And as Paul Romer, the Stanford economist, remarked to me the other day about a different issue: "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste."

During the 1990s, Paul Romer, a Stanford economist, emerged as one of the world's leading theorists on economic growth.

Mr. Noll, the Stanford economist, said, "The Cubs' local broadcasting revenue is one-third to one-half than if you had a competitive bidding for them."

Roger G. Noll, a Stanford economist who has studied sports business, says there is good reason to reconsider the emphasis on selling to the top end.

Roger Noll is the Stanford economist who has produced a 65-page analysis of "Baseball Economics in the 1990's."

Edward Lazear, a Stanford economist, has found that classroom discipline is more important than class size.

Bank stock prices fell sharply after a Stanford economist said on a television program that several large banks were "very close to true insolvency."

There is also Michael J. Boskin, a Stanford economist.

A key member of the group was Alain Enthoven, a Stanford economist who was instrumental in shaping the concept of "managed competition" in health care.

Roger Noll, a Stanford economist, testified that the salary cap does not foster competitive balance in the league.