Turns out to be just about all of them:

AS THE financial crisis pushes the economy back to the top of voters’ concerns, Barack Obama is starting to open up a clear lead over John McCain in the opinion polls. But among those who study economics for a living, Mr Obama’s lead is much more commanding. A survey of academic economists by The Economist finds the majority—at times by overwhelming margins—believe Mr Obama has the superior economic plan, a firmer grasp of economics and will appoint better economic advisers.

The graphic from the article is pretty stark:

Now, this poll wasn’t scientific, but the Economist is a fairly conservative (well, European-conservative) publication.  It’s interesting to point out the relatively few self-identified Republicans in the sub-sample.  Are economists unlikely to be conservatives, or do they just not respond to a conservative publication when they send out surveys?  I’d bet on the former.  In fact, i’d be willing to bet that you won’t find too many economists that are market absolutists.

[Via ObWi]

Tags: Barack Obama, economics, John McCain, politics

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