Econ Journal Watch » Archive An Economist’s Most Regrettable Statement by Sam Peltzman Read this article Read Now PDF Access statistics 1,661 article downloads 2,961 complete issue downloads Total: 4,622 Browse by Issue Browse by Date Browse by Section Sounds of Silence Read this article (PDF) Sam Peltzman is Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago. He… Abstract In response to the invitation to speak of my most regretted statements, I speak of just one, my lamentable prediction about the outcome of the 1988 presidential election. I remark on the rashness and naiveté of my prediction. Sam Peltzman is Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago. He…