Sorry, I meant to say that sane (unbiased) economists from other SD universities should not allow that Alan Gin is the sole reprentative of their profession.   In fact, I wonder how he can maintain his independence. Just see: 

http://home.sandiego.edu/~agin/

and

http://www.sandiego.edu/business/index.php?areaid=12 

In short, we're on the same page Josh.