"The one real weakness in 1995 was on the revenue side," asserted a Western economist.

In fact, the 53-year-old economist asserts that his passion for efficient government makes him the right man for the job at the right time.

One economist asserts, "The market is suffering from anxiety over the budget deficit."

After all, many economists asserted only a few years ago that an unemployment rate around 6 percent is about the best the economy could do.

But Western economists assert that this is one of the most inopportune times to be moving China toward the trade group.

But other economists asserted that inventory levels, though higher than a year ago, were still showing no signs of getting out of control.

But many economists assert that even such a putsch would not force abandonment of the transition to a market economy.

A few economists have even asserted that stock bubbles are entirely rational.

But here, too, the three economists assert, there is less to worry about than meets the eye.

These economists assert that wage stagnation will end soon, as normal growth brings a tighter labor market.