC is a very useful database which provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Publications (EBRD)

Evidence Based Policy in Development Network (EBPDN)

Provides access to development research sorted by sector/type/theoretical approach.

Google Scholar (Google)

Search for peer-reviewed papers, theses, books and articles from academic publishers, professional societies and academic institutions.

Human Resources for Health

Papers on the planning, production, and management of human resources for health.

Institute of Development Studies Publications (IDS)

Inter-American Development Bank Publications (IDB)

IDB working papers, seminar papers and Economic and Social Progress in Latin America Report.

International Food Policy Research Institute Publications Database (IFPRI)

International Monetary Fund Publications (IMF)

IMF working papers, policy discussion paper, IMF Country Reports, discussion papers, IMF Occasional Papers and World Economic and Financial Surveys.

International Monetary Fund Article IV Consultations by Country (IMF)

Contain detailed country economic and social data.

International Monetary Fund Country Reports by Year (IMF)

Open Knowledge Repository (World Bank)

Full access to World Bank publications including: annual reports, independent evaluations, journals, books, working papers, and economic & sector work studies. Searchable by country, theme, author, and title.

Overseas Development Institute Publications (ODI)

Research Papers in Economics (RePEc-IDEAS)

The largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics and available freely on the internet. Over 475,000 items of research can be browsed or searched, and over 375,000 can be downloaded in full text.

Social Science Research Network Library (SSRN)

Working papers and articles from multiple sources.

UNESCO Documents and Publications (UNESCO)

Bibliographic records and full text of many UNESCO documents, publications and periodicals since 1945.

United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBIS)

Database of UN publications, many of which are available online.

UNU-WIDER Publications (WIDER)

WIDER working papers, policy briefs and annual lectures.

World Bank Document Search (World Bank)

World Bank policy research working papers, World Development Reports, Global Monitoring Report, policy research reports, Global Economics Prospects and Global Development Finance.

Zunia (former Development Gateway) (DG)

Development research by topic/community. Each online community is centered on specific themes. Thousands of information resource links are included.