Economists’ Statement Opposing
the Bush Tax Cuts
Signers by State
Nobel Laureates
George Akerlof University of California – Berkeley
Kenneth J. Arrow Stanford University
Peter Diamond Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lawrence R. Klein University of Pennsylvania
Daniel L. McFadden University of California – Berkeley
Franco Modigliani Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Douglass C. North Washington University
Paul A. Samuelson Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William F. Sharpe Stanford University
Robert M. Solow Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joseph Stiglitz Columbia University
AL
Randolph T. Beard Auburn University
AR
Gary Latanich Arkansas State University
CA
Irma Adelman University of California – Berkeley
Brad DeLong University of California – Berkeley
Robert M. Anderson University of California
Robert K. Arnold Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy
Michael A. Bernstein University of California - San Diego
Daniel L. Blakley University of San Francisco
Clair Brown University of California - Berkeley
Jeremy Bulow Stanford University
Susan B. Carter University of California - Riverside
Menzie D. Chinn University of California - Santa Cruz
Stephen S. Cohen University of California - Berkeley
William S. Comanor University of California - Santa Barbara & Los Angeles
Vincent P. Crawford University of California - San Diego
Al Culver California State University - Chico
James G. Devine Loyola Marymount University
Barry Eichengreen University of California - Berkeley
Sasan Fayazmanesh California State University - Fresno
Robert J. Flanagan Stanford University
Victor R. Fuchs Stanford University
David E. Gallo California State University – Chico
Richard J. Gilbert University of California – Berkeley
Steven M. Goldman University of California - Berkeley
Douglas F. Greer San Jose State University
Gregory Grossman University of California - Berkeley
Terry L. Gustafson California State University - Chico
Steven C. Hackett Humboldt State University
Bronwyn H. Hall University of California - Berkeley
Scott Houser California State University - Fresno
Michael Hutchison University of California - Santa Cruz
Sanford M. Jacoby University of California - Los Angeles
George Jouganatos California State University
Linda Kamas Santa Clara University
David E. Kaun University of California - Santa Cruz
Lori G. Kletzer University of California - Santa Cruz
Mordecai Kurz Stanford University
David L. Landes City College of San Francisco
J. Paul Leigh University of California - Davis
David T. Levine University of California - Berkeley
Stephen Levy Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy
James D. Likens Pomona College
Mark H. Maier Glendale Community College
Donald Mar San Francisco State University
Robert N. Mefford UAW of San Francisco
Gerald M. Meier Stanford University
Edward Miguel University of California, Berkeley
Suleman A. Moosa California State University - Chico
Saeed Mortazavi Humboldt State University
Joanna Moss San Francisco State University
Peggy B. Musgrave University of California - Santa Cruz
G. Alan Myers Santa Fe Workshops
Roger G. Noll Stanford University
Paul Ong University of California - Los Angeles
Pastor Manuel University of California - Santa Cruz
Michael Perelman California State University - Chico
Jeffrey M. Perloff University of California - Berkeley
Marshall Pomer Macroeconomic Policy Institute
John M. Quigley University of California - Berkeley
Michael Reich University of California – Berkeley
Gerard Roland University of California – Berkeley
David Romer University of California - Berkeley
Christina Romer University of California, Berkeley
Daniel Rubinfeld University of California - Berkeley
Allen J. Scott University of California - Los Angeles
Carl Shapiro University of California, Berkeley
Laurence Shute California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Joel Sobel University of California
Michael Storper University of California - Los Angeles
Myra H. Strober Stanford University
Mayo C. Toruno California State University, San Bernardino
Donald Vial California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy
Brian D. Wright University of California – Berkeley
Janet Yellen University of California – Berkeley
Carol Zabin University of California Berkeley
Henry W. Zaretsky Henry W. Zaretsky & Assoc., Inc.
Lyuba Zarsky Global Development and Environment Institute
John Zysman Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy
Ravi Bhandari University of California - Berkeley
Deborah L. Garvey Santa Clara University
Kenneth Sokoloff University of California - Los Angeles
Harold A. Forman UFCW
Marcus Alexis Stanford University
Leland S Prussia Bank of America
Curt E. Kammeraad Fresno City College
Susan Ettner UCLA School of Medicine
Hasan MacNeil Butte College
Barry Eichengreen University of California – Berkeley
Lynda Rush California State Polytechnic University, Pomono
CO
Laura M. Argys University of Colorado - Denver
Alexandra Bernasek Colorado State University
Daphne Greenwood Center for Colorado Policy Studies
Charles Howe University of Colorado
Tracy Mott University of Denver
Daniel I. Rees University of Colorado - Denver
Thomas F. Rutherford University of Colorado
CT
Polly R. Allen University of Connecticut
Paul Cantor Norwalk Community College
Jane D'Arista Financial Markets Center
Joyce Jacobsen Wesleyan University
Michael Lovell Wesleyan University
Spencer J. Pack Connecticut College
Gustav Ranis Yale University
Christopher Udry Yale University
DC
Henry Aaron The Brookings Institution
Robert L. Axtell The Brookings Institution
Dean Baker Center for Economic and Policy Research
Jared Bernstein Economic Policy Institute
L. Josh Bivens Economic Policy Institute
Margaret M. Blair Georgetown University Law Center
Ralph C. Bryant The Brookings Institution
Gary Burtless The Brookings Institution
Dallas Burtraw Resources for the Future
William T. Dickens The Brookings Institution
Randall Dodd Financial Policy Forum
Ernie Englander George Washington University
Jeff Faux Economic Policy Institute
William G. Gale The Brookings Institution
Sue Headlee American University
Alan G. Isaac American University
Catherine Langlois Georgetown University
Mark C. Long George Washington University
Charles W. McMillion MBG Information Services
Mieke Meurs American University
Lawrence Mishel Economic Policy Institute
Van Dorn Ooms Committee for Economic Development
Peter R. Orszag The Brookings Institution
Jonatha M. Orszag
Thomas I. Palley Open Society Institute
Adam Posen Institute for International Economics
Alice M. Rivlin The Brookings Institution; New School University
Carol Ann Rogers Georgetown University
Howard Rosen Institute for International Economics
Steven C. Salop Georgetown University Law Center
Isabel V. Sawhill The Brookings Institution
Robert Scott Economic Policy Institute
M.M. Shahjahan PHI Service Company
Stephen J. Silvia American University
Stephen C. Smith George Washington University
William Spriggs National Urban League Institute for Opportunity And Equality
Bernard Wasow The Century Foundation
Sidney Weintraub Center for Strategic and International Studies
Christian E. Weller Economic Policy Institute
Jeffrey Wenger Economic Policy Institute
Jonathan M. Orszag Sebago Associates, Inc.
John Williamson Institute for International Economics
Larry Buron Abt Associates
Max B. Sawicky Economic Policy Institute
Andrew F Brimmer Brimmer & Company Inc
James Reschovsky Center for studying health system change
Winston Harrington Resources for the Future
DE
Laurence Seidman University of Delaware
John Kushman University of Delaware
FL
Mary A. Burke Florida State University & Grinnell College
E. Ray Canterbery Florida State University
Richard D. Coe New College of Florida
Catherine S. Elliott New College of Florida
Jonathan H. Hamilton University of Florida
Douglas Harris Florida State University
Ira Horowitz University of Florida
Ann Horowitz University of Florida
Frederick R. Strobel New College of Florida
Paul Swaim OECD
Scott J. Brown Raymond James & Associates
GA
Richard Fryman University of West Georgia
Robert E. Moore Georgia State University
William C. Schaniel State University of West Georgia
HI
Lawrence W. Boyd University of Hawaii - West Oahu
IA
Bill Ferguson Grinnell College
Mark Montgomery Grinnell College
Bonu Sengupta Grinnell College
Bradley W. Bateman Grinnell College
Janet Seiz Grinnell College
Suzanne Wallace Central College
Martin C. Spechler Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
George M. Von Furstenberg Indiana University
David Hummels Purdue University
Dan Kovenock Purdue University
James C. Moore Purdue University
Timothy N. Cason Purdue University
Teresa Ghilarducci University of Notre Dame
Charles K. Wilber University of Notre Dame
Martin H. Wolfson University of Notre Dame
Esther-Mirjam Sent University of Notre Dame; Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences
IL
Ron Baiman University of Illinois - Chicago
Steven Cohn Knox College
Sidney Davidson University of Chicago
Robert J. Gordon Northwestern University
Fred Gottheil University of Illinois - Urbana
Walter W. McMahon University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Bruce D. Meyer Northwestern University
Michael Wallerstein Northwestern University
Burton A. Weisbrod Northwestern University
Robert M. Coen Northwestern University
Brian J. Peterson Manchester College
Samuel Rosenberg Roosevelt University
KS
William A. Barnett University of Kansas
W. Robert Brazelton University of Missouri - Kansas City
Mehrene Larudee University of Kansas
Joshua L. Rosenbloom University of Kansas
Harry G. Shaffer University of Kansas
KY
Gary E. Clayton Northern Kentucky University
John Gilderbloom University of Louisville
Peter B. Meyer The E.P.Systems Group, Inc.
Carl Simkonis Northern Kentucky University
Tom Cate Northern Kentucky University
MA
Frank Ackerman Global Development and Environment Institute
Randy Albelda University of Massachusetts - Boston
Alice H. Amsden Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michael Ash University of Massachusetts - Amherst
M.V. Lee Badgett University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Francis M. Bator Harvard University Kennedy School of Government
Sandy Baum Skidmore College
Olivier Blanchard Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Barry Bluestone Northeastern University
James K Boyce University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ralph Bradburd Williams College
Robert Buchele Smith College
Jim Campen University of Massachusetts - Boston
Jens Christiansen Mount Holyoke College
Alan Clayton-Matthews University of Massachusetts - Boston
David C. Cole Harvard University
James R. Crotty University of Massachusetts
David Danning Massachusetts Teachers Association
Peter B. Doeringer Boston University
James S. Duesenberry Harvard University
David T. Ellwood Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
Gerald Epstein University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Rashi Fein Harvard University
Franklin M. Fisher Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Diane Flaherty University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Daniel Flores-Guri Skidmore College
Nancy Folbre University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Richard G. Frank Harvard University
Jeffrey Frankel Harvard University
Kevin Gallagher Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University
Marshall I. Goldman Wellesley College
Neva R. Goodwin Tufts University
Peter Gottschalk Boston College
Jerry R. Green Harvard University
Deborah Haas-Wilson Smith College
Jonathan M. Harris Tufts University
Carol E. Heim University of Massachusetts - Amherst
James Heintz University of Massachusetts
Joni Hersch Harvard Law School
J. K. Kapler University of Massachusetts - Boston
Roger T. Kaufman Smith College
Carl Kaysen Massachussets Institute of Technology
Marlene Kim University of Massachusetts - Boston
Kevin Lang Boston University
Robert Z. Lawrence Harvard University
George C. Lodge Harvard Business School
Lisa M. Lynch Tufts University
Catherine Lynde University of Massachusetts - Boston
Arthur MacEwan University of Massachusetts - Boston
Michael Manove Boston University
John A. Miller Wheaton College
Fred Moseley Mount Holyoke College
Richard J. Murnane Harvard Graduate School of Education
Richard A. Musgrave Harvard University
Julie A. Nelson Tufts University
Eva Paus Mount Holyoke College
Karen A. Pfeifer Smith College
Michael J. Piore Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert Pollin University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Dani Rodrik Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
Janis A. Russell University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Bruce R. Scott Harvard Business School
William G. Shepherd University of Massachusetts
Betty Frances Slade Harvard Institute for International Development (ret.)
Mary Huff Stevenson University of Massachusetts - Boston
John R. Stifler University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Peter Temin Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David Terkla University of Massachusetts - Boston
L. C. Thurow Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Christopher Tilly University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Gordon C. Winston Williams College
Gary Yohe Wesleyan University
Andrew Zimbalist Smith College
Roger E. Bolton Williams College
Alan de Brauw Williams College
Pascale Joassart University of Massachusetts - Boston
Lucie Schmidt Williams College
Stephen Sheppard Williams College
Lara Shore-Sheppard Williams College
Karl E. Case Wellesley College
David. T. Ellwood Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
James K. Galbraith Harvard University
MD
Katharine Abraham University of Maryland
Alperovitz Gar University of Maryland
Carl F. Christ Johns Hopkins University
Christopher D. Carroll Johns Hopkins University
Jimmy Chan Johns Hopkins University
I. M. Destler University of Maryland
Joseph Froomkin
Joseph E. Harrington, Jr. Johns Hopkins University
Robert G. Lynch Washington College
Louis J. Maccini Johns Hopkins University
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation
Edward Montgomery University of Maryland
Amy K. Taylor
Jonah B. Gelbach University of Maryland, College Park
ME
Rachel Connelly Bowdoin College
Zorina Khan Bowdoin College
Vaishali Mamgain University of Southern Maine
Bruce B. Roberts University of Southern Maine
Tom Tietenberg Colby College
David Vail Bowdoin College
John Fitzgerald Bowdoin College
MI
William James Adams University of Michigan
David Arsen Michigan State University
Timothy J. Bartik Upjohn Institute
Michael H. Belzer Wayne State University
Peter Berg Michigan State University
Paul N. Courant University of Michigan
David B. Crary Eastern Michigan University
Sheldon Danziger University of Michigan
Ronald C. Fisher Michigan State University
Sherrie A. Kossoudji University of Michigan
Mordechai Kreinin Michigan State University
Margaret C. Levenstein University of Michigan
Jeffrey Mackie-Mason University of Michigan
James P. Morgan University of Michigan
Janet S. Netz University of Michigan
Gregory M. Saltzman Albion College and University of Michigan
A. Allan Schmid Michigan State University
Matthew D. Shapiro University of Michigan
Frank Thompson University of Michigan
Thomas E. Weisskopf University of Michigan
Linda Ewing International Union, UAW
James T Bonnen Michigan State University
MN
Stephen V. Burks University of Minnesota
Robert J. Kozlowski Macalester College
Ann R. Markuson University of Minnesota
Andrew McLennan University of Minnesota
Amata Miller College of St. Catherine
Vernon W. Ruttan University of Minnesota
James G. Scoville University of Minnesota
Stephen H. Strand Carleton College
Arthur R. Williams Health Care Policy & Research, Mayo Clinic
Michael R Behr
MO
Steven Fazzari Washington University
Charles Leven Washington University
Timothy McBride Univeristy of Missouri – St.Louis
MS
John R. Conlon University of Mississippi
Marianne T. Hill Mississippi Center for Policy Research
NC
Arthur Benavie University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Patrick Conway University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Helen F. Ladd Duke University
Lawrence Morse North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Pamela Nickless University of North Carolina - Asheville
NH
Richard W. England University of New Hampshire
NJ
M. Dutta Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Albert O. Hirschman Institute for Advanced Study
Hilary Sigman Rutgers University
Robert H. Patrick Rutgers University
Douglas Kruse Rutgers University
NM
Melissa Binder University of New Mexico
Samuel Bowles Santa Fe Institute
Gerard Bradley New Mexico Labor Department
David S. Brookshire University of New Mexico
Janie M. Chermak University of New Mexico
NY
Moshe Adler Fiscal Policy Institute
William J. Baumol New York University
Peter Birckmayer SUNY - Empire State College
Lawrence Blume Cornell University
Howard Chernick Hunter College, City University of New York
Paul P. Christensen Hofstra University
Gregory DeFreitas Hofstra University
Ronald G. Ehrenberg Cornell University
Massoud Fazeli Hofstra University
Albert Fishlow Columbia University
Robert H. Frank Cornell University
Irv Garfinkel Columbia University
Devra L. Golbe Hunter College, City University of New York
Ulla Grapard Colgate University
Marjorie Honig Hunter College, City University of New York
Richard Hurd Cornell University
Alfred E. Kahn Cornell University; NERA
Tim Koechlin Vassar College
Shirley Johnson Lans Vassar College
Douglas Koritz Buffalo State College
Nicholas N. Kozlov Hofstra University
Mark Levinson UNITE
Jay R. Mandle Colgate University
Martin Melkonian Hofstra University
Seymour Melman Columbia University
Thomas R. Michl Colgate University
William Milberg New School University
Jerry Miner Syracuse University
James Parrott Fiscal Policy Institute
Cordelia Reimers Hunter College, City University of New York
Trudi Renwick Fiscal Policy Institute
Frank Roosevelt Sarah Lawrence College
Roy J. Rotheim Skidmore College
Jeffrey D. Sachs Columbia University
Stephen J. Schmidt Union College (Schenectady)
Purvi Sevak City University of New York - Hunter College
Sumitra Shah St. John's University
Timothy M. Smeeding Maxwell School, Syracuse University
Ashok Vora Baruch College, City University of New York
Melvin I. White Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Judith Fields Lehman College - City University of New York
Marcia Freedman Columbia University
Paul Johnson Vassar College
Shirley Johnson Lans Vassar College
Vasilios Petratos C.S.I. - City University of New York
Sangi Park SUNY Stony Brook
Robert Rebelein Vassar College
Jonathan Conning Hunter College, CUNY
William Waller Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Marilyn Power Sarah Lawrence College
Frederick Floss Buffalo State College
OH
Rudy Fichtenbaum Wright State University
Barbara Hopkins Wright State University
Paulette Olson Wright State University
James A. Swaney Wright State University
OR
Eban Goodstein Lewis & Clark College
Linda Young Southern Oregon University
Marjorie S Turner San Diego State University
PA
Earl W. Adams Allegheny College
Behrooz Afraslabi Allegheny College
Lawrence Chimerine Radnor International Consulting, Inc.
John Connor Villanova University
Robert Drago Pennsylvania State University
Christina M. Fong Carnegie Mellon University
Wei Ge Bucknell University
Amy K. Glasmeier Pennsylvania State University
Don Goldstein Allegheny College
Stephen Golub Swarthmore College
Paul A. Heise Lebanon Valley College
Steven Husted University of Pittsburgh
David Kristjanson-Gural Bucknell University
Herbert S. Levine University of Pennsylvania
George Loewenstein Carnegie Mellon University
Geoffrey E. Schneider Bucknell University
Kenneth H. Thomas The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
James Tybout Penn State University
Charles L. Weise Gettysburg College
Nancy E. White Bucknell University
Lonnie Golden Pennsylvania State University - Abington
Jean Shackelford Bucknell University
RI
David N. Weil Brown University
TN
Stephen Buckles Vanderbilt University
Andrea Maneschi Vanderbilt University
Teresa Meyer Waters University of Tennessee
Fred M. Westfield Vanderbilt University
Shelley I. White-Means University of Memphis
Paul Davidson University of Tennessee
TX
Lloyd J. Dumas University of Texas - Dallas
Kenneth Flamm LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
Donald G. Freeman Sam Houston State University
James K. Galbraith University of Texas, LBJ School of Public Affairs Austin
UT
Gail Blattenberger University of Utah
Kenneth P. Jameson University of Utah
David Kiefer University of Utah
Thomas N. Maloney University of Utah
James M. Rock University of Utah
Norman J. Waitzman University of Utah
VA
Drucilla K. Barker Hollins University
William F. Hellmuth Virginia Commonwealth University
Andrew I. Kohen James Madison University
Darryl Lowry Roanoke College
Glen H. Mitchell
John V. Pepper University of Virginia, Charlottesville
VT
Jeffrey P. Carpenter Middlebury College
Michael P. Claudon Middlebury College
Carolyn Craven Middlebury College
Jonathan Isham Middlebury College
Peter Hans Matthews Middlebury College
Elaine McCrate University of Vermont
Stephanie Seguino University of Vermont
Ross Thomson University of Vermont
WI
Ralph Andreano University of Wisconsin - Madison
Daniel W. Bromley University of Wisconsin - Madison
Laura Dresser University of Wisconsin - Madison
Steven Durlauf University of Wisconsin
Arthur S. Goldberger University of Wisconsin
Donald Hausch University of Wisconsin - Madison
Robert Haveman University of Wisconsin, Madison
Donald D. Hester University of Wisconsin
M. Kevin McGee University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
Brad Barham University of Wisconsin - Madison
WV
Peter V. Schaeffer West Virginia University
Steven Shuklian Marshall University
International
David Barkin Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana - Unidad Xochimilco
Fikret Ceyhun AEA & URPE
J. Malcolm Dowling Singapore Management University
Lawrence D. Jones University of British Columbia
Laura D’Andrea Tyson London Business School
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