Distortion Quote by Alan Greenspan

Endorsing unconventional monetary policies unquestioningly is tantamount to saying that it is acceptable to distort asset prices if there are other domestic constraints on…

— Raghuram Rajan

For many, perhaps most, Americans, markets are sacrosanct. Most people in the United States cannot even envision a society that doesn't revolve around an…

— Howard Gardner

Globally local commerce is a $12 to $14 trillion market. If we get 10 percent of that, we'll be very happy.

— Andrew Mason

Not only does the UK have the highest levels of regional inequality among the major economies, the imbalance is widening, not narrowing.

— David Olusoga

Price statistics show clearly that instability in raw-material prices is a prime cause of instability of other prices.

— Benjamin Graham

Research suggests that large divisions of income and wealth weaken demand and generate economic imbalances that create instability and undermine growth.

— Victor Ponta

At a basic level, I'm interested in imbalances in market power and how they manifest. That's something you can see not just in tech…

— Lina Khan

Most economists, when modeling market behavior, tend to sweep major fluctuations under the rug and assume they are anomalies. What I have found is…

— Benoit Mandelbrot

Markets do very weird things because it reacts to how people behave, and sometimes people are a little screwy.

— Alan Greenspan

The global economic outlook remains fragile and uncertain. Global economic imbalances persist and we must address them or risk future instability.

— Julia Gillard

Sector-specific price declines, uncomfortable as they may be for producers in that sector, are generally not a problem for the economy as a whole…

— Ben Bernanke

My instinct is to assume that we consumers are an inconsistent bunch. We like competition if it delivers low prices, but grumble if it…

— Evan Davis