How do economists view Bitcoin? Have there been any articles or presentations about Bitcoins in any influential or respected economic websites or perhaps interviews with notable economists?
Paul Krugman, who is apparently the "17th most widely cited economist in the world today", wrote this article in Sep 2011:
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/golden-cyberfetters/

Personally, I'm not convinced that Krugman fully understands Bitcoin though (after all, it has substantially different properties to other money), and I'm not the only one. Some responses to his comments are here: 


http://presentcynosure.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/krugmans-bitcoin-error/
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/business/2011/09/paul-krugman-incites-bitcoin-cyber-geek-infighting/42188/