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“Report on government as you would report to your siblings on the rental agent your mother hired to handle her Florida condo.”

I found Susan Rasky and Brad De Long’s list of advice to economists and journalists quite interesting. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis also conducts a course for journalists- Supply, Demand & Deadlines – which I think is a great idea for other central banks to follow.

The best thing may be to just read op-eds and columns written by economists and well known economic columnists. I’ve tried to give a sample below;

Tyler Cowen’s latest Economic Scene column - Investing in Good Deeds Without Checking the Prospectus.

John Quiggin’s -When co-operation trumps competition- explains how the internet is changing our ideas about innovation

Virginia Postrel- Cash for kidneys -Legalizing incentives could encourage transplant donations, says a healthy donor.

Thomas Sowell , Random thoughts- When you have 90 percent of what you want, think twice before insisting on the other 10 percent.

John Kay- The Magic Kingdom could save Venice from destruction. If Venice were owned by the Disney Corporation, Venice would not be in peril

Paul Krugman- The Phantom Menace

Truth, bullshit and economics - Samuel Brittan