The Economist Polls the Economists

This week The Economist published results of its own poll among professional economists – 683 members of the National Bureau of Economic Research, of whom 142 responded. Results:

“The majority – at times by overwhelming margins – believe Mr. Obama has the superior economic plan, a firmer grasp of economics, and will appoint better economic advisers.”

“…Mr. Obama scores better on nearly every issue: promoting fiscal discipline, energy policy, reducing the number of people without health insurance, controlling health-care costs, reforming financial regulation, and boosting long-run economic growth. Twice as many economists think Mr. McCain’s plan would be bad or very bad for long-run growth …”

As for George Bush, “The respondents give Mr. Bush a dismal average of 1.7 on our five-point scale for his economic management.”

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