“The core premise of economic theory is that people choose by optimizing.” — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
To stimulate the economy, we need to give entrepreneurs the means to create wealth. — Maxime Bernier Copy Share Image
Greenspan, who knew so much more than most, knew far less than most supposed ... — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
Europe has the potential to pioneer and supply a sustainable worldwide economy. — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
Government is an art, not a science, and an adventure, not a planned itinerary. — Donald Creighton Copy Share Image
When people have jobs in a thriving economy, it solves a lot of problems. — Eric Greitens Copy Share Image
In the democratic western countries so-called capitalism leads a saturnalia of 'freedom', like a bastard brother of reform. — Wyndham Lewis Copy Share Image
In the tradition of national income accounting, economic policymakers have typically focused on variables such as income, wealth, and consumption. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Our real interest starts with our neighbors... the future is about regional economies. — Jean Charest Copy Share Image
“Intellectually and compassionately explaining the reason freedom works is required for credibility.” — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
The trouble with capitalism as a system is that only those who have or can get capital can make it work for… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
I'm going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. I… — John McCain Copy Share Image
If you think about it: a big bank in any country, what is it? Really, as an investment, it's a warrant on… — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
Economics is not a science, in the sense that a policy can be repeatedly applied under similar conditions and will repeatedly produce… — Millicent Fenwick Copy Share Image
To realize the full possibilities of this economy, we must reach beyond our own borders, to shape the revolution that is tearing… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Being working class, my parents thought, 'Ian's going to uni, the first in the family,' and I'd do dentistry or accountancy. I… — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
When it comes to talking to your kids about economics, start early beause the progressive culture-makers are starting earlier than you think!… — Rachel Campos-Duffy Copy Share Image
A policy of subsidizing failures will end in an economy strewn with capital-guzzling industries long past their time of profitability - old… — George Gilder Copy Share Image
The attempt to isolate economics from other disciplines-notably politics, history, philosophy, finance, constitutional theory and sociology-has fatally disabled its power to explain… — Will Hutton Copy Share Image
No company has a permanent consumer franchise. No one has the only game in town. The never-ending cycle of destruction and change… — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
The idea that even the brightest person or group of bright people, much less the U.S. Congress, can wisely manage an economy… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
I studied economics and thought I wanted to play with the stock market - my dad was a financial adviser - and… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
“The war between the centrifuge of knowledge and the centripetal pull of power remains the prime conflict in all economies. Reconciling the… — George Gilder Copy Share Image
As I see it, there are two great forces of human nature: self-interest, and caring for others. Capitalism harnesses self-interest in a… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Socialist economy cannot reject the huge advantages of the world division of labor: on the contrary, it will carry it to the… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
“A term like capitalism is incredibly slippery, because there's such a range of different kinds of market economies. Essentially, what we've been… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
The brilliant creative core of capitalism ... is the story the entrepreneurs and capital investors tell themselves about the future. How they… — William Greider Copy Share Image
The most serious problems lie in the financial sphere, where the economy's debt overhead has grown more rapidly than the 'real' economy's… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
“Patriarchy creates coercive background conditions for women, and thus patriarchy, not capitalism, is to blame for women’s exploitation under capitalism. Women are… — Cudd/Holmstrom Copy Share Image
Economies and societies invariably remake themselves in the wake of a crisis. It's a necessary component of rebound and recovery. Outmoded industries… — Richard Florida Copy Share Image