Barack Obama: A Free Trader
Source: http://electionstocks.comPosted on Monday, August 4th, 2008 | In Market Commentary, Politics & Your Money
Contributed by: Jeffrey Miller (http://www.oldprof.typepad.com) -
Barack Obama and free trade advocate are not two phrases often heard in the same sentence, without an “is not” in between them of course. In fact, OnTheIssues.org says that Obama opposes supporting and expanding free trade. However, the Economists View has a great article that explains a slightly different definition of free trade. If that definition is applied Obama appears to be even more of a supporter than McCain. On Obama:
He sees trade as a means to the end of enhancing human welfare. Thus, he has stated: “From financiers to factory workers, we all have a stake in each other’s success.”
It’s a great article from a great blog, and we would strongly suggest reading the whole thing.
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 About Jeffrey Miller (http://www.oldprof.typepad.com)
Jeffrey A. Miller, Ph.D. is a former college professor with a hands-on, real world attitude. His quantitative modeling helped inform state and local officials in Wisconsin for more than a decade. A Public Policy analyst, he taught advanced research methods at the University of Wisconsin, and analyzed many issues related to state tax policy. In 1987 Jeff began work for market makers at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. His approach included finding anomalies in the standard option pricing models and developing new forecasting techniques. Merging these quantitative techniques with specific company analysis, Jeff also generated trading ideas from sell-side analyst reports. Through his years of experience in trading options, futures and equities, Jeff has come to be regarded as an expert in interpreting the effect of news on the markets and individual stocks. Jeff has served as a forensic expert in several cases involving such issues. He has also written a series of papers on investment management, describing both quantitative methods and those related to behavioral economics. |
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