The Great Recession has motivated people to educate themselves about the often arcane world of finance and economics.
Economists as rock stars? Maybe not. But readers are certainly seeking out economic blogs on the Internet for help interpreting the deluge of complicated business indicators and news.
The Wall Street Journal created a “Readers Guide to Econoblogs” as a guide to some of the diverse offerings out there. Here are some of the blogs listed:
Calculated Risk
Written by a retired executive with a background in investing, finance and economics.
Economist’s View
Written by a University of Oregon economist.
Grasping Reality with Both Hands
Written by a University of California, Berkeley, professor who is an economic historian.
Greg Mankiw
A Harvard University economist with a conservative perspective.
The Baseline Scenario
Written by a former International Monetary Fund chief economist now with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
EconomistMom
Written by a mother of four who used to work in Washington policy circles.
Econbrowser
Written by a University of California, San Diego, economist and a University of Wisconsin economist.
