Sociological profile of economic columnists of the main Brazilian newspapers (2019-2021)

This database analyzes the main economic columnists who wrote for the printed newspapers Folha de S. Paulo, O Globo, O Estado de S. Paulo and Valor Econômico between 2019 and 2021. The columnists were chosen from a survey of professors from the economics departments of important Brazilian universities. Of these columnists, we analyzed their educational and career profile, their connection with Think Tanks and with governments. We also extract the text from its columns for further analysis, in which prosopographic data are crossed with textual analyses.