Economics for progressives: The Daniel Klein survey explains a lot

Published June 8, 2010 4:00am ET



Who’s smarter than a fifth grader in economics? Not the progressive left, according to pollsters and one academic economist.
Daniel Klein had a revealing must-read piece in the Wall Street Journal detailing the dearth of economics knowledge among the so-called “reality-based” community. The upshot? The people running our country probably don’t understand basic supply and demand, much less the benefits of trade. Here’s a slice:

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