| The Cowles Foundation Library houses a large collection of books and
reference materials for research in economics. The collection has a broad general base in
economics but is especially rich in mathematical and statistical reference materials that
are useful in economics, making it a valuable research tool for technical research in
economics. This valuable resource supports the research staff of the Cowles Foundation,
serves as a general library resource for faculty and students within the Department of
Economics at Yale, and is open to the entire Yale Community. Information and materials
from the library are sent to universities, institutions and individuals from around the
USA and the World, including copies of Cowles Foundation
Discussion Papers (CFDPs) and reprints (CFPs).
Discussion papers and some Reprints are now also available for download from this web
site. Individual hard copies can still be ORDERED by e-mail,
fax, telephone or mail. Library hours are 9:00–5:00, Monday through Friday. In 1955
the Cowles Library moved, with the Cowles Commission, to Yale University as part of the
newly formed Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics. The Library was originally
housed on the 2nd floor of 30 Hillhouse Avenue, the building occupied by the Cowles
Foundation. In 1979, the library was relocated to a renovated space on the first floor. In
1998, an additional annex for the library was constructed in a wing of the basement.
In 2006, new climate-controlled space was created for the Library, adjacent to the
Cowles Faculty Lounge. This space now houses the Library's full collection of more than
4,500 books, over 200 general reference materials, and Cowles historical materials. The
Library also houses copies of the Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (CFDPs), Reprints
(CFPs), and papers from the former Cowles Commission in Chicago.
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