tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34076834962806431232011-12-19T07:49:31.158-08:00Davenoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407683496280643123.post-25373232234804341012010-01-24T05:46:00.000-08:002010-02-10T10:43:14.918-08:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">George Mason University Professor Dan Klein, Carrie Milton, and I (Dave Hedengren) are collating economist petitions and signatories. It is a project for Econ Journal Watch. We’re looking at petitions signed by economists. We’ve gathered the following list of 17 petitions principally signed by economists. Can you think of any other such petitions that we may have missed? If you can we’ll be grateful if you’d mention it in the comments. Include a a link to the petition if you can. Many thanks!</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">List of Petitions:</span><div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody> <tr> <td width="380"><a href="http://www.fordschool.umich.edu/rsie/acit/Documents/Signatories.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Economists for Sweatshops</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td width="83"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">9/25/2000</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.peri.umass.edu/sas/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Scholars Against Sweatshop Labor</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">10/1/2001</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.epi.org/page/-/old/stmt/2003/statement_signed.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Economists Opposing the Bush Tax Cuts</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">2/10/2003</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.freedomworks.org/publications/petition-concerning-the-future-of-social-security"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Petition Concerning the Future of Social Security</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">5/12/2005</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.prohibitioncosts.org/endorsers.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibition in US</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">6/1/2005</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.epi.org/page/-/pdf/epi_minimum_wage_2006.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Economists for raising the minimum wage</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">10/11/2006</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=984584"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Statement on Prediction Markets</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">5/1/2007</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/08/1028_economists_oppose_protect.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Oppose Protectionist Policies</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">8/1/2007</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.clubforgrowth.org/assets/files/CfG_Hoover_Final_WSJ.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Economists Against Protectionism</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">8/1/2007</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/john.cochrane/research/Papers/mortgage_protest.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Mortgage Petition</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">9/27/2008</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/a-counter-petition/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Counter-Petition to Mortgage Petition</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">9/30/2008</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.econ-environment.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Canadian Economists Concerned about Climate Change</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">10/7/2008</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://cafehayek.com/files/no-economists-oppose-the-stimulus-plan.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Anti-Recovery Plan Petition</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">1/9/2009</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.epi.org/publications/entry/prominent_economists_call_for_passage_of_the_employee_free_choice_act/%3EEconomists%20for%20The%20Employee%20Free%20Choice%20Act%3C/a%3E%20%3C/td%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Ctd%3E2/24/2009%3C/td%3E%3Cbr%3E%20%20%20%20%3C/tr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%20%20%20%20%3Ctr%3E%3Cbr%3E%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Ctd%3E%3Ca%20href=" org="" activities="" 398314=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Replace Federal Income Tax with FairTax</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">3/29/2009</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://freedomtotrade.org/content/petition-against-green-protectionism"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Petition Against Green Protectionism</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">5/8/2009</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2009/07/15/petition-for-fed-independence/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Fed Independence Petition</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></td> <td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">7/18/2009</span></td> </tr> </tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Update:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Special thanks to all those who contacted us with additional surveys, both in email and the comments! We'll keep updating the list of petitions we've gathered below.<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody> <tr> <td>Increase Immigration</td> <td>6/19/06</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Health Care Policy Reform 2000</td> <td>3/1/00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Antitrust Protectionism</td> <td>6/2/99</td> </tr> <tr> <td>In favor of Stimulus ("Recovery Act")</td> <td>11/19/08</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Support for a Financial Transactions Tax</td> <td>12/3/09</td> </tr> <tr> <td>In favor of Health Care Reform 2009</td> <td>11/17/09</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Biofuels and Land Use Change</td> <td>4/21/09</td> </tr> <tr> <td>In Favor of increase in corporate and "high income" tax in Oregon</td> <td>10/7/09</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oppose budget reduction in Washington State</td> <td>2/19/09</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Endorse John Kerry for President</td> <td>8/25/04</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oppose John Kerry for President</td> <td>10/13/04</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Economists' Statement on Network Neutrality Policy</td> <td>3/1/07</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Using Procurement Auctions to Allocate Broadband Stimulus</td> <td>4/13/09</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Energy Legislation Will Weaken Supplies, Worsen Tax Burdens</td> <td>10/17/07</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oppose Tax Hikes on Earnings, Options</td> <td>1/14/04</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oppose Death Tax</td> <td>5/21/01</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Support Cap and Trade</td> <td>3/4/09</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Healthcare Reform 1994</td> <td>3/16/94</td> </tr> </tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3407683496280643123-2537323223480434101?l=econpetitionmonitor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Davenoreply@blogger.com13