"People used to think that more population was……" — Alex Tabarrok
"People used to think that more population was bad for growth. In this view, people are stomachs - they eat, leaving less for everyone else. But once we realize the importance of ideas in the economy, people become brain - they innovate, creating more for everyone else."
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18 Quotes by Alex Tabarrok
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I utterly reject the view that the Third World is doomed to poverty and starvation. Not only is this wrong,…
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Patents are like fertilizer. Applied wisely and sparingly, they can increase growth. But if you apply too many chemicals, or…
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It would be really great if I discovered a cure for cancer, but it would only be a little bit…
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Today it is evident that we have two political parties: the Tax and Spenders and the No-Tax and Spenders. Neither…
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As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.
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