Interested in reading about current events from an economic perspective?
Concise and current, blogs are a great resource for keeping up with current events and conversations for scholars, laypeople, and those in between. Blog entries can run the gamut from serious to whimsical, but their very nature allows a uniquely unmediated opportunity for writers to communicate with their audience.
While they’re no replacement for our subscription databases when it comes to serious research, blogs are a fertile source for still developing ideas and research.
Here’s a select list of economics blogs that you can bookmark, or add to your RSS feeds (RIP Google Reader). Thanks to Prof. Matt Warning for helping to compile this list.
- The Freakonomics blog
Stephen Levitt and Stephen Dubner are the authors of the popular book “Freakonomics” and maintain a fascinating blog here. - Marginal Revolution
Marginal Revolution is a blog written by Tyler Cowen and Alexander Tabarrok, two economists at George Mason University. - Planet Money
Blog for NPR podcast, Planet Money - Conscience of a Liberal
Blog by Paul Krugman of the New York Times - The NY Times Economix blog
“From the business staff of The New York Times, the Economix blog interprets the economy and helps you understand our world” - The Economist blog
Collection of blogs covering a variety of topics from the writers of the Economist - Financial Times blog
Latest blogs and posts from the influential British financial daily newspaper. - Wall Street Journal blog
“Real-time news and analysis from the Journal” - Econlib
The Library of Economics and Liberty is dedicated to advancing the study of economics, markets, and liberty. It offers a unique combination of resources for students, teachers, researchers, and aficionados of economic thought. - Cafe Hayek
Authored by Russ Roberts of Stanford and Donald Bordreaux of George Mason University
By Ben Tucker, Business, Economics and Social Sciences Librarian