AP报道说:
Obamaadvisers, including Christina Romer and Lawrence Summers, have beencontacting economists from across the political spectrum in search ofadvice as they assemble a spending plan that would meet Obama's goal ofpreserving or creating 2.5 million jobs over two years....Only oneoutside economist contacted by Obama aides, Harvard's Greg Mankiw, whoserved on President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers, voicedskepticism about the need for an economic stimulus, transitionofficials said.(奥巴马团队,只与一个怀疑论者,哈佛的曼昆,进行了接触)怀疑论,这个词,用得好,而没有用那个直白的“反对”。在他们找到我时,我说的话,与这个博客里说的话,是一样的。有
中央银行还有多少招或monetary policy is not out of ammunition, and that
减税会更好tax cuts are potentially more potent than spending increases 。我可能还说了:支出导向的刺激,虽然指向了当前的短期危机,但是,可能会导致
政府的扩张或
a long-term increase in the size of government)但是,我觉得这些观点,不会动摇奥巴马团队。一般说来,我认为,经济学家们,在评估处理当前经济下滑的各种建议时,要学会谦卑,因为,
有很多事,我们是不了解的。我相信,我不是
惟一的怀疑论者。譬如,GMU的经济学家
Tyler Cowen,就是其中一位。 如果新政府,还想知道更多的怀疑论经济学家,那么,我可以提出一批可能的候选人,但是,奥巴马的经济学家,可能已经知道这些怀疑论,究竟是什么内容了。
顺便说一下,国会的共和党领导人John Boehner,正在编写“怀疑论经济学家之名人录”(
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