Do you know an Economics Professor?

[Eric J in MN]

Bush's Labor Dept. added a new element to how jobs are counted starting for April 2003.

It's called the "CES Net/Birth Death Model."

The Labor Dept. admits this new element is "problematic," but a year later, for April 2004, it attibute 94% of new jobs to this new element.

For an article I wrote on this subject, go to:
http://www.moveleft.com/moveleft_essay_2004_06_07_fake_job_numbers_from_the_bush_administration.asp

I'd like for an Economics Professor to try to run the numbers, and determine if...

1) The Labor Dept. is running the numbers exactly the same way each month.

2) If the "CES Net/Birth Death Model" fundamentally makes sense.

Do you know an Econmics Professor with skils in processing government statistics?

If so, please post to discuss this.

[Eric J in MN]

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[Cush]

2. my dad has a PhD in Economics

but he doesn't deal with domestic issues, he works with foreign issues

[Eric J in MN]

3. Does he run government statistics? nt

nt

[Cush]

4. lol, not sure what he does exactly

[Eric J in MN]

5. Please ask him to read my article, and then to try to

Please ask him to read my article, and then to either:

1) Get raw data from the Labor Dept. and determine if they really run the numbers exactly the same way each month,

or

2) Ask a colleague who deals more with domestic statistics to see if the Labor Dept. numbers can be independently verified.

[Eric J in MN]

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