Economists Statement in Support of OWS

WE are are economists who oppose ideological cleansing in the economics profession. Equally we oppose political cleansing in the vital debate over the causes and consequences of our current economic crisis.

We support the efforts of the Occupy Wall Street movement across the country and across the globe to liberate the economy from the short-term greed of the rich and powerful “one percent”.

We oppose cynical and perverse attempts to misuse our police officers and public servants to expel advocates of the public good from our public spaces.

We extend our support to the vision of building an economy that works for the people, for the planet, and for the future, and we declare our solidarity with the Occupiers who are exercising our democratic right to demand economic and social justice.

If you’re an economist and would like to add your name to this statement, please send us an email by clicking here (info@econ4.org).

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Gerald Epstein / University of Massachusetts Amherst, James K. Boyce / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Taro Abe / Nagoya Gakuin University, Bengi Akbulut / University of Manchester, Randy Albelda / University of Massachusetts Boston, Gar Alperovitz / University of Maryland, Nurul Aman / University of Massachusetts Boston, Miguel Arce / Universidad del Valle, Michael Ash / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Enid Arvidson / University of Texas at Arlington, Dennis Badeen / York University, Lee Badgett / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Dean Baker / Center for Economic and Policy Research, Samuel L. Baker / Purdue University, Scott Baker / Public Banking Institute, Erdogan Bakir / Bucknell University, Benjamin Balak / Rollins College, Radhika Balakrishnan / Rutgers University, Fabian Balardini / Borough of Manhattan Community College, Nesecan Balkan / Hamilton College, Ahmet Baytas / Montclair State University, Nina Banks / Bucknell University, Deepankar Basu / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Michael Beggs / University of Sydney, José Bellver/ Complutense University of Madrid, Ravi Bhandari / St. Mary’s College, Peter C. Bloch / University of Wisconsin-Madison, Roger Evan Bove / West Chester University, Elissa Braunstein / Colorado State University, Ted Burczak  /Denison University, Isabela Prado Callegari – São Paulo School of Economics, Al Campbell / University of Utah, Martha Campbell / Potsdam College (SUNY), Emanuele Campiglio / New Economics Foundation, Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Scott Carter / University of Tulsa, Hugo E. A. da Gama Cerqueira / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Paresh Chattopadhyay / University of Quebec, Robert Chernomas / University of Manitoba, Jens Christiansen / Mount Holyoke College, Alan B. Cibils / Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Jennifer Cohen / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Steve Cohn / Knox College, Paul Cooney / Universidade Federal do Pará, Lilia Costabile / University of Naples, J. Kevin Crocker / University of Massachusetts Amherst, James Crotty / University of Massachusetts Amherst, James M. Cypher / Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Omar S. Dahi / Hampshire College, Anita Dancs / Western New England University, Adel Daoud / University of Gothenburg, Erik Dean / University of Missouri Kansas City, Carmen Diana Deere / University of Florida, Francois Delorme / Association des Economistes Québécois, Joao Paulo de Souza / UMASS-Amherst, George DeMartino  / University of Denver, Serkan Demirkilic / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Maarten de Kadt, Hans Despain / Nichols College, Carlo D’Ippoliti / Sapienza University of Rome, Jonathan Diskin / Earlham College, Geert Dhondt / City University of New York, David Donald / Glasgow Caledonian University, Peter Dorman / Evergreen State College, Mathieu Dufour / City University of New York, Lynn Duggan / Indiana University Bloomington, Anil Duman / Central European University, Gary Dymski / University of California Riverside, Marie Christine Duggan / Keene State College, Nina Eichacker / University of Massachusetts Amherst, David Ellerman / University of California at Riverside, Benan Eres / Ankara University, Bilge Erten / United Nations, DESA, Paula Esteves / Federal University of Minas Gerais, Ramon Garcia Fernandez / Universidade Federal do ABC, Kade Finnoff / University of Massachusetts Boston, Nancy Folbre / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Gerald Friedman / University of Massachusetts Amherst, James K. Galbraith / University of Texas Austin, Robert F. Garnett / Texas Christian University, Heidi Garrett-Peltier / University of Massachusetts Amherst, David George / La Salle University, Armagan Gezici / Keene State College, Don Goldstein / Allegheny College, Jonathan P. Goldstein / Bowdoin College, Mitch Green / University of Missouri Kansas City, Robin Hahnel / American University, Jay P. Hamilton / City University of New York, Amy Hart / University of Sydney, Martin Hart-Landsberg / Lewis and Clark College, James Heintz / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Doug Henwood / Left Business Observer, Arturo Hermann / ISTAT, Marianne Hill / Mississippi Center for Policy Research, Michael G. Hillard / University of Southern Maine, Wolfgang Hoeschele / Truman State University, Joan Hoffman / City University of New York, Sue Holmberg / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Kiaran Honderich / Williams College, Jong Haak Hong / Kyungwon University, Barbara Hopkins / Wright State University, Julio Huato / St. Francis College, Alan Hutton / Glasgow Caledonian University, Ruth Indeck / Economy Connection, Ryan Isakson / University of Toronto, Frederic B. Jennings Jr. / Center for Ecological Economics and Ethical Education, Ipswich, MA, Tae-Hee Jo / Buffalo State College, Calanit Kamala / UC Berkeley, Emily Kawano / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Seçil Aysed Kaya / Ankara University, Mehmet Rauf Kesici / Kocaeli University, Marlene Kim / University of Massachusetts Boston, Yun Kyu Kim / Trinity College, Mary C. King / Portland State University, Robert Kirsch / Virginia Tech, Mark Klinedinst / University of Southern Mississippi, Katharine Kontak / Bowling Green State University, Gonca Konyali / Dokuz Eylul University, David Kotz / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Philip Kozel / Rollins College, David Kristjanson-Gural / Bucknell University, David Laibman / City University of New York, Eric Larsen / Public Policy Institute of California, Mehrene Larudee / Al-Quds Bard Honors College, Michael A. Lebowitz / Simon Fraser University, Chai-On Lee / Chonnam National University, Frederic Lee / University of Missouri Kansas City, Fernando Leiva / University at Albany (SUNY), Gerald Levy / LaGuardia Community College (CUNY), Antonio Lopes / Second University of Naples, Fiona Maclachlan / Manhattan College, Carlos Marentes / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Stephen A Marglin / Harvard University, Wesley Marshall / UAM-Iztapalapa, Thomas Masterson / Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, Julie Matthaei / Wellesley College, Matthew May / University of Missouri Kansas City, Elaine McCrate / University of Vermont, Andrew Mearman / University of the West of England, Bristol, Michael Meeropol / Western New England University, Ralph Meima / Marlboro College Graduate School, Peter B. Meyer / University of Louisville, Gary Mongiovi / St. John’s University, Fred Moseley / Mount Holyoke College, Albert Mosley / Smith College, Jamee K. Moudud / Sarah Lawrence College, Catherine P. Mulder / City University of New York, Marta Murray-Close / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Ellen Mutari / The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Sirisha Naidu / Wright State University, Kamran Nayeri / University of California Berkeley, Jessica Gordon Nembhard / City University of New York, Julie A. Nelson / University of Massachusetts Boston, Eric Nilsson / California State University San Bernardino, Richard B. Norgaard / University of California Berkeley, Erik Olsen / University of Missouri Kansas City, Hiroshi Onishi / Kyoto University, Cem Oyvat / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Aaron Pacitti / Siena College, Thomas Palley / New America Foundation, Susan Parks / University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Eva Paus / Mount Holyoke College, Samuel R Pavel / Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Karl Petrick / Western New England University, Paddy Quick / St. Francis College, Peter Radford, Arslan Razmi / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Jack Reardon / Hamline University, Sanjay G. Reddy / The New School for Social Research, Robert Reinauer / Rollins College, Stephen Resnick / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Meenakshi Rishi / Seattle University, Igor Lopes Rocha / University of Cambridge, Charles P. Rock / Rollins College, Leopoldo Rodriguez / Portland State University, Sergio Rossi / University of Fribourg, Héctor Sáez / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Daniel E. Saros / Valparaiso University, Harwood D. Schaffer / University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Helen Scharber / Hampshire College, Ted P. Schmidt / Buffalo State College, Alyssa Schneebaum / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Juliet Schor / Boston College, Elliott Sclar / Columbia University, Ian J. Seda-Irizarry / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Kristen Sheeran / Economics for Equity and the Environment, Barry Shelley / Brandeis University, Ceren Soylu / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Peter Spiegler / University of Massachusetts Boston, Liz Stanton / Tufts University, Martha A. Starr / American University, Mark Stelzner / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Tamara Stenn / Keene State College, John Stifler / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Engelbert Stockhammer / Kingston University, Ian C. Strachan / Nichols College, Sarah Surak / Virginia Tech, Janet M. Tanski / University of Missouri, Linwood Tauheed / University of Missouri Kansas City, Kenna Taylor / Rollins College, Pavlina R. Tcherneva / Franklin and Marshall College, Hasan Tekgüç / Mardin Artuklu University, Jim Tober / Marlboro College, Zdravka Todorova / Wright State University, Junji Tokunaga / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mariano Torras / Adelphi University, Mayo Toruño / California State University San Bernardino, Andrew Trigg / Open University, A. Dale Tussing / Syracuse University, Eric Tymoigne / Lewis and Clark College, Hendrik Van den Berg / University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Roberto Veneziani / Queen Mary University of London, Valerie Voorheis / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mwangi wa Gĩthĩnji / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Thomas E. Weisskopf / University of Michigan, Julian Wells / Kingston University, Anastasia C. Wilson / University of Massachusetts Amherst, Marty Wolfson / University of Notre Dame, L. Randall Wray / University of Missouri Kansas City, Michael D. Yates / University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Ajit Zacharias / Bard College, Jeffrey Zink / Morningside College, Klara Zwickl / University of Massachusetts Amherst