In attempting to explain why he signed an open letter opposing the 2009 stimulus package
A No, in fact I didn't sign that with a view of being opposed to the stimulus. I viewed signing that as stating my opposition to the idea that we all agree that the stimulus was good.
Q You mean, you were opposed to this assumption that, "we're all Keynesians" now that we're in a severe recession?
A Yes. The idea that there is some kind of uniform agreement among economists that the stimulus was a good thing, or more specifically, would lead to higher output, I didn't view that as being a settled question within the academe.