Capitalism Quote by Andrew Lo

In the immediate postwar era, financial crises in advanced countries were rare events, and before 1970 did not happen at all. Since then they…

— Alan M. Taylor

The Death of Money is an engrossing account of the massive stresses accumulating in the global financial system, especially since the 2008 financial crisis.…

— John H. Makin

There is a basic lesson on financial crises that governments tend to wait too long, underestimate the risks, want to do too little. And…

— Timothy Geithner

Financial crises are like fireworks: they illuminate the sky even as they go pop.

— James Buchan

Financial crises require governments.

— Timothy Geithner

From the beginning of time, we've had financial crises. People always blame the banks and for good reason. When you look for the root…

— Henry Paulson

“Financial crises are not natural disasters. They are man-made disasters.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

If you thought financial crises came and went, just count on them - another economic collapse, it's almost going to be like not news…

— Steve Jurvetson

No matter how the financial system is set up, no matter what the economic system is, as long as you have people, you're going…

— Henry Paulson

“Financial crises—and most other failures of prediction—stem from this false sense of confidence.”

— Nate Silver

Fiscal crises often turn into financial crises, dealing a blow to the real economy.

— Lee Myung-bak

Anyone interested in the past, present, or future of banking and financial crises should read The Bankers' New Clothes. Admati and Hellwig provide a…

— Michael J. Boskin