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# Nicholas Eberstadt

(1955)   Economist

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Nicholas Eberstadt is an economist.

## Quick Facts About Nicholas Eberstadt

Born December 20, 1955

Profession Economist

## About Nicholas Eberstadt

American economist... \| Nicholas Nash Eberstadt is an American political economist. He holds the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a political think tank. He is also a Senior Adviser to the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), a member of the visiting committee at the Ha

##  Quotes by Nicholas Eberstadt

> [The fact that so many are willing to accept need-based aid signals a fundamental change in the American character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-eberstadt/the-fact-that-so-many-are-willing-to-accept-need-based-aid-signals-a/)

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[Accepting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepting/)

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> [Although he may not always recognize his bondage, modern man lives under a tyranny of numbers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-eberstadt/although-he-may-not-always-recognize-his-bondage-modern-man-lives/)

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[Bondage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bondage/)

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> [The basic trouble with all long-range population projections is that they are driven by assumptions about birth levels - and there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-eberstadt/the-basic-trouble-with-all-long-range-population-projections-is-that/)

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[Assumption](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assumption/)

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