The New York Times Economix blog
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The New York Times Economix blog was an online forum hosted by The New York Times that featured accessible commentary and analysis on economic issues, policy, and current events from a range of economists and writers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York Times columns by Paul Krugman | 1 |
| The New York Times Blogs network | 1 |
| The New York Times Economix blog canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5712327 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The New York Times Economix blog Context triple: [Nancy Folbre, writesFor, The New York Times Economix blog]
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A.
American Economic Review: Insights
American Economic Review: Insights is a companion journal to the American Economic Review that publishes shorter, high-impact papers across all fields of economics.
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B.
Economica
Economica is a long-running, peer-reviewed academic journal in economics known for publishing influential theoretical and empirical research.
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C.
The Economist
The Economist is an international weekly news and business publication known for its in-depth analysis and commentary on global politics, economics, and current affairs.
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D.
Economic Bulletin
Economic Bulletin is a regular analytical publication of the Bank of Italy that provides assessments of Italy’s and the euro area’s economic and financial conditions.
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E.
NBER Digest
NBER Digest is a short, accessible publication that summarizes recent economic research findings produced by scholars affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The New York Times Economix blog Target entity description: The New York Times Economix blog was an online forum hosted by The New York Times that featured accessible commentary and analysis on economic issues, policy, and current events from a range of economists and writers.
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A.
American Economic Review: Insights
American Economic Review: Insights is a companion journal to the American Economic Review that publishes shorter, high-impact papers across all fields of economics.
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B.
Economica
Economica is a long-running, peer-reviewed academic journal in economics known for publishing influential theoretical and empirical research.
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C.
The Economist
The Economist is an international weekly news and business publication known for its in-depth analysis and commentary on global politics, economics, and current affairs.
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D.
Economic Bulletin
Economic Bulletin is a regular analytical publication of the Bank of Italy that provides assessments of Italy’s and the euro area’s economic and financial conditions.
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E.
NBER Digest
NBER Digest is a short, accessible publication that summarizes recent economic research findings produced by scholars affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York Times blog
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economics blog ⓘ online forum ⓘ |
| accessURL | https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain economics to a general audience
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to provide accessible commentary on economic issues ⓘ |
| contributor |
Binyamin Appelbaum
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Bruce Bartlett ⓘ Casey B. Mulligan ⓘ Catherine Rampell ⓘ David Leonhardt ⓘ Edward Glaeser ⓘ Nancy Folbre ⓘ Simon Johnson ⓘ Uwe E. Reinhardt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| feature |
analysis
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charts and data visualizations ⓘ commentary ⓘ guest posts by economists ⓘ |
| genre |
economic commentary
ⓘ
economics ⓘ policy analysis ⓘ |
| hostedBy | The New York Times website ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | online ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | The New York Times Company ⓘ |
| platform |
The New York Times Blogs network
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linked to:
The New York Times Economix blog
|
| publisher | The New York Times ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| style |
accessible
ⓘ
data-driven ⓘ |
| subject |
current events
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economic issues ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in economics
ⓘ
policy professionals ⓘ students of economics ⓘ |
| topic |
Great Recession
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financial crisis of 2007–2008 ⓘ health care economics ⓘ inequality ⓘ labor markets ⓘ macroeconomic policy ⓘ tax policy ⓘ |
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Subject: The New York Times Economix blog Description of subject: The New York Times Economix blog was an online forum hosted by The New York Times that featured accessible commentary and analysis on economic issues, policy, and current events from a range of economists and writers.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The New York Times Economix blog
subject linked to:
Contra Krugman (podcast)
linked to: The New York Times Economix blog