Monetary policy is a blunt tool which certainly affects…

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— Sharan Burrow

The Fed cannot reduce inequality on its own; far from it. This requires a concerted effort by the government, broadly speaking, to support a…

— Gerald Epstein

Inflation is certainly low and stable and, measured in unemployment and labour-market slack, the economy has made a lot of progress. The pace of…

— Ben Bernanke

There are limits to monetary policy.

— Ben Bernanke

Monetary policy has less room to maneuver when interest rates are close to zero, while expansionary fiscal policy is likely both more effective and…

— Ben Bernanke

If I am confirmed, I am confident that my colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee and I will maintain the focus on long-term…

— Ben Bernanke

Monetary policy cannot do much about long-run growth, all we can try to do is to try to smooth out periods where the economy…

— Ben Bernanke

Monetary policy is not a panacea.

— Ben Bernanke

The risk exists that, with aggregate demand exhibiting considerable momentum, output could overshoot its sustainable path, leading ultimately in the absence of countervailing monetary…

— Ben Bernanke

I think liberals should accept that if we want big programs that significantly reduce inequality - and we should - it's going to require…

— Kevin Drum

“What we see in the period 1870–1914 is at best a stabilization of inequality at an extremely high level, and in certain respects an…

— Thomas Piketty

“Incentives aren't the only thing that matter for economic growth. Opportunity is also crucial, and extreme inequality deprives many people of the opportunity to…

— Paul Krugman

Early investment in the lives of disadvantaged children will help reduce inequality, in both the short and the long run.

— James Heckman

Both the federal government and the states should go ahead and soak the rich to reduce inequality and raise money for health care, child…

— Annie Lowrey

“So, the advice I'd give to the 1 percent today is: Harden your hearts. When invited to consider proposals to reduce inequality - by…

— Joseph Stiglitz