EconLog
EconLog is a group weblog on economics and related topics by Bryan Caplan, and David R. Henderson. Its founding blogger, Arnold Kling, stopped blogging for EconLog in August 2012. The blog is hosted and maintained by the Library of Economics and Liberty (Econlib) website.
Scope and aims
According to its "AbOUT" section:
EconLog aims to educate, entice, and excite readers into thinking about economics in daily analyses. It typically appeals to an international mix of college-educated students, teachers, news media commentators, and bloggers; self-educated or post-graduate thinkers; and those interested in understanding the ever-emerging current economic situation. Readers are invited to comment.
History
EconLog was started in January 2003 with economist Arnold Kling as its sole blogger. It was a successor to Kling's "Great Questions of Economics" series, which had been started in January 2002.
In January 2005, Bryan Caplan. an economics professor at George Mason University, joined Kling.
In October 2008, David Henderson, an economics professor, joined EconLog. He was initially a guest blogger but soon became a permanent blogger for EconLog.
In August 2012, Kling quit regular blogging at EconLog in order to make time for other activities. In November 2012, Kling resumed blogging on his personal blog instead of returning to EconLog.
In September 2012, George Mason University economist Garett Jones joined EconLog as a guest blogger. In October 2012, University of Chicago economist Luigi Zingales joined as a guest blogger. Past guest bloggers have included Michael Munger and Eric Crampton.
Reception
The Wall Street Journal, a US newspaper, listed EconLog in its list of top 25 economics blogs. The New York Times mentioned EconLog in a list of notable economics blogs' reaction to the appointment of Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chairman in 2005.
EconLog blog entries have been referenced by many blogs and newspapers such as the New York Times Economix blog, the Freakonomics blog, Marginal Revolution, and The American.
EconLog bloggers frequently carry out open conversations with other bloggers including those at Marginal Revolution, Overcoming Bias, and Libertarianism.org.
See also
- EconTalk, a biweekly economics podcast by Russ Roberts, also supported by the Library of Economics and Liberty.