Monday, March 23, 2009

“Economics Roundtable” by Professor William R. Parke
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
[A compilation of opinions from both sides of the spectrum and in between]
http://www.rtable.net/index/rt/economics/recent

While most economics blogs out there either forward personal opinions, or a back and forth debate and commentary between economists on their prospective blogs, the Economics Roundtable is different. It compiles links to news and opinions from a wide range of web sites. So when you are working on that economics homework or as you are studying development in your Latin American studies class, take a look through the many resources that the site provides such as overview of micro and macro models in chronological order as well as definitions for economics terms. This compilation also saves you the hassle to searching through independent sites and search engines for blogs and other sources. The other advantage of this site is its adherence to searching for more objective sources. The sites selected are based on how difficult it is to separate the economics from the political and personal content, making the blogs that it features the top picks.

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