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One the one hand, our economists treat human beings as rational actors making choices to maximize their own economic benefit. On the other hand, the… — John Michael Greer
I have learned more [from Balzac] than from all the professional historians, economists, and statisticians put together. — Friedrich Engels
I see the God complex around me all the time in my fellow economists. I see it in our business leaders. I see it in… — Tim Harford
Why do economists fall in love with authoritarian governments? — Unknown Author
Economists' unanimity that bad business is ahead is the most reassuring news possible. It's very unlikely that this will be the one time they're right. — Malcolm Forbes
People are beginning to understand there is nothing in the world so remote that it can't impact you as a person. It's not just diseases.… — William Foege
I once read about a meeting of economists who agreed that if their forecasts were 33 1/3 % correct, that was considered a high mark… — Gerald M. Loeb
I ask the political economists and the moralists if they have ever calculated the number of individuals who must be condemned to misery, overwork, demoralisation,… — Almeida Garrett
Governments, political parties, pressure groups, and the bureaucrats of the educational hierarchy think they can avoid the inevitable consequences of unsuitable measures by boycotting and… — Ludwig von Mises
There are only two economists in Congress and hundreds of lawyers. Does that explain why the government is in such a mess? — Thomas Sowell
The economists who have put the spotlight on teacher quality are the ones who most misunderstand it. — Andy Hargreaves
Contraceptives unlock one of the most dormant, but potentially powerful assets in development: women as decision-makers. When women have the power to make choices about… — Melinda Gates
Economists (and others) who are satisfied with nature-free equations develop a dangerous hubris about the potency of our species — Garrett Hardin
When politicians & economists understand we live in a finite world & act accordingly then a better future has a chance — Phil Harding
Global warming pollution, indeed all pollution, is now described by economists as an "externality." This absurd label means, in essence: we don't to keep track… — Al Gore
The eurozone status quo is neither tolerable nor stable. Mainstream economists would call it an inferior equilibrium; I call it a nightmare - one that… — George Soros
With respect to the first of these obstacles, it has often been made a matter of grave complaint against Political Economists, that they confine their… — Nassau William Senior
That subject has lost its one time appeal to economists as our science has become more abstract, but my interest has even grown more intense… — George Stigler
Economists have allowed themselves to walk into a trap where we say we can forecast, but no serious economist thinks we can. You don't expect… — Tim Harford
The need for de-development presents our economists with a major challenge. They must design a stable, low-consumption economy in which there is a much more… — John Holdren
Labour is the source of all wealth, the political economists assert. And it really is the source -- next to nature, which supplies it with… — Friedrich Engels
All great economists are tall. There are two exceptions: John Kenneth Galbraith and Milton Friedman. — George Stigler
If economists wished to study the horse, they wouldn’t go and look at horses. They’d sit in their studies and say to themselves, ‘What would… — Ronald Coase
I guess economists, it’s a bit like scientists, you have definitely fewer women in that field, — Christine Lagarde
Despite the high salaries involved, employing economists is a cost-effective way for banks, and stockbrokers to secure exposure in the media. — Paul Ormerod

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