Here is an article on econ bloggers, they have material on me too, plus Greg Mankiw, Gary Becker, Levitt and Dubner, and others. I describe MR readers as "high IQ, possibly nerdy, looking for kicks or for something different."
Thanks to Greg Mankiw for the pointer.
Economists as celebrities eh?
Well why not but as the article also quotes from David Colander; don’t trade those baseball cards just yet
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However, I do think that the fact that so many economists of more or less fine pedigree are blogging and commenting is a real and mesurable asset for the debate in general. It is of course difficult to operationalize but if you think of it in terms of sharing and accumulation of knowledge the econbloggers (however you might define them) are roaring ahead at a staggering pace.
Three out of four ain’t bad.
“high IQ, possibly nerdy, looking for kicks or for something different”.
As an economist, I must have discipline-blinders on. I had assumed that other academic fields (psych, poly sci, history, etc.) had their own blogs mixing academics with current events and popular culture. Are they not as big as the economics blogs? If not, why not?
As an economist, I must have discipline-blinders on. I had assumed that other academic fields (psych, poly sci, history, etc.) had their own blogs mixing academics with current events and popular culture. Are they not as big as the economics blogs? If not, why not?
Herr Cowen,
Congratulations, you’re famous. Prof. AT deserves more mention in the article.
What do you think is the economists incentive to blogging?
“high IQ, possibly nerdy, looking for kicks or for something different”
Sounds about right.
Plus, you have a Facebook Group: “Marginal Revolution = steroids for the brain”
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