--- title: "Best Austan Goolsbee Quotes" description: "Austan Dean Goolsbee is an American economist. He is the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-austan-goolsbee-15711.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-austan-goolsbee-15711.jpg) # Austan Goolsbee (1969) Economist **69** quotes in **427** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Austan Goolsbee is an economist, best known for *Microeconomics*. ## Quick Facts About Austan Goolsbee Born August 18, 1969 Profession Economist Notable works Microeconomics ## About Austan Goolsbee Austan Dean Goolsbee is an American economist. He is the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He was the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2010 to 2011 and a member of President Barack Obama's cabinet. He served as a member of the Chicago Board of Education from 2018 to 2019. ## Quotes by Austan Goolsbee · Page 2 > [When the Internet first appeared, this heated debate developed among economists. One side said the Internet will make it easier for companies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/when-the-internet-first-appeared-this-heated-debate-developed-among/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Debate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/debate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d01/austan-goolsbee-9855_debate_when-the-internet-first-appeared-this-he_1328932.jpg) > [If we hit the debt ceiling, that's... essentially defaulting on our obligations, which is totally unprecedented in American history. The impact on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/if-we-hit-the-debt-ceiling-that-s-essentially-defaulting-on-our/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/austan-goolsbee-9855_american_if-we-hit-the-debt-ceiling-that-s-essent_2159781.jpg) > [We know there are a lot of people in the unemployment pool that do not match up in their skill set for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/we-know-there-are-a-lot-of-people-in-the-unemployment-pool-that-do/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Area](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/area/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/austan-goolsbee-9855_area_we-know-there-are-a-lot-of-people-in-the_2486070.jpg) > [We've gone through rounds of tax cutting and rounds of tax increases in modern U.S. history. We haven't really had a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/we-ve-gone-through-rounds-of-tax-cutting-and-rounds-of-tax-increases/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Big](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e4/austan-goolsbee-9855_big_we-ve-gone-through-rounds-of-tax-cutting_2587784.jpg) > [If we get to the point where we damage the full faith and credit of the United States, that would be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/if-we-get-to-the-point-where-we-damage-the-full-faith-and-credit-of/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Credit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/credit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b8/austan-goolsbee-9855_credit_if-we-get-to-the-point-where-we-damage-t_2962992.jpg) > [A lot more people are willing to invest in bonds denominated in euros. And there was the fiscal discipline argument, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/a-lot-more-people-are-willing-to-invest-in-bonds-denominated-in-euros/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Discipline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipline/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/austan-goolsbee-9855_discipline_a-lot-more-people-are-willing-to-invest_840847.jpg) > [When Texans suffered from the collapse of the oil market in the 1980s, they could rely on the fiscal union to help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/when-texans-suffered-from-the-collapse-of-the-oil-market-in-the-1980s/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Collapse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collapse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/austan-goolsbee-9855_collapse_when-texans-suffered-from-the-collapse-o_2266424.jpg) > [You have to be looking for a job to get unemployment benefits. If you stop looking for work, you are no longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/you-have-to-be-looking-for-a-job-to-get-unemployment-benefits-if-you/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Job](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/job/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddf/austan-goolsbee-9855_job_you-have-to-be-looking-for-a-job-to-get_3035643.jpg) > [I can't remember exactly, but the White House is not keen on people going on Fox News. It's my view that while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/i-can-t-remember-exactly-but-the-white-house-is-not-keen-on-people/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/austan-goolsbee-9855_fox_i-can-t-remember-exactly-but-the-white-h_1188691.jpg) > [If you had asked people in 1929, 'Here is what is about to happen. How much would you pay to avoid the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/if-you-had-asked-people-in-1929-here-is-what-is-about-to-happen-how/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/austan-goolsbee-9855_about_if-you-had-asked-people-in-1929-here-is_1404499.jpg) > [In Michigan, in the mid-'80s, the unemployment rate goes way up because a lot of factories shut down. And then, the mid-2000s,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/in-michigan-in-the-mid-80s-the-unemployment-rate-goes-way-up-because/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4c/austan-goolsbee-9855_country_in-michigan-in-the-mid-80s-the-unemploym_1346374.jpg) > [If you look at the Greek economic record, it's been very similar to the U.S. experience in the first four years of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/if-you-look-at-the-greek-economic-record-it-s-been-very-similar-to/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Europe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/europe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/343/austan-goolsbee-9855_experience_if-you-look-at-the-greek-economic-record_1845510.jpg) > [The data does not support that high-income tax cuts are the main drivers of growth, so I don't think that uncertainty over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/the-data-does-not-support-that-high-income-tax-cuts-are-the-main/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Big](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffe/austan-goolsbee-9855_big_the-data-does-not-support-that-high-inco_707967.jpg) > [Absent geopolitical crises, the role of government policy isn't as big as people think in the short run. In the immediate term,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/absent-geopolitical-crises-the-role-of-government-policy-isn-t-as-big/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Bubbles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bubbles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/728/austan-goolsbee-9855_bubbles_absent-geopolitical-crises-the-role-of-g_1755057.jpg) > [The only question where there is disagreement is should the highest income rates above a quarter million dollars a year go back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/the-only-question-where-there-is-disagreement-is-should-the-highest/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6c/austan-goolsbee-9855_about_the-only-question-where-there-is-disagre_2811512.jpg) > [Cutting taxes for very high income people an average of more than $100,000 a year for people that make more than a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/cutting-taxes-for-very-high-income-people-an-average-of-more-than-100/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Average](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/average/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/austan-goolsbee-9855_average_cutting-taxes-for-very-high-income-peopl_1657909.jpg) > [For every criticism of the U.S. economy, whenever people go into a panic, they look around and say, 'That's the cleanest shirt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/for-every-criticism-of-the-u-s-economy-whenever-people-go-into-a/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Criticism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/criticism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0f/austan-goolsbee-9855_criticism_for-every-criticism-of-the-u-s-economy-w_987400.jpg) > [The share of income that small business people are paying in taxes is the lowest it has been in 65 years -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/the-share-of-income-that-small-business-people-are-paying-in-taxes-is/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Been](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/been/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/austan-goolsbee-9855_been_the-share-of-income-that-small-business_742764.jpg) > [For policy makers interested in using tax policy to stimulate investments or especially to smooth business cycle fluctuations, the results are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/for-policy-makers-interested-in-using-tax-policy-to-stimulate/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/727/austan-goolsbee-9855_business_for-policy-makers-interested-in-using-ta_2222572.jpg) > [Whenever I interview someone for a job, I always ask them whether they want to sit in Bernanke's chair. The only wrong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/whenever-i-interview-someone-for-a-job-i-always-ask-them-whether-they/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/austan-goolsbee-9855_always_whenever-i-interview-someone-for-a-job-i_2097308.jpg) > [The U.S. fiscal union has worked, in no small part, by enabling subsidies to the Mississippis without requiring the approval of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/the-u-s-fiscal-union-has-worked-in-no-small-part-by-enabling/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Approval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approval/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa5/austan-goolsbee-9855_approval_the-u-s-fiscal-union-has-worked-in-no-sm_318910.jpg) > [We enter the government essentially in a hotel that is on fire. We're throwing people from the windows into the pool to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/we-enter-the-government-essentially-in-a-hotel-that-is-on-fire-we-re/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Big](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4e/austan-goolsbee-9855_big_we-enter-the-government-essentially-in-a_2745867.jpg) > [So more than 8 million people lost their jobs. It's going to take a significant push on our part and time before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/so-more-than-8-million-people-lost-their-jobs-it-s-going-to-take-a/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Anticipate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anticipate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/austan-goolsbee-9855_anticipate_so-more-than-8-million-people-lost-their_912097.jpg) > [It's clear that the medium and long-run fiscal challenges facing the country have to do with the rise of entitlement spending, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/it-s-clear-that-the-medium-and-long-run-fiscal-challenges-facing-the/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Challenges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/challenges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/austan-goolsbee-9855_challenges_it-s-clear-that-the-medium-and-long-run_34333.jpg) > [The U.S. is still in a pretty good spot, especially relative to other advanced countries. The aging of our population is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/the-u-s-is-still-in-a-pretty-good-spot-especially-relative-to-other/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Aging](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aging/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f3/austan-goolsbee-9855_aging_the-u-s-is-still-in-a-pretty-good-spot-e_945980.jpg) > [Trade has helped the economy grow. Simultaneously, a sizable number of Americans haven't shared in that bounty, and if we don't pay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/trade-has-helped-the-economy-grow-simultaneously-a-sizable-number-of/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/austan-goolsbee-9855_attention_trade-has-helped-the-economy-grow-simult_764024.jpg) > [I always felt my role was like the pit crew in a NASCAR race, and President Obama was Dale Jr.- he's driving,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/i-always-felt-my-role-was-like-the-pit-crew-in-a-nascar-race-and/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/austan-goolsbee-9855_change_i-always-felt-my-role-was-like-the-pit-c_1197823.jpg) > [You can't look back at the worst financial crisis of our lifetimes that started in 2008 and not have some important lessons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/you-can-t-look-back-at-the-worst-financial-crisis-of-our-lifetimes/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/back/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15f/austan-goolsbee-9855_back_you-can-t-look-back-at-the-worst-financi_2756346.jpg) > [My impression is the Trump administration is in imminent danger of violating the gunfighter's credo, which is 'Do not pick seven fights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/my-impression-is-the-trump-administration-is-in-imminent-danger-of/) [Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/) [Amendment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amendment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/austan-goolsbee-9855_carrying_my-impression-is-the-trump-administratio_2164490.jpg) ## Austan Goolsbee by topic [People (16)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/austan-goolsbee/) [Taxes (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/taxes/austan-goolsbee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/#itemlist", "name": "Austan Goolsbee Quotes", "numberOfItems": 29, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When the Internet first appeared, this heated debate developed among economists. 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