"While no causality can be inferred, this is aligned with the view that self-made wealth is more likely to be associated with aggregate economic dynamism, " they argue.
The last time massed ranks of British economists aligned themselves behind a particular view on policy was in the early 1980s, when 364 signed a declaration opposing Margaret Thatcher's policies.
But if neither side changes its approach, if the United States continues to view any attempt by a non-aligned power to exert regional influence as a threat to be countered and if Russia continues to believe that it has the final say on the economic and political trajectory of its neighbors, then conflict is inevitable.
In several past criminal procedure cases, he had aligned with Justice Scalia in staking out a firm view of defendants' rights, reflecting what the two conservatives said was the position of the Constitution's framers.