“In a system of full capitalism, there should be (but, historically, has not yet been) a complete separation of state and economics,… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
People tend to think that numbers are quite objective, but numbers in economics are not like this. Some economists say they're like… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
“After 1908, and especially after 1945, capitalist greed was somewhat reined in, not least due to the fear of Communism. Yet inequities… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
Our goal is to make finance the servant, not the master, of the real economy. — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
Some solutions are relatively simple and would provide economic benefits: implementing measures to conserve energy, putting a price on carbon through taxes… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Movements have narratives. They tell stories, because they are not just about rearranging economics and politics. They also rearrange meaning. And they're… — Marshall Ganz Copy Share Image
When an economist says the evidence is "mixed," he or she means that theory says one thing and data says the opposite. — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
The average American family head will be forced to do twenty years' labor to pay taxes in his or her lifetime. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
I think the free-enterprise system has been great for society. That doesn't mean it's completely perfect. And also, when people say capitalism,… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
The economy may be complex, but Americans understand that the Wall Street banks control an outsized portion of the economy and that… — Marcy Kaptur Copy Share Image
The profit motive, when it is the sole basis of an economic system, encourages a cutthroat competition and selfish ambition that inspires… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
It is my guiding confession that I believe the greatest error in economics is in seeing the economy as a stable, immutable… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
“To remain valuable in our economy, therefore, you must master the art of quickly learning complicated things. This task requires deep work.” — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
The cash register did more for human morality than the Congregational Church. It was a really powerful phenomenon to make an economic… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
Our economy isn't going to recover until the housing market finds its footing. — Mark Zandi Copy Share Image
Cost-effective, attractive to business partners, environmentally friendly, easy access to a wide range of guidance and support - it makes good business… — Elliot Morley Copy Share Image
I view the work I've done related to statistics and economics as, roughly speaking, how to do something without having to do… — Lars Peter Hansen Copy Share Image
[Economists' advice] is something like patent medicine - people know it is largely manufactured by quacks and that a good percentage of… — Barbara Bergmann Copy Share Image
“Look, America is no more a democracy than Russia is a Communist state. The governments of the U.S. and Russia are practically… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
Economic freedom has no security without political freedom, and political freedom can find its security only in economic freedom. — Eugen Richter Copy Share Image
Poverty is not an accident of, sort of, an economic spreadsheet. Poverty is a crime. There are criminals involved. And those criminals… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in the economics of reproduction, who gets what they want when it comes to childbearing and how these… — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
“The most important economy, the only reasonable one, is to make life pleasant for all, because the man who is satisfied with… — Pyotr Kropotkin Copy Share Image
I was an economics major in college, and every summer after school, I would drive my car from California, from Claremont men's… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
“But if all maximizing models are really arguing is that “people will always seek to maximize something,” then they obviously can’t predict… — David Graeber Copy Share Image
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