Many scholars find their colleagues to be their most important resource when conducting research.
Some follow specific journals and many share copies of interesting and relevant articles with their peers and colleagues. However, to do a thorough search of the literature, there are excellent tools available to review what has already been published on a subject. The most important tool to review journal articles in academic economics is undoubtedly EconLit. Topics include economic theory and history, monetary theory and financial institutions, labor economics, international, regional and urban economics. It covers journal articles, dissertations, and books, as well as chapters and articles in books and conference proceedings.