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February 12, 2003 JS-28
"250 Economists Endorse President Bush's Jobs and Growth Plan"
The Honorable George W. Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President Bush:
We enthusiastically endorse your economic growth and jobs proposal. It is fiscally responsible and it will create more employment, economic growth, and opportunities for all Americans. Moreover, it will improve corporate accountability and strengthen the nation’s international competitiveness.
Sincerely,
Douglas K. Adie, Ohio University Richard Agnello, University of Delaware William Albrecht, University of Iowa Donald Alexender, Western Michigan University William R. Allen, UCLA Annelise Anderson, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Martin Anderson, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Jim Araji, University of Idaho Paul Ballantyne, University of Colorado in Colorado Springs Stacie E. Beck, University of Delaware Donald Bellante, University of South Florida Bruce Bender, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee James T. Bennett, George Mason University M. Douglas Berg, Sam Houston State University Robert Blake, Forecasters Club of New York Cecil E. Bohanon, Ball State University Don Booth, Chapman University George H. Borts, Brown University Michael J. Boskin, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Leonard Bower, consultant Michael Brandl, University of Texas at Austin Emile J. Brinkmann, Mortgage Bankers Association of America Horace W. Brock, Strategic Economic Decisions, Inc. Wayne T. Brough, Citizens for a Sound Economy Jackson Brown, American Dental Association Jeffrey Brown, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Phillip J. Bryson, Marriott School, BYU Todd Buchholz, Enso Capital Management James B. Burnham, Duquesne University Michelle Burtis, LECG LLC James L. Butkiewicz, University of Delaware Samantha Carrington, California State University at Los Angeles Kenneth W. Chilton, Lindenwood University Ernest S. Christian, Center For Strategic Tax Reform Lawrence R. Cima, John Carroll University J.R. Clark, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Darin G. Clay, University of Southern California Daniel M. Clifton, American Shareholders Association Howard Cochran, Belmont University John P. Cochran, Metropolitan State College of Denver John Cogan, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Boyd Collier, Tarleton State University Phil Colling, Mortgage Bankers Association of America Roy Cordato, John Locke Foundation Ted Covey, Prosperity Caucus Eleanor D. Craig, University of Delaware Mark Crain, George Mason University Thomas D. Crocker, University of Wyoming Coldwell Daniel III, University of Memphis Lawrence S. Davidson, Indiana University Ronnie H. Davis, Printing Industries of America Ed Day, University of Central Florida Stephen J. Dempsey, University of Vermont Christopher DeMuth, American Enterprise Institute John L. Dobra, University of Nevada Michael Dowd, University of Toledo Thomas J. Duesterberg, Manufacturers Alliance Douglas G. Duncan, Mortgage Bankers Association of America John B. Egger, Towson University Isaac Ehrlich, SUNY at Buffalo Michael A. Ellis, Kent State University Kenneth G. Elzinga, University of Virginia Michael R. Englund, MMS International Stephen J. Entin, Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation Ed Erickson, North Carolina State University Richard E. Ericson, Columbia University Paul Evans, Ohio State University Frank Falero, California State University Allen M. Featherstone, Kansas State University Martin Feldstein, Harvard University John Foltz, University of Idaho Kristin J. Forbes, MIT William F. Ford, Middle Tennessee State University Kenneth C. Froewiss, NYU Robert C. Fry, Washington, West Virginia David Garthoff, University of Akron James F. Gatti, University of Vermont David Gay, University of Arkansas Richard F. Gleisner, St. Cloud State University Claudio Gonzalez, Ohio State University Ernest Goss, Creighton University Scott F. Grannis, Western Asset Management John G. Greenhut, Arizona State University West Earl Grinols, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Timothy Groseclose, Stanford Graduate School of Business James Gwartney, Florida State University David L. Hammes, University of Hawaii at Hilo J. Daniel Hammond, Wake Forest University Stephen Happel, Arizona State University Kevin Hassett, American Enterprise Institute Joel W. Hay, University of Southern California Will C. Heath, Heath Economics Dale M. Heien, University of California at Davis Pat Hendershott, Ohio State University James W. Henderson, Baylor University Melvin J. Hinich, University of Texas Mark Hirschey, University of Kansas Harold M. Hochman, Lafayette College Robert J. Hodrick, Columbia University Lawrence A. Hunter, Empower America Thomas R. Ireland, University of Missouri at St. Louis John D. Jackson, Auburn University Lowell Jacobsen, Baker University Sherry Jarrell, Wake Forest University Michael C. Jensen, Harvard Business School Clifton T. Jones, Stephen F. Austin State University Richard E. Just, University of Maryland Steven N. Kaplan, University of Chicago Ed Kaplan, Western Washington University Raymond J. Keating, Small Business Survival Committee Kristen Keith, University of Toledo B.F. Kiker, University of South Carolina E. Han Kim, University of Michigan Paul Koch, Olivet Nazarene University Meir Kohn, Dartmouth College Melvyn Krauss, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Peter Kretzmer, Bank of America Robert Krol, California State University at Northridge Larry Kudlow, Kudlow & Co. Richard La Near, Missouri Southern State College Arthur Laffer, Laffer Associates William E. Laird, Jr., Florida State University Russell Lamb, North Carolina State University Don Leet, California State University at Fresno John D. Leeth, Bentley College Ken Lehn, University of Pittsburgh Cotton M. Lindsay, Clemson University Larry Lindsey, The Lindsey Group Dennis E. Logue, University of Oklahoma Lawrence W. Lovik, Troy State University Harold I. Lunde, Bowling Green State University Donald L. Luskin, Trend Macrolytics, LLC Burton Malkiel, Princeton University David Malpass, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. N. Gregory Mankiw, Harvard University Richard Manning, Pfizer, Inc. Dick Marcus, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Michael L. Marlow, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Merrill Matthews, Jr., Council for Affordable Health Insurance Thomas H. Mayor, University of Houston Tom Means, San Jose State University Allan H. Meltzer, Carnegie Mellon University Michael Melvin, Arizona State University Stephen Mennemeyer, University of Alabama at Birmingham Lloyd Mercer, University of California at Santa Barbara John Merrifield, University of Texas at San Antonio Jim Miller, Director, Office of Management and Budget, 1985-88 Jim Mintert, Kansas State University Velma Montoya, National Council of Hispanic Women Steve Moore, Club for Growth John Moorhouse, Wake Forest University John Murray, University of Toledo Harry Nagel, St. John's University Anthony Negbenebor, Gardner-Webb University George R. Neumann, University of Iowa Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform Seth W. Norton, Wheaton College William Oakland, Tulane University Lee E. Ohanian, UCLA Richard W. Oliver, American Graduate School of Management June O'Neill, Baruch College, City University of New York Lydia Ortega, San Jose State University Karen Palasek, John Locke Foundation Randall E. Parker, East Carolina University James Parrino, Babson College E.C. Pasour, Jr., North Carolina State University Mark Perry, University of Michigan at Flint Tomas Philipson, University of Chicago Barry Poulson, University of Colorado Edward C. Prescott, University of Minnesota Jan S. Prybyla, Pennsylvania State University Gary Quinlivan, Saint Vincent College Richard W. Rahn, Discovery Institute John Rapp, University of Dayton Eric Rasmusen, Indiana University Martin A. Regalia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Carmen M. Reinhart, International Monetary Fund Christine P. Ries, Georgia Institute of Technology Aldona Robbins, Fiscal Associates Gary Robbins, Fiscal Associates Paul Craig Roberts, Institute for Political Economy Charles K. Rowley, George Mason University Paul H. Rubin, Emory University Roy J. Ruffin, University of Houston Mark Rush, University of Florida John Ryding, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. Andrew Sacher, Caxton Associates Gary J. Santoni, Ball State University Thomas R. Saving, Texas A&M University Kurt Schuler, Office of the Vice Chairman, Joint Economic Committee, US Congress Michael Schuyler, Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation Robert Scott, California State University, Chico Gerald W. Scully, University of Texas at Dallas Richard T. Selden, University of Virginia Barry J. Seldon, University of Texas at Dallas John Semmens, Laissez Faire Institute Richard J. Sexton, University of California at Davis Sol Shalit, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Alan C. Shapiro, University of Southern California Gary L. Shoesmith, Wake Forest University William F. Shughart II, University of Mississippi Charles David Skipton, Florida State University Amy Smith, formerly with the Office of Management and Budget James F. Smith, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Rodney T. Smith, Stratecon, Inc. Vernon L. Smith, George Mason University (Nobel Laureate) Neil H. Snyder, University of Virginia John C. Soper, John Carroll University Frank Spreng, McKendree College Beryl W. Sprinkel, B.W. Sprinkel Economics Stan Spurlock, Mississippi State University William G. Stanford, University of Illinois at Chicago Ben Stein, actor, writer, economist Carl H. Stem, Texas Tech University Craig A. Stepenson, Babson College E. Frank Stephenson, Berry College Courtenay C. Stone, Ball State University Robert Tamura, Clemson University Fred Telling, Pfizer, Inc. Rebecca Thacker, Ohio University Clifford Thies, Shenandoah University Leo Troy, Rutgers University Kamal Upadhyaya, University of New Haven Richard Vedder, Ohio University Tony Villamil, The Washington Economics Group Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University William B. Walstad, University of Nebraska at Lincoln Stephen J.K. Walters, Loyola College in Maryland Harold Warren, East Tennessee State University Marc Weidenmier, Claremont McKenna College John T. Wenders, University of Idaho Brian S. Wesbury, Griffin, Kubik, Stephens & Thompson Walter Wessels, North Carolina State University Robert Whaples, Wake Forest University John Whitley, University of Adelaide John H. Wicks, University of Montana at Missoula Gary W. Williams, Texas A&M University Michael E. Williams, University of Denver Douglas Wills, University of Washington at Tacoma Michael K. Wohlgenant, North Carolina State University Charles Wolf, Jr., Hoover Institution, Stanford University Gary Wolfram, Hillsdale College Gene C. Wunder, Washburn University Richard Yamarone, Argus Research Corp. Andrew Yuengert, Pepperdine University Paul J. Zak, Claremont Graduate University M.Y. Zaki, Northern Michigan University Asghar Zardkoohi, Texas A&M University Kate Zhou, University of Hawaii Benjamin Zycher, Pacific Research Institute
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