Electronic Bulletin Boards for Economists: Realizing Their Potential

Abstract

Electronic bulletin boards (EBBS) have become a mainstay in economic research by pro viding access to archived data, manuscripts, articles, and computational software. Most EBBS are free and open to the public, and many of them are accessible over the Internet. The proliferation of government agencies' involvement, individualized offerings, and interconnected resources have significantly enhanced the benefits and operations of EBBS. These recent developments have inspired numerous economics instructors to introduce EBBS into their electronic classrooms. Although the economics profession does heavily utilize EBBS, it has not taken full advantage of the available technology. Keywords electronic bulletin boards, Internet, economic research, computer-assisted instruction.