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Dear Friends and Colleagues in Economics:
Barbara Bergmann and I have been circulating a statement of support for Bill Bradley for economists to sign. At the recent ASSA meetings, about 40 signed on. If we can get 100 or so sign-ons, the campaign may be able to use it to generate some publicity about how economists think Bradley's policies are economically sound and will not destroy our economic growth (as the Vice President seems to be arguing).
Many economists have already signed the statement, including Nobel Laureate Lawrence Klein, former chairman of the Federal Reserver Board Paul Volcker, Lester Thurow at MIT, Henry Kaufman of Henry Kaufman & Company, Uwe Reinhard and Gene Grossman at Princeton University, David Cutler and Rashi Fein at Harvard University, James Galbraith at UT Austin, Nancy Folbre at UMass Amherst, William (Sandy) Darity at the University of North Carolina and Duke University, Lourdes Beneria at Cornell University, and Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor.
If you would like to join these leading economists, please e-mail us back in any of several ways. Be sure to give your full name and affiliation as you would like it to appear, and your telphone and fax numbers in case we need to reach you that way.
You can e-mail me, Heidi Hartmann (Institute for Women's Policy Research in Washington, DC) at Heidi1677 at aol.com or EconforBradley at aol.com, an account which Barbara and I set up for this purpose.
PLEASE ALSO FORWARD THIS TO OTHERS YOU KNOW AND/OR PRINT OUT THE STATEMENT AND SIGN-ON FORM AND CIRCULATE IT TO YOUR COLLEAGUES.
THANKS!
Heidi Hartmann (The statement, a few quotes from those who have already signed on, and signers follow.)
JOIN LEADING ECONOMISTS IN EXPRESSING YOUR SUPPORT FOR BILL BRADLEY
We, the undersigned economists, agree to join in supporting Bill Bradley for President. We believe that Bill Bradley's initiatives will move the country in the right economic direction. As a senator serving on the Senate Finance Committee, Bradley was a leader in addressing tax, trade, and other economic policy issues and demonstrated his commitment to fiscal prudence and economic efficiency.
Bradley has put forward a set of far-reaching proposals:
· to extend health insurance to millions of uninsured Americans, · to reduce child poverty, · to help working parents, and · to reform the way we finance political campaigns in the United
States.
The country needs initiatives like Bradley's to ensure that the benefits of our national prosperity will be more widely shared. By investing in our people, they would lay a strong foundation for future economic growth.
These are sound and realistic initiatives that the United States can afford.
We applaud Bill Bradley's leadership in addressing our country's long standing problems and proposing bold steps to solve them.
Leading Economists Supporting Bill Bradley (with quotations)
Henry Kaufman, President, Henry Kaufman & Company Bill Bradley understands the forces that drive the American economy, the forces that are changing it, and its changing role in the world.
Paul A. Volcker, Former Chair, Federal Reserve Board Bill Bradley strongly supported fiscal prudence in the early 1980's, a position that wasn't so popular then and would have prevented the mushrooming of our national debt.
Nancy Folbre, Professor, University of Massachusetts Bill Bradley's policies will reduce the unacceptably high rate of child poverty in America. We can afford to do this and we must do it if we want everyone to be able to contribute to our nation's prosperity and share in its benefits.
Lourdes Beneria, Professor, Cornell University Bill Bradley brings a breath of fresh air to an American electorate eager to deal with the important issues we care about.
Lester Thurow, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology No one should argue that a country as rich as the United States cannot afford health care for everyone.
Barbara R. Bergmann, Author, Saving Our Children from Poverty In Bill Bradley, we have a candidate who understands that fair employment and fair pay for minorities and women need to be advanced further if we are to achieve a fair society.
David Cutler, Professor, Harvard University Bill Bradley has provided thoughtful, innovative, and workable solutions to some of the most pressing economic issues of our day.
Gene Grossman, Professor, Princeton University Bill Bradley is committed to free trade. He will move the liberalization process forward while safeguarding our values and environment.
James K. Galbraith, Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of Texas Bill Bradley is a wise, thoughtful and fairminded leader. He understands the economic issues we face.
Robert B. Reich, Former Secretary of Labor, and Professor, Brandeis University We have the opportunity to tackle the nation's great unfinished agenda. The times call for bold solutions. Bill Bradley will provide them.
Signers:
Drucilla Barker, Hollins University Francoise Carre, Radcliffe Public Policy Center Mariam Chamberlain, National Council for Research on Women Robert D. Cherry, Brooklyn College-CUNY Joseph J. Cordes, Professor, George Washington University William Darity, Jr., Professor, University of North Carolina and Duke University Robert Drago, Professor of Labor Studies, Pennsylvania State University David Ellerman, Washington, DC Rashi Fein, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University Marianne A. Ferber, Professor Emerita, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Deborah M. Figart, Richard Stockton College Mark Flannery, University of Florida David Gold, New York City Nance Goldstein, Associate Professor, University of Southern Maine Heather Grob, Olympia, Washington Daniel Hamermesh, University of Texas Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women's Policy Research David Hirschberg, Author, The Job Generation Controversy Majorie Honig, Professor, Hunter College-CUNY David Howell, New School University Richard Hurd, Cornell University Walter Isard, Cornell University Estelle James, World Bank Eileen Kaufman, New York Lawrence Klein, Nobel Laureate, University of Pennsylvania Michael Lovell, Professor, Wesleyan University Susan Oster, School of Management, Yale University Jeffrey S. Petersen, General Accounting Office Jim Rebitzer, Professor, Case Western Reserve University Cordelia Reimers, Hunter College-CUNY Uwe Reinhard, Professor, Princeton University Frank Roosevelt, Professor, Sarah Lawrence College Stephen Rose, Educational Testing Service Anwar Shaikh, Professor, New School University John Simmons, Participation Associates Jean Shackelford, Bucknell University Janet Spitz, College of Saint Rose Diana Strassman, Rice University and Feminist Economics Myra Strober, Stanford University Paula Voos, Rutgers University Nan Wiegersma, Fitchburg State College Robert Zevin, Robert Brooke Zevin Associates Michael Zweig, SUNY-Stony Brook
ADD YOUR NAME HERE: Please provide this information as you want it to appear, in the event the Campaign decides to publicize this statement. Please also provide information on the best way to contact you between now and January 31, 2000.
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Mail this form to: Economists for Bradley, 5430 41st Place, NW, Washington, DC 20015 or fax it to: (202) 686-3456 or e-mail your response to: econforbradley at aolcom