Andrew, your story was in The Economist as long ago as *last June*. Sometimes, I wonder what exactly political scientists use for data? ;-) In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Sometimes, I wonder what exactly economists actually do? > > Andrew Sessions > Department of Political Science > University of Wisconsin > Madison, WI 53706 USA > > .... At Christmas 1984, _The Economist_ sought predictions on four > trends in the British and world economy over the next decade. Participating > in the poll were four multi-national company chairmen, four Oxford > students, four finance members drawn from the Organization for Economic > Co-operation and Development and four garbagemen (called "dustmen" in the > U.K.). > > [rest of story omitted] > > -- The Winnipeg Free Press > > Nick Gomersall Luther College e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]