Tired, Poor, on Welfare (Cont’d)

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As Milton Friedman ruefully remarked about himself, I have been blessed with many critics. Following Friedman’s example, I have not replied to most of them. But the article by George Borjas in the December 13, 1993, NATIONAL REVIEW (“Tired, Poor, on Welfare”) contains an exceedingly egregious criticism based on a demonstrably erroneous calculation. Inexplicably, it was written by an economist who is an excellent econometrician. Borjas’s faulty assertion about my work has been picked up by others and reproduced in such places as the New York Times. So I must reply.

JS

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As Milton Friedman ruefully remarked about himself, I have been blessed with many critics. Following Friedman’s example, I have not replied to most of them. But the article by George Borjas in the December 13, 1993, NATIONAL REVIEW (“Tired, Poor, on Welfare”) contains an exceedingly egregious criticism based on a demonstrably erroneous calculation. Inexplicably, it was written by an economist who is an excellent econometrician. Borjas’s faulty assertion about my work has been picked up by others and reproduced in such places as the New York Times. So I must reply.