From Greg Mankiw: The Consensus of Economists. Based on a survey by Robert Whaples of Phd. members of the American Economic Association.
- 90.1 percent disagree with the position that "the U.S. should restrict employers from outsourcing work to foreign countries."
- 87.5 percent agree that "the U.S. should eliminate remaining tariffs and other barriers to trade."
- 85.2 percent agree that "the U.S. should eliminate agricultural subsidies."
- 85.3 percent agree that "the gap between Social Security funds and expenditures will become unsustainably large within the next fifty years if current policies remain unchanged."
- 77.2 percent agree that "the best way to deal with Social Security's long-term funding gap is to increase the normal retirement age."
- 67.1 percent agree that "parents should be given educational vouchers which can be used at government-run or privately-run schools."
- 65.0 percent agree that "the U.S. should increase energy taxes."
However, Mankiw points out there was no consensus on the minimum wage.
37.7 percent want it increased, while 46.8 percent want it eliminated.
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