McCain late (and lame) with new list of economists who'll admit they support him

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McCain Releases Statement Signed By 100 Economists Denouncing Obama's Polices

10/7/2008 8:47 AM ET

(RTTNews) - The presidential campaign of Republican John McCain on Tuesday released a statement signed by 100 economists denouncing the economic policies of Democratic rival Barack Obama.

Among those signing the statement were five Nobel Prize winners, the McCain campaign noted, namely Gary Becker, James Buchanan, Robert Mundell, Edward Prescott, and Vernon Smith.

http://www.rttnews.com/Content/PoliticalNews.aspx?Node=B1&Id=733537


however . . . from the 'Economists for Obama' Blogspot: http://econ4obama.blogspot.com/2008/10/nber-for-obama.html


On October 2nd, 2008 The Economist released results of a survey taken by 683 economists at the National Bureau of Economic Research, the premier association of academic economists. 80% of economists surveyed believe Barack Obama is better equipped to handle the economy. 81% of economists surveyed also believe Obama will choose better economic advisers than John McCain.

The Economist magazine surveyed members of the prestigious National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and responders overwhelmingly think Obama far surpasses McCain in his grasp of economics and think Obama's plan is superior. (h/t to Freakonomics). These numbers are truly staggering! Sorry Marty! (former head of NBER and McCain supporter)

As with the Scott Adams poll, economists overwhelmingly choose to self-identify as Democrats and support Obama. This is no fluke and NBER is the cream of the crop.

(By the way, apparently the Economist is one of Palin's faves!)




Obama’s Economists
Economic policy advisors:

* Jason Furman (director of economy policy)
* Austan Goolsbee (senior economic policy advisor), University of Chicago tax policy expert
* Karen Kornbluh (policy director)
* David Cutler, Harvard health policy expert
* Jeff Liebman, Harvard welfare expert
* Michael Froman, Citigroup executive
* Daniel Tarullo, Georgetown law professor
* David Romer, Berkeley macroeconomist
* Christina Romer, Berkeley economic historian
* Richard Thaler, University of Chicago behavioral finance expert
* Robert Rubin, former Treasury Secretary
* Larry Summers, former Treasury Secretary
* Alan Blinder, former Vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve
* Jared Bernstein, Economic Policy Institute labor economist
* James Galbraith, University of Texas macroeconomist
* Paul Volcker, Chairman of the Federal Reserve 1979-1987
* Laura Tyson, Berkeley international economist, Bill Clinton economic adviser
* Robert Reich, Berkeley public policy professor, former Secretary of Labor
* Peter Henry, Stanford international economist
* Gene Sperling, former White House economic adviser

Other prominent economists who support Obama:

* Brad Delong, Berkeley macroeconomist
* Joseph Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel laureate
* Edmund Phelps, 2006 Nobel laureate
* Ray Fair, Yale macroeconomist
* Dan McFadden, 2000 Nobel laureate
* Robert Solow, 1987 Nobel laureate

Prominent finance people who support Obama:

(not actually economists)

* William Donaldson, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair 2003-05
* Arthur Levitt, SEC chair 1993-2001
* David Ruder, SEC chair 1987-1989
* Warren Buffet, investor

http://8vsb.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/economists-support-obama-over-mccain-by-more-than-2-to-1/