One of my new favorite things to check out is the Freakonomics blog on the New York Times web site. By the guys who wrote the book of the same name, it covers things as overwhelming as the current financial crisis and as seemingly mundane as trayless college cafeterias, the Twilight book series, and Guitar Hero. Another NYT blog, Economix, bills itself as "explaining the science of everyday life." This blog appears to cover some of the more traditional economics topics you might be addressing in your class, such as migration patterns, the changing demographics of women in the workforce, and historical comparisons of banking crises over the years.Speaking of the current financial crisis, according to The Foundation for Teaching Economics, "The financial meltdown of 2008 will challenge economists for explanations for a long time to come. However, the facts that have emerged thus far point strongly to policy actions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world as creators of the conditions that led to financial chaos." They have published a primer to the meltdown on their web site. Click here to access that information.
- What other interesting economics resources do you use that spark interest in your students?
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