Kevin wrote: >I can give a longer explanation, but most normal people > seem to display eyes glazing over whenever an economist explains anything.
I wouldn't be so fast in assuming that here. We have had a couple of economists as contributing members at Brin-L: Brad DeLong and John D. Giorgis. I'd guess you've heard of Brad, and John's at BLS and has won a fellowship from the White House IIRC. And, my Zambian daughter has interned with the IMF, will graduate with a MA in econ. from American University, has applied for a World Bank fellowship (?) that is intended as a 2-3 year job for people between their masters and Phd. We've talked econ for hours. So I, and probably many others here, would enjoy some detailed economic discussions. So, please, go on. In particular, I have a couple of questions on free trade and such. 1) Economists pretty universally see free trade as beneficial. Do you see any exceptions? In particular, do you see any trade restrictions that help our competitors (such as Japan and China) and hurt the US. 2) Do you have any idea why the job participation % has gone down for the last 6-7 years or so? Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
