Economists Warn Against Killing Growth And Jobs In The Name Of Deficit Reduction

Authors and key endorsers of a statement warning political leaders of “a grave danger” that the still-fragile economic recovery will be undercut by conservative "austerity economics" give their views at a news conference call hosted by the Institute for America's Future.

Participating in the conference call were Robert Borosage, Co-Director, Institute for America’s Future; Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research and author, "Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy"; Teresa Ghilarducci, Schwartz Chair of Economic Policy, New School for Social Research and author, "When I'm 64, the Plot Against Pensions and the Plan to Save Them"; Robert Kuttner of The American Prospect and Dēmos, and author, "A Presidency in Peril: The Inside Story of Obama's Promise, Wall Street's Power, and the Struggle to Control our Economic Future"; and Robert Reich, Professor, University of California Berkeley and author, "Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future."

The statement and related content can be viewed at dontkilljobs.org.