10 Economics Blogs Worth Watching

Ten Economics Blogs Worth Watching Paul Ayres, Economics Editor for Intute: Social Sciences and Bhagesh Sachania, Information Manager for the Economics Network January 2009

What we will cover
Ten Economics blogs that you may not have heard of before
New revised Guide to Using Blogs in Economics http://www. economicsnetwork .ac. uk /showcase/ ayres _ blogs . htm
What’s changed in the Economics blogosphere and what will change

10 blogs worth watching
Two each of:
Teaching blogs
Economics blog aggregators
Economics podcast blogs
Individual academic blogs
Group blogs

Stephen Kinsella
Great example of using a blog for teaching
Uses polls, lecture videos and short articles to support each lecture
Brings together content from a range of Web 2.0 sites – Twitter , Delicious , SlideShare etc.
http://www.stephenkinsella.net/

Pedablogy by Steve Greenlaw
Excellent US blog on Economics teaching
Emphasis on the use technology in teaching
Useful archive going back to 2005, as well as current commentary
http://jerryslezak.net/pedablogy/

Economics Roundtable
Aggregator site of over 120 Economics blogs
Can view latest posts, explore links to individual blogs and get a feel for what is happening in the Economics blogosphere
Good for identifying blogs in your specific subject area, but lots of posts to read
http://www.rtable.net/index/rt/economics/recent /

Palgrave Econolog
Aggregates content from Economics blogs
Filters posts into: reviews of papers, conference reports, original research and everything else
Zeitgeist and Hot Topics features pick out trends in the Economics blogosphere
http://www.econolog.net/

EconTalk
Part of the Library of Economics and Liberty website
Features extended audio interviews with Economists and others
New interviews added every week
http://www.econtalk.org/

Economics in Action
Part of the Why Study Economics initiative from the Economics Network
Aimed at encouraging broader understanding of Economics, especially among prospective University students
Films, audio interview and articles aimed at a popular audience
http://whystudyeconomics.ac.uk/blog/

Greg Mankiw’s Blog
Supports his teaching at Harvard and his commonly used textbooks
Uses the blog to keep in touch with current / former students and discuss current topics
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/

Robert Reich’s Blog
Former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, now teaching at Berkeley
Extensive comments on current economic policy issues that are also accessible to the general reader
Supplements his many TV and radio appearances
http:// robertreich . blogspot .com/

VOX
Not a blog but a policy portal to analysis and commentary on economic issues
Good example of collaborative writing increasing impact
Articles aimed at a level between journalism and academic journals
Produced by the Centre for Economic Policy Research – also includes audio
http://www.voxeu.org/

Crooked Timber
Another example of a group blog
Covers a range of Social Sciences subjects, including Economics
One of the few sites where you can learn as much from the comments as from the original blog posts
http:// crookedtimber .org/

How to start blogging
Guide to Using Blogs in Economics http://www. economicsnetwork .ac. uk /showcase/ ayres _ blogs . htm
Revised and updated for 2009
Looks at software options, writing and managing content, risks, specific uses for Economics and the future for blogs

What’s changed
Blogging now seen as a mainstream activity
Basic terms and how to do it still need to be explained
More portal sites, aggregators and group blogs for Economics
Fewer teaching blogs as more material brought into VLEs
Rise of WordPress .com as a blogging platform

What’s changing
Microblogging from sites like Twitter.com may have an effect on blogging
Assumed integration of other Web 2.0 content into blogs from YouTube videos, to Flickr photos and Delicious links
US stranglehold on the Economics blogosphere may slowly be broken

Thanks for listening
Paul Ayres, Economics Editor for Intute: Social Sciences
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http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/economics/
Bhagesh Sachania, Information Manager for the Economics Network
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http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/

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