People often ask me if all economists are free-marketers like me. I say no, but now I have data to back that up thanks to this new paper:

Is There a Free-Market Economist in the House? The Policy Views of American Economic Association Members by Daniel B. Klein and Charlotta Stern

Abstract: People often suppose or imply that free-market economists constitute a significant portion of all economists. We surveyed American Economic Association members and asked their views on 18 specific forms of government activism. We find that about 8 percent of AEA members can be considered supporters of free-market principles, and that less than 3 percent may be called strong supporters. The data is broken down by voting behavior (Democratic or Republican). Even the average Republican AEA member is middle-of-the-road not free-market. We offer several possible explanations of the apparent difference between actual and attributed views.