I will concur. Without going into any gory details, I happen to know for a fact that Burkhauser is a classic example of a self-promoting academic asshole of the worst sort. He almost makes Krugman look good, he's that bad, a serious back-stabber. Barkley Rosser -----Original Message----- From: Michael Yates <mikey+ at pitt.edu> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Date: Thursday, March 18, 1999 5:32 PM Subject: Re: Law and Econ elements
>Friends,
>
>I went to college with Richard Burkhauser. He was a math major until
>his senior year and then switched to economics. He seemed like a real
>nerdy type in college, someone I couldn't stand just to look at him.
>Looks like he's turned into a real asshole. It's amazing. He and
>another fellow from my 1967 graduating class at St. Vincent College in
>Latrobe, PA. got PhD's in economics,as did I. A few years ago, there
>was a big shindig at the college and both were invited to give talks,
>given awards, etc. Guess who was left out, despite the fact that I won
>the award for the best economics student that year and have had many
>publications, etc. I gave copies of each of my books to the librarian
>and he never thanked me until I sent him a nasty letter. Marta,
>Burkhauser's ideas are common currency in economics, and I am sure that
>he did not believe that you should have been on the same platform with
>him. Come the revolution, we will force these jerks to live in the
>worst neighborhood in the crappiest town n the country and let them do
>shit work for the rest of their lives at minimum wage.
>
>michael yates
>
>Marta Russell wrote:
>>
>> Max Sawicky wrote:
>>
>> > The commentator was an economist from Cornell. He was very
>> > critical of
>> > my having used EPI as a reputable source. He said "It's
>> > controlled by >>
>> >
>> > And who might this cupcake be?
>>
>> Richard Burkhauser
>>
>> He got some flack for making some ridiculous comments about SSI. After
>> reading one of his papers... he is very big on cutting down the SSI
>> rolls and says that people on SSI develop pathologies that keep them out
>> of the workforce. This did not go over too well with some disabled
>> people on SSI who struggled for years to find a way to be able to work
>> and those who still haven't been able to surmount ablist prejudice and
>> economic discrimination to get a job. The guy has little to no contact
>> with disabled people to know just how hellish being on SSI is, how
>> employers don't want to hire anyone on SSI, much less provide them with
>> reasonable accommodations, or how SSI work disincentives punish people
>> who would like to have a job, yet has wedged himself into the issues
>> probably by way of his position at Cornell.
>>
>> When the "proof" comes in the mail, I'll get a copy of it to you.
>>
>> Marta
>