Business & Economics Blogs

Web logs written by, for or about topics related to business and economics.

Resources in this category:

Adam Smith Institute Blog
http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/

"The UK's leading innovator of free-market policies" features postings on a wide range of economic, political and social issues.

ArgMax.com
http://argmax.com/

The personal blog and website of John Irons, currently a Research and Policy Director at a Washington, DC-based think tank. Contains economics news, data, and analysis, as well as various other economics related services.

The Consumerist
http://consumerist.com/

Provides a blog where consumers can read about the newest deals and the latest scams. The Consumerist is published by Consumer Media LLC, a not-for-profit subsidiary of Consumers Union which publishes Consumer Reports.

Econlog: Library of Economics and Liberty
http://econlog.econlib.org/

EconLog is edited by Arnold Kling and housed by Econlib, The Library of Economics and Liberty. His blog discusses news and "insights" in economics, a searchable archive of posts, provides help and tips in using the Econlib, a searchable archive of EconLog’s predecessor site, and current economics-related articles and complete online works and reprinted essays available through Econlib.

EconoPundit
http://www.econopundit.com/

Provides brief commentary and links to online news items on the economic side of politics. Also gives a number of political and economic blogs.

GigaOM
http://gigaom.com/

Business and technology news and analysis focusing on top media companies and their products.

Institutional Economics
http://www.institutional-economics.com/

Stephen Kirchner, an economist currently finishing his PhD in monetary economics at the University of New South Wales, provides news and commentary on international economics.

Joi Ito's Web
http://joi.ito.com/

Joi Ito has been jumping on grenades in the tech boom since it all started in the 1990s. He is the founder and CEO of Neoteny Co, a venture capital firm that has set up and run some of the largest web sites in Japan. He is constantly talking about the advantages and potential of blogs in interviews by NPR, CNN, and lectures around the world. His blog can cover many different topics. It is often technology related, but he also discusses news items or simply what he’s doing that day.

PaidContent.org
http://www.paidcontent.org/

Collaborative blog run by an independent media and information company, it generally covers the business aspects of entertainment and media news. Less discursive than the typical blog.

Poynter Online - Romenesko
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45

Jim Romenesko is a Senior Online Reporter for the Poynter Institute, a Florida-based non-profit school for journalists. This blog provides help to journalists in the form of media industry news, commentary, and the latest gossip.

Small Business Trends
http://smallbiztrends.com/

Two Ohio entrepreneurs maintain this blog covering news suggesting trends that are influencing the global small business market. One great feature of this blog is the PowerBlog Review, a weekly post reviewing other business-related weblogs.

The Inspired Market-her
http://spiritspring.typepad.com/inspiredmarketherblog/

Updated weekly, Kathy Mallary provides "Inspiration, ideas and business resources for women who are up to something," i.e., women who are independent professionals (coaches, consultants and other solo-practitioners) rather than women planning mischief. In Mallary’s own words, "…I specialize in working with businesswomen who want to reclaim their vitality and creativity in a spiritual way. If this is you -- or someone you know -- be sure to visit my web site for lots of resources and a full listing of upcoming events and speaking engagements."

The Knowledge Problem
http://knowledgeproblem.com/

Maintained by Lynne Kiesling, head of Northwestern University’s Department of Economics and this blog’s primary contributor, this blog provides discussion of economic issues (for the most part) and provides links to many other good economic blogs.

The Sports Economist
http://thesportseconomist.com/

Raymond Sauer, economics professor at Clemson University, discusses the economic side of sports in this blog.