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Economists favor Obama 59% to 28% over McCain
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2008/09/poll-of-aea.html
Big surprise. Obama routes McCain on every single issue except free trade.
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This is surprising:
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That would be great, actually.
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But why would there be such a bias for economists?
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Because they are Marxist idiots?
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compared to the other social sciences, that's actually quite conservative. in political science/history/anthropology the ratio is 9:1
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Marxists aren't allowed in the AEA.
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Yes. There are only 2 departments Marxist departments in the country (Utah, UMass). Marxists are pretty much shut out of jobs and membership in the AEA. The stuff they do isn't considered orthodox.
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