Is there consensus among American labor economists? Survey results on forty propositions

Whaples, Robert

doi:10.1007/bf02685810

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“…On minimum wage, economists are very mixed, with a slight edge in support of minimum wage laws. Our finding again agrees with two previous surveys of labor economists, both of which found that about half of those surveyed favored increasing the minimum wage (Whaples, 1996(Whaples, , p. 1730Fuchs et al, 1998Fuchs et al, , p. 1391. 2 On FDA, OSHA, and EPA regulations, most economists are supportive.…”

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Economists' policy views and voting

Klein

Stern

2006

Public Choice

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Abstract. In Spring 2003, a survey of 1000 economists was conducted using a randomly generated membership list from the American Economics Association. The survey contained questions about 18 policy issues, voting behavior, and several background variables. The response was 264 (nonblank) surveys. The responses show that most economists are supporters of safety regulations, gun control, redistribution, public schooling, and anti-discrimination laws. They are evenly mixed on personal choice issues, military action, and the minimum wage. Most economists oppose tighter immigration controls, government ownership of enterprise and tariffs. In voting, the Democratic:Republican ratio is 2.5:1. These results are compared to those of previous surveys of economists. We itemize a series of important questions raised by these results.

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Section: Description Of the Economist Samplesupporting

confidence: 92%

Economists' policy views and voting

Klein

Stern

2006

Public Choice

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“…Myth's findings are also at odds with what most U.S. economists, especially labor economists, believe (Whaples 1996). Card and Krueger understand this; indeed, they expressly conceive of their project as a refutation of neoclassical price theory's predictions and of the econometric evidence adduced in support (1995,.…”

Section: What Is the Modern Minimum-wage Controversy About?mentioning

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The Very Idea of Applying Economics: The Modern Minimum-Wage Controversy and Its Antecedents

Leonard¹

2000

History of Political Economy

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“…Recently Whaples (1996) reported that most labor economists believe that minimum wage laws decrease employment. Despite this, policy makers have continued to periodically raise the minimum, with the most recent increases occurring in October 1996 and September 1997.…”

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