LibGuides: Business &amp; Economics: Databases

Subscribed Electronic Resources

Below resources are subscribed by the HKU Libraries and can be accessed by your HKU Portal UID and PIN.

1. Country Analysis	User guide
Business Source Ultimate (After login to the database, search by country and limit to Country Reports)	EBSCO training videos
EIU viewpoint (selected countries)	EIU tutorials EIU viewpoint Excel Add-in: User guide
EMIS	Introduction of new interface: EMIS next (available from 1 November)
IMD World Competitiveness Online
OECDiLibrary	User guide
Web CEIC Data Manager
中國經濟社會大數據研究平台 (formerly CNKI 中國統計年鑒數據庫 )
搜数 Soshoo : 中国统计数据专家

For more resources on Country information, please look at: Country Information

2. Industry/ Market Information on a product or service	User guide
Business Source Ultimate	EBSCO training videos
BCC Research: Market research reports and technical publications (HKU VPN only, VPN setup guide)
EMIS	Introduction of new interface: EMIS next (available from 1 November)
Mintel Global New Product Database
Oriana (Orbis Asia Pacific)
Passport
SPEEDA (M&A data) (Obtain username and password)	FAQ
中國資訊行 China InfoBank	Online guide

3. Company Information	User guide
Capital IQ (Obtain username and password) Individual login can be arranged for full-time teaching/research staff and students of Business School, please complete the application form HERE or contact the Social Sciences, Business and Economics Librarian (ckitman@hku.hk) for further details. Unauthorized use (such as for commercial purposes), access will be terminated without prior notice.	Help
Business Source Ultimate (After login to the database, click 'Company Information' on the top toolbar for searching)	EBSCO training videos
Company Profiles from Business source complete (by MarketLine)
ESG manager on campus	Online help
EMIS	Introduction of new interface: EMIS next (available from 1 November)
Factiva > Companies/Markets Tab > Company Snapshot	User guide
Oriana (Orbis Asia Pacific)
Passport

For resources on Company annual reports, please look at: Company Annual Reports

4. ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance)	User guide
ESG manager on campus	Online help
Wharton Research Data Services WRDS datasets ISS: Directors HKU Faculty, research assistants and students can register to apply for a personal account at WRDS login page; Please note we do not subscribe to all datasets that are available from WRDS.
LSEG workspace Self registration required, please refer to Libguide ESG data is available at individual company record page	Libguide

5. Trade Statistics	User guide
United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database
WTO iLibrary	User Guide

6. News Articles	User guide
Factiva (International newspapers)	User guide
WisersOne (Chinese newspapers)	WiseSearch User guide
Regional business news	EBSCOhost online tutorials
SIRS knowledge source
Taiwan news smart web	User guide
中國資訊行 China InfoBank	Online guide
The Economist historical archive (Year 1843-2015)
Financial times historical archive (Year 1888-2010)

For resources on newspapers and magazines, please look at: Newspapers, Popular Business Magazines

7. Articles (magazines, trade journals, academic journals)	User guide
EconLit	EBSCOhost online tutorials
Business Source Ultimate	EBSCO training videos
ProQuest	User guide
Emerald Insight

8. Financial Information	User guide
Capital IQ (Obtain username and password) Individual login can be arranged for full-time teaching/research staff and students of Business School, please complete the application form HERE or contact the Social Sciences, Business and Economics Librarian (ckitman@hku.hk) for further details. Unauthorized use (such as for commercial purposes), access will be terminated without prior notice.	Help
CSMAR 國泰安數據庫: Annual Financial Statements (General Industry) Corporate Governance CSRC's Enforcement Actions Financial Statements Financial Statements (B Shares) IPO – A Shares IPO – B Shares Merger & Acquisition, Asset Restructuring Seasoned Equity Offering Stock Trading	Introduction Data Query
Genius Finance 巨灵财经金融服务平台 (previous title: GTIOne)	Help Center
International offshore financial centres
Orbis Bank Focus
LSEG workspace Self registration required, please refer to Libguide	Libguide
Risk.net
SDC For accessing to SDC Mergers & Acquisition and New Issues, please use Wharton Research Data Services (HKU Faculty, research assistants and students can register to apply for a personal account at WRDS login page)
Capital IQ Pro (previous title: SNL Financial) (Obtain username and password)
Wharton Research Data Services WRDS (HKU Faculty, research assistants and students can register to apply for a personal account at WRDS login page; Please note we do not subscribe to all datasets that are available from WRDS) As of December 2022, WRDS is upgrading account security by utilizing Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) by Duo Security. How to Log In to WRDS Using Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)	FAQs Dataset lists and data dictionary Manuals and overviews Programming at WRDS (available after logged in to WRDS) WRDS Cloud support (available after logged in to WRDS) Data update calendar (available after logged in to WRDS) Video support - training videos
WIND Financial Terminal at PC83, 86 and 87 Level 3, Main Library (There are other WIND terminals available at Business School's Computer Lab, KK1104 and they are exclusively for current staff and students of HKU Business School)
Bloomberg Terminal at Bloomberg Lab (Only for current staff and students of HKU Business School)

9. Case Study	User guide
Emerald emerging markets case studies
Business Source Ultimate (After login to the database, search by Case Study and Limit to Full text)	EBSCO training videos

10. Research Papers/ Conference Papers / Preprints	User guide
SSRN: Economics research network	FAQ
SSRN: Financial economics network	FAQ
SSRN: Management research network	FAQ
SSRN: Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) Research Paper Series (open access)
CEPR Discussion Papers (Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain))
NBER working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research (fulltext embargo: 3 years))