They didn't just ask any economists - the survey was sent to 683 NBER research associates, an elite subset of academic economists, of which 142 responded. A somewhat broader sample of American Economic Association members (a less elite group - even I am in it) surveyed by Scott Adams also favored Obama, though less overwhelmingly (see this earlier post).
Friday, October 3, 2008
The Economist Asks Some Economists
The Economist has surveyed economists' opinions about McCain and Obama. The results are overwhelmingly in Obama's favor:
They didn't just ask any economists - the survey was sent to 683 NBER research associates, an elite subset of academic economists, of which 142 responded. A somewhat broader sample of American Economic Association members (a less elite group - even I am in it) surveyed by Scott Adams also favored Obama, though less overwhelmingly (see this earlier post).
They didn't just ask any economists - the survey was sent to 683 NBER research associates, an elite subset of academic economists, of which 142 responded. A somewhat broader sample of American Economic Association members (a less elite group - even I am in it) surveyed by Scott Adams also favored Obama, though less overwhelmingly (see this earlier post).
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