Welcome to the Open Economics Working Group (OpenEcon WG) of the Open Knowledge Foundation!

We want economics to be built on sound, transparent foundations. In particular, it is important that the data and associated analysis (particularly as represented in runnable code) be openly available to all members of society — not just other economists.

This working group therefore exists to:

• Act as a central point of reference and support for people interested in open data (and code) in economics.
• Identify relevant projects and practices. Promote best practices as well as legal and technical standards for making material open (such as http://www.opendefinition.org/)
• Act as a hub for the development and maintenance of low cost, community driven projects related to open material in economics.

Get involved!

The Open Economics WG is driven by the contributions of volunteers like you. If you would like to explore the different ways in which you can participate, please join our mailing list or contact economics [at] okfn [dot] org.