(Nov. 7, 2016) The number of economists having signed a letter opposing the Republican presidential candidate reached 785 the morning before Election Day.
Update: More Economists Oppose Trump
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Clinton Economics vs. Trump Economics
Nov. 4, 2016- [These two pages were written for an OMFIF report released Oct. 28. They draw on some of my preceding columns.]
If one judges by the two candidates’ economic policy stances, the 2016 US presidential campaign is not quite as much of a departure from the past as it otherwise appears.
Economists Sign Letter Opposing Trump
370 of us economists have signed a new letter opposing Donald Trump: Economists Lay Out List of Reasons to Vote Against Trump. Here is the text of the letter, which the Wall Street Journal has reported on .
The WSJ earlier surveyed all previous members of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, spanning eight presidential administrations, Republican and Democrat. Not a single one supported Trump, including the Republicans!
Also 19 Nobel Laureates have signed a letter endorsing Hillary Clinton.