As a result, even economists known for their advocacy of free-trade principles have criticized the Administration little in the last two weeks.

Edward J. Green is an American economist best known for his contributions to the theory of dynamic contracts.

An idea gaining currency among economists known as hyperbolic discounting is that individuals use a larger discount rate for shorter time periods.

Sheen T. Kassouf (1929-2006) was an economist known for research in financial mathematics.

Henryk Kierzkowski (born 1943) is an economist known for his work on imperfect competition and international trade.

However, the Harvard-educated economist, known for his fiery rhetoric, refused to budge.

This time, though, they are echoed by economists generally known for their distance from the fray and faith in contracts signed by consenting adults.

Hazem Daouk is a financial economist, known for his work on securities regulation, especially insider trading, earnings management and short selling.

Elizabeth Mays (born 1959) is American economist, best known for her books on credit scoring.

Mr. Frigerio is an economist known for free-market thinking, and not a Peronist.