Pander To The Economists

Professor Mankiw tells the candidates how:

The American Economic Association represents only a small fraction of 1 percent of the electorate. In every election season, we economists expect to be largely ignored, and, unlike many of our other forecasts, that one often turns out to be right.

But suppose it were otherwise. Imagine that those running for office tailored their economic positions to attract the experts in the field. What would it take to put the nation’s economists solidly behind a candidate?

Aside from a little Pigou-sneak, I think all of his suggestions are superb! Of course, if somebody would accept them in toto I would accept the energy taxes easily in exchange for all the other ideas.

Short, sweet, true. Read the whole thing.

Economics and Markets Posted by jk at July 15, 2008 7:19 PM