Economics Quote by Al Nichol

No one knows anything about economics. It's the great lie of the economists. By contrast in football people might have contrasting opinions, each of…

— Vicente del Bosque

When economists speak of money, they neglect that all money and credit is debt. That is the essence of bookkeeping and accounting. There are…

— Michael Hudson

There is nothing that can be said by mathematical symbols and relations which cannot also be said by words. The converse, however, is false.…

— Clifford Truesdell

Nothing can be more fatal to progress than a too confident reliance on mathematical symbols; for the student is only too apt to take…

— Lord Kelvin

If a lunatic scribbles a jumble of mathematical symbols it does not follow that the writing means anything merely because to the inexpert eye…

— Eric Temple Bell

No doubt there are some who, when confronted with a line of mathematical symbols, however simply presented, can only see the face of a…

— Roger Penrose

Economists actually disagree about whether there are significant economic returns from attending an elite college versus a less-selective one.

— Emily Oster

The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of little use…

— Barry Ritholtz

I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor.

— William Gilmore Simms

Economists must always be prepared for surprises: they find many in trying to find order in the universe of their study.

— Simon Kuznets

Losses of a kind of satisfaction that have no market equivalent don't show up in the calculations of economists.

— Ivan Illich

As economists bandy about terms like 'recapitalization,' 'credit lines,' and 'liquidity,' families are facing brutal cuts to their social services and welfare payments, losing…

— Sharan Burrow