Economics Blogs
Blog Name | Description |
Baseline Scenario | A blog about the financial crisis run by Simon Johnson, an MIT economist who was formerly the chief economist of the IMF |
The Big Picture | I haven't read this, but the WSJ says it's well-regarded. The home page says the blog provides "a macro perspective on the capital markets, economy, technology and digital media" |
Calculated Risk | Another blog the WSJ says was prescient about the housing bubble |
Causes of the Crisis | New blog that challenges "conventional economic wisdom" about the crisis |
The Conscience of a Liberal | Paul Krugman's blog. Krugman is one of the clearer thinkers around |
Brad DeLong | Blog by a Berkeley economist |
The Economist's View | Contributions by leading economists, collected and reviewed by Mark Thoma of the University of Oregon |
Economix | New York Times economics blog with contributors who are academic economists |
Freakonomics blog | Based on the book, this New York Times blog applies economic analysis to unexpected things, although lately it addressed more conventional economics issues such as tariffs and congestion pricing |
Free Exchange | The Economist magazine's economics blog |
Global Economic Crisis Blog | Useful blog sponsored by textbook publisher |
Greg Mankiw's blog | Author of the best-selling introductory economics textbook in the USA |
Marginal Revolution | Whimsical look at economics and the world by Tyler Cowen |
MaverEcon | FT blog whose name implies "maverick economist" |
Real Time Economics | Wall Street Journal economics blog |
And "100 Best Blogs for Econ Students"
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