Hello World!
I like the default title of the first post. Hello, world 
Why this log?
My interest in economics comes from my surroundings. I live in a well positioned country endowed with much natural beauty, a moderate share of natural resources, and fairly resourceful people. Yet in year 2006. AD Croatia is one of the poorer countries of Europe.
I have to ask: why? Where exactly in comparison to other countries is Croatia anyway? How come it’s exactly where it is, and not any more or less developed? Will we catch up to the advanced economies of the world? When will we catch up? How?
I am not a trained economist, but for me, economics is a world of wonder and discovery. I enjoy asking the “why” questions, looking for patterns and constructing hypotheses, even if they hold for only a little while. I believe that history can give us some interesting clues about policy questions that are relevant today.
In this log, I’m going to keep notes of what I read. I’m also going to throw around some thoughts and try to see how some theories and common beliefs hold against data.
There is also the comments feature through which readers can participate. Wellcome!
May 9th, 2006 at 11:11 pm
I guess this is the oldest web log on the whole Internet, judging from the post date, of course.
:-)
May 9th, 2006 at 11:16 pm
:))
Didn’t notice that. Hm, I’ll try to fix it.