caa a22 4500 378886622 CHVBK 20180305123444.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161128e20041101xx s 000 0 eng 10.2202/1553-3832.1027 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)gruyter-10.2202/1553-3832.1027 Boskin Michael J. 1Stanford University Economic Illiteracy on the Campaign Trail [Elektronische Daten] [Michael J. Boskin] All candidates and Presidents make some statements that make economists cringe, often put into speeches by political advisors unconstrained by economic literacy. From its description of the state of the economy to its policy prescriptions, much of the Kerry-Edwards campaign’s pronouncements are at odds with economic reality and basic economic principles. While their first term was far from perfect (too much spending, steel tariffs), Bush-Cheney policies and proposals are much closer to textbook economics, both micro and macro. The article discusses several such areas: the description of the economy; countercyclical fiscal policy; and price regulation. ©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston economics nationallicence illiteracy nationallicence politics nationallicence campaigns nationallicence unemployment nationallicence deficit nationallicence taxes nationallicence The Economists' Voice De Gruyter 1/2(2004-11-01) 1:2 2004 1 ev https://doi.org/10.2202/1553-3832.1027 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.2202/1553-3832.1027 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Boskin Michael J. 1Stanford University NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Economists' Voice De Gruyter 1/2(2004-11-01) 1:2 2004 1 ev CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-gruyter