'Murphys law of economic policy': Economists have the least influence on policy where they know the most and are most agreed; they have the… — Alan Blinder Copy Share
And the maestro surely wielded the chairman's baton with extraordinary skill. His stellar record suggests that the only right answer to the age-old question… — Alan Blinder Copy Share
If you try to give an on-the-one-hand-or-the-other- hand answer, only one of the hands tends to get quoted. — Alan Blinder Copy Share
In the classic old business cycle, there would be a diminution in sales; it would take a little while for this information to reach… — Alan Blinder Copy Share
There is a kind of a cascading chain, ... If one can't sell, then that business doesn't buy and that means the next business… — Alan Blinder Copy Share
Public opinion is presumptively an input to policy formation in a democracy because politicians respond to it or at least are believed to respond… — Alan Blinder Copy Share
