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Ten Economists I Follow on Twitter

Geoff Riley

19th December 2016

There are lots of Economists who are active in the twitter sphere. Here is my selection of ten who inform, enrich, amuse and engage in equal measure!

My ten economists are (in no particular order):

Danny Blanchflower - Dartmouth Economics Professor, ex MPC of the BoE - @D_Blanchflower

Frances Stuart - Emeritus Professor of Development Economics, University of Oxford - @Some0172

Ken Rogoff - Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University - @krogoff

Tim Harford - Author of Messy; Undercover Economist at the FT - @TimHarford

Diane Coyle - Enlightened Economist. Professor of Economics, University of Manchester - @DianeCoyle1859

Ed Conway - Economics editor of Sky News - @EdConwaySky

Noreena Hertz - ITV's Economics editor - @noreenahertz

Kamal Ahmed - BBC Economics Editor - @bbckamal

Linda Yueh - Economist at University of Oxford, China expert - @lindayueh

Bert Hofman - tweeting about development economics, China and Africa especially - @berthofmanecon

Here are some recent examples of their contributions on Twitter

“A world of difference between less cash and cashless” by @krogoff https://t.co/T2LyznyXpG
— Kenneth S Rogoff (@krogoff) December 17, 2016

Britain’s confused development aid plans https://t.co/WeBPfyVXmV via @FT
— Frances Stewart (@Some0172) November 26, 2016

Every airport i go to around the world make US airports look faded old. Just compare Beijing or Singapore say with LaGuardia JFK or Newark?
— Professor Danny Blanchflower economist & fisherman (@D_Blanchflower) December 17, 2016

Festive reading from @bankofengland - a 3-parter on financial crises of the 19th century. https://t.co/OdyENEsKXI
— Diane Coyle (@DianeCoyle1859) December 19, 2016

Trump to be impeached, France to leave the EU, UK never signs Article 50. Some outrageous predictions for 2017: https://t.co/fP98KLN8Jm
— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) December 19, 2016

Legogate: Lego just announces that prices in the UK are going to go up by 5% from the New Year. Weak pound post Brexit vote given as reason.
— Noreena Hertz (@noreenahertz) December 14, 2016

Inflation is starting to nibble at consumers' toes, and here's why it matters for the PM https://t.co/1bayleJ1Dp My Economics Blog
— Kamal Ahmed (@kamalahmednews) December 13, 2016

My latest piece: Threat of currency volatility (PDF) https://t.co/eSCknz7FDv
or shorter https://t.co/lvCDC78uPf
& https://t.co/0CKhvbYiBN
— Linda Yueh (@lindayueh) December 19, 2016

Ideas are harder to find. So expect less growth. Or get smarter. https://t.co/kPafsyzfgt
— Bert Hofman（郝福满） (@berthofmanecon) December 17, 2016

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.

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