Welcome to MariettaEcon--a weblog for junior economists.

Weblogging presents an opportunity to express yourself so that the whole world can see what you're thinking--and have an opportunity to comment on your views. During the course of the semester, you must make one original post of interest to other students, and two comments on another student’s post to achieve a “C” grade on this component. More posts and comments will earn you a higher grade. Posts and comments will be graded on relevance to the class, as well as grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. Each original post must include a weblink to your source of inspiration or some pertinent website that illustrates your argument. Refer to the course syllabus for more details.

As an example of the type of blogging I'm looking for, check out the links to some popular economics blogs on the right hand side of this page. My favorite blog is Marginal Revolution (though they don't allow comments by readers).