美國經歷可怕金融危機，人民心理創傷嚴重，幸好在很多熱門經濟部落格中找到救贖，包括克魯曼在內的經濟學家崛起，成為部落格天地中的超級巨星。
成千上萬的網友湧進經濟部落格尋找開導和啟發，連決策官員、投資人、學者和經理人都對這種部落格深感興趣，使經濟部落格一飛沖天，從經濟學者到足不出戶的經濟學家都樂於在部落格中耕耘，協助讀者。去年7到9月經濟情勢極度惡化時，流量超高的部落格，如邊際革命（Marginal Revolution）、畸形經濟學（Freakonomics）、克魯曼、曼基（Greg Mankiw）、德龍（Brad DeLong）的部落格流量暴增80%到250%；最熱門的部落格一天吸引的讀者高達5萬到10萬人。
麻省理工學院史隆管理學院教授詹森說：「我們的部落格中，最成功的部分是『金融危機導論』，我認為從全球角度，對大眾解釋經濟到底在搞什麼鬼很有市場。」詹森曾任國際貨幣基金（IMF）首席經濟學家，去年9月才和內弟一起成立部落格。
部落格有助於學者提高知名度，接觸更多讀者。曾任布希總統經濟顧問委員會主席、現在哈佛大學任教的曼基說：「我寫部落格賺不到錢，但可以從賣我寫的書賺錢。」他的部落格從2006年3月設立以來，已經有1,090萬人造訪。出版商從賣書賺錢的觀點來看，愛死了曼基寫部落格。
2008年諾貝爾經濟學獎得主克魯曼、柏克來加州大學經濟學教授德龍的部落格也極受歡迎，克魯曼屬於自由派，德龍曾經嚴厲批評共和黨的政策。
邊際革命是最受歡迎的經濟部落格之一，從2003年設立以來，造訪人次已經超過2,300萬人，這個部落格這麼成功，對共同設立部落格的喬治梅森大學經濟學教授柯文（Tyler Cowen）的事業生涯很有幫助，他現在擔任喬治梅森大學莫卡特斯中心（Mercatus Center）總監。
經濟部落格滿足了大眾在經濟衰退中尋求指引的需求，有些部落格更成為受歡迎的讀者預警中心，事先警告一般讀者和高明的投資人金融海嘯即將來襲。
例如，大家經常提到，加州桔郡退休經理人麥克卜萊德（Bill McBride）的部落格「精算風險」（Calculated Risk）特別有先見之明，曾經警告過住宅泡沫和衰退迫在眉睫。投資人兼作家黎索茲（Barry Ritholtz）的部落格「大情勢」（Big Picture）同樣極有遠見。
北方信託公司經濟學家卡斯瑞爾說：「2006至2007年間，很多人都還樂觀時，看精算風險之類的部落格，讓我知道房市有多糟糕。」
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Robert Summer 2007
6-26-07 Tue we went to pick up Soong and dropped off Larry and Soong at Newark Airport to fly to Chicago.
6-27-07 Wed 11pm Left home and Dad drove over night on Rt 80 West toward Chicago and we were all sleeping in the van. When we woke up, the van was at the parking lot of a rest area.
6-28-07 Thu 6am We continued on Rt 80 and had breakfast at McDonald near border of PA and OH. Around 9am, we arrived Akron, OH and visit University of Akron, skated in the campus and had Starbuck in brand new student center that has bowling alley.
In afternoon, visit Cleveland Great Lake Science Museum since we are member, and stayed at Holiday Inn at night.
6-29-07 Fri 7am We continued on Rt 80 and visit brand new RV Museum in Indiana, and later we visit University of Notre Dame. We arrived at Chicago at 3pm their time and visited Fields Museum in Chicago where we are member. Then we skated at the Skate Park right next to Lake Michigan. At night, we went to Chicago City Center Hotel to visit Larry after we had nice dinner at Chinatown and brought nice dish to him. That night, we stayed at Holiday Inn and Suites.
6-30-07 Sat 9am We visit Millenium Park and I rented a bike to bike along North Shore and also Maganificent Mile. At night, we took Larry to have dinner at Chinatown again, but at Taiwanewe restaurant. That night we stayed at Hyatt O'Hare, very nice hotel.
7-1-07 Sun 10am We visit Larry since his team stepped into final, and need to compete again. We visit Hyatt Downtown, the FBLA National Conference headquarter, so many students. Later we had a nice lunch met with Larry after his competition. He said his team got the plaque for the school. We left Chicago around 5pm and heading to Independence OH, and arrived after midnight to check in at Courtyard.
7-2-07 Mon 9am We left hotel and heading home and had a nice breakfast on road at PA border, and later had a nice dinner at Panera Bred at PA near NJ. We got home very late but safely.
7-3-07 Tue 11am We went to Newark Airport to pick up Larry and Soong and gave Soong a ride home.
7-7-07 Sat We visit UMBC, University of Maryland at Baltimore County and Johns Hopskins.
7-8-07 Sun 1pm We went to Lowe Move Cinema at Rt 1 to watch Transformers.
7-15-07 Sun 1pm We went to Regal Cinema at Hadley Center to watch Harry Pottor.
7-18-07 Wed We went to Boston and visit Harvard University. Natural History Museum that has Glass Flowers, animals, birds and whales and university bookstore. We also visit MIT and MIT Museum and take subway back to Boston.
7-20-07 Fri On the way back, we visit Brown University at Rhode Island and join the tour.
7-27-07 Fri We went visit US Mint and Rodin Museum and stayed at very nice Courtyard at Newark DE after visit University of Delaware and Christiana Mall where we had a dinner at food court.
7-28-07 Sat 10am We visit John Hopkins Univ and join the Discovery Tour, the campus is very beautiful; the gym is so new and huge. Later we visit the University Bookstore run by Barnes and Noble, and had a lunch at a Chinese restaurant nearby.
7-29-07 Sun We drove I-476-North to visit Jim Thorpe near our land at the lake. We had a nice dinner at Penn's Peak with 30 miles view.
7-30-07 Mon We visit U Penn and join the tour; there was a big thunderstorm.
6-27-07 Wed 11pm Left home and Dad drove over night on Rt 80 West toward Chicago and we were all sleeping in the van. When we woke up, the van was at the parking lot of a rest area.
6-28-07 Thu 6am We continued on Rt 80 and had breakfast at McDonald near border of PA and OH. Around 9am, we arrived Akron, OH and visit University of Akron, skated in the campus and had Starbuck in brand new student center that has bowling alley.
In afternoon, visit Cleveland Great Lake Science Museum since we are member, and stayed at Holiday Inn at night.
6-29-07 Fri 7am We continued on Rt 80 and visit brand new RV Museum in Indiana, and later we visit University of Notre Dame. We arrived at Chicago at 3pm their time and visited Fields Museum in Chicago where we are member. Then we skated at the Skate Park right next to Lake Michigan. At night, we went to Chicago City Center Hotel to visit Larry after we had nice dinner at Chinatown and brought nice dish to him. That night, we stayed at Holiday Inn and Suites.
6-30-07 Sat 9am We visit Millenium Park and I rented a bike to bike along North Shore and also Maganificent Mile. At night, we took Larry to have dinner at Chinatown again, but at Taiwanewe restaurant. That night we stayed at Hyatt O'Hare, very nice hotel.
7-1-07 Sun 10am We visit Larry since his team stepped into final, and need to compete again. We visit Hyatt Downtown, the FBLA National Conference headquarter, so many students. Later we had a nice lunch met with Larry after his competition. He said his team got the plaque for the school. We left Chicago around 5pm and heading to Independence OH, and arrived after midnight to check in at Courtyard.
7-2-07 Mon 9am We left hotel and heading home and had a nice breakfast on road at PA border, and later had a nice dinner at Panera Bred at PA near NJ. We got home very late but safely.
7-3-07 Tue 11am We went to Newark Airport to pick up Larry and Soong and gave Soong a ride home.
7-7-07 Sat We visit UMBC, University of Maryland at Baltimore County and Johns Hopskins.
7-8-07 Sun 1pm We went to Lowe Move Cinema at Rt 1 to watch Transformers.
7-15-07 Sun 1pm We went to Regal Cinema at Hadley Center to watch Harry Pottor.
7-18-07 Wed We went to Boston and visit Harvard University. Natural History Museum that has Glass Flowers, animals, birds and whales and university bookstore. We also visit MIT and MIT Museum and take subway back to Boston.
7-20-07 Fri On the way back, we visit Brown University at Rhode Island and join the tour.
7-27-07 Fri We went visit US Mint and Rodin Museum and stayed at very nice Courtyard at Newark DE after visit University of Delaware and Christiana Mall where we had a dinner at food court.
7-28-07 Sat 10am We visit John Hopkins Univ and join the Discovery Tour, the campus is very beautiful; the gym is so new and huge. Later we visit the University Bookstore run by Barnes and Noble, and had a lunch at a Chinese restaurant nearby.
7-29-07 Sun We drove I-476-North to visit Jim Thorpe near our land at the lake. We had a nice dinner at Penn's Peak with 30 miles view.
7-30-07 Mon We visit U Penn and join the tour; there was a big thunderstorm.
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