The Impact of Economics Blogs

There is a proliferation of economics blogs, with increasing numbers of economists attracting large numbers of readers, yet little is known about the impact of this new medium. Using a variety of experimental and non-experimental techniques, this s...

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Main Authors:	McKenzie, David, Ozler, Berk
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACADEMIC RESEARCH ARTICLES ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ASSISTANT PROFESSORS BLOG BROWSER BUDGET DEFICITS CAREER CAREERS CATALOG CENSORSHIP CITATION CITATIONS CONTENTS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCIPLINES ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMICS ECONOMICS RESEARCH ECONOMISTS EMAIL ADDRESSES EMAILS ENTRIES ENTRY EXTERNALITY FEED GENDER GENERAL PUBLIC GRADUATE STUDENTS HEADING HIGHER EDUCATION IMAGE INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION JOB MARKET LEARNING LIBERAL ARTS LITERATURE LOGIC MACROECONOMICS MANUSCRIPT MASTERS PROGRAMS NEXT GENERATION OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PEER-TO-PEER PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS POSITIVE EFFECTS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT RADIO RADIO PROGRAMS READING RESEARCH FINDINGS RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER RESEARCHERS RESULT RESULTS RSS SCHOLARS SCHOOLS SITE STUDENT GROUP TIME FRAME TIME PERIOD TOT TRAFFIC DATA TRANSMISSION UNEMPLOYMENT UNIQUE VISITS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT USES WEB WEB PAGES WEBSITE WORKERS
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spelling	okr-10986-35472021-04-23T14:02:10Z The Impact of Economics Blogs McKenzie, David Ozler, Berk ACADEMIC RESEARCH ARTICLES ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ASSISTANT PROFESSORS BLOG BROWSER BUDGET DEFICITS CAREER CAREERS CATALOG CENSORSHIP CITATION CITATIONS CONTENTS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCIPLINES ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMICS ECONOMICS RESEARCH ECONOMISTS EMAIL ADDRESSES EMAILS ENTRIES ENTRY EXTERNALITY FEED GENDER GENERAL PUBLIC GRADUATE STUDENTS HEADING HIGHER EDUCATION IMAGE INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION JOB MARKET LEARNING LIBERAL ARTS LITERATURE LOGIC MACROECONOMICS MANUSCRIPT MASTERS PROGRAMS NEXT GENERATION OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PEER-TO-PEER PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS POSITIVE EFFECTS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT RADIO RADIO PROGRAMS READING RESEARCH FINDINGS RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER RESEARCHERS RESULT RESULTS RSS SCHOLARS SCHOOLS SITE STUDENT GROUP TIME FRAME TIME PERIOD TOT TRAFFIC DATA TRANSMISSION UNEMPLOYMENT UNIQUE VISITS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT USES WEB WEB PAGES WEBSITE WORKERS There is a proliferation of economics blogs, with increasing numbers of economists attracting large numbers of readers, yet little is known about the impact of this new medium. Using a variety of experimental and non-experimental techniques, this study quantifies some of their effects. First, links from blogs cause a striking increase in the number of abstract views and downloads of economics papers. Second, blogging raises the profile of the blogger (and his or her institution) and boosts their reputation above economists with similar publication records. Finally, a blog can transform attitudes about some of the topics it covers. 2012-03-19T18:04:25Z 2012-03-19T18:04:25Z 2011-08-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110829130036 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3547 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5783 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region
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topic	ACADEMIC RESEARCH ARTICLES ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ASSISTANT PROFESSORS BLOG BROWSER BUDGET DEFICITS CAREER CAREERS CATALOG CENSORSHIP CITATION CITATIONS CONTENTS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCIPLINES ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMICS ECONOMICS RESEARCH ECONOMISTS EMAIL ADDRESSES EMAILS ENTRIES ENTRY EXTERNALITY FEED GENDER GENERAL PUBLIC GRADUATE STUDENTS HEADING HIGHER EDUCATION IMAGE INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION JOB MARKET LEARNING LIBERAL ARTS LITERATURE LOGIC MACROECONOMICS MANUSCRIPT MASTERS PROGRAMS NEXT GENERATION OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PEER-TO-PEER PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS POSITIVE EFFECTS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT RADIO RADIO PROGRAMS READING RESEARCH FINDINGS RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER RESEARCHERS RESULT RESULTS RSS SCHOLARS SCHOOLS SITE STUDENT GROUP TIME FRAME TIME PERIOD TOT TRAFFIC DATA TRANSMISSION UNEMPLOYMENT UNIQUE VISITS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT USES WEB WEB PAGES WEBSITE WORKERS
spellingShingle	ACADEMIC RESEARCH ARTICLES ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ASSISTANT PROFESSORS BLOG BROWSER BUDGET DEFICITS CAREER CAREERS CATALOG CENSORSHIP CITATION CITATIONS CONTENTS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCIPLINES ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMICS ECONOMICS RESEARCH ECONOMISTS EMAIL ADDRESSES EMAILS ENTRIES ENTRY EXTERNALITY FEED GENDER GENERAL PUBLIC GRADUATE STUDENTS HEADING HIGHER EDUCATION IMAGE INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION JOB MARKET LEARNING LIBERAL ARTS LITERATURE LOGIC MACROECONOMICS MANUSCRIPT MASTERS PROGRAMS NEXT GENERATION OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PEER-TO-PEER PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS POSITIVE EFFECTS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT RADIO RADIO PROGRAMS READING RESEARCH FINDINGS RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER RESEARCHERS RESULT RESULTS RSS SCHOLARS SCHOOLS SITE STUDENT GROUP TIME FRAME TIME PERIOD TOT TRAFFIC DATA TRANSMISSION UNEMPLOYMENT UNIQUE VISITS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT USES WEB WEB PAGES WEBSITE WORKERS McKenzie, David Ozler, Berk The Impact of Economics Blogs
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description	There is a proliferation of economics blogs, with increasing numbers of economists attracting large numbers of readers, yet little is known about the impact of this new medium. Using a variety of experimental and non-experimental techniques, this study quantifies some of their effects. First, links from blogs cause a striking increase in the number of abstract views and downloads of economics papers. Second, blogging raises the profile of the blogger (and his or her institution) and boosts their reputation above economists with similar publication records. Finally, a blog can transform attitudes about some of the topics it covers.
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author	McKenzie, David Ozler, Berk
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title	The Impact of Economics Blogs
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title_full_unstemmed	The Impact of Economics Blogs
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