Economist Quote by Dean Baker

Financial analysts make a lot more than accountants.

— Warren Farrell

I don't think most analysts understand that whether I work a 70-hour week or an 80-hour week, I take my head with me when…

— Les Wexner

I've felt for some time that economics needs to be taught differently by economists who actually have had experience making a payroll or investing…

— Mark Skousen

Analysts are analysts for a reason. They are certainly experts.

— Jason Kelce

Political scientists don't work at banks which is a problem. As political issues become more important for the markets, analysts at banks are asked…

— Ian Bremmer

If economists were good at business, they would be rich men instead of advisers to rich men.

— Kirk Kerkorian

I have always believed that a single talented analyst, working very hard, can cover an amazing amount of investment landscape, and this belief remains…

— Michael Burry

I am one of the most successful economists, according to what markets tell us, though most of my professional colleagues, who are much keener…

— Ha-Joon Chang

Economists have put themselves in a position where what they are doing is supposed to be impossible to understand for outsiders, so they dont…

— Thomas Piketty

As a former economist at the Bank of England, I know the damage that is done when our institutions are undermined: working people are…

— Rachel Reeves

The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of little use…

— Barry Ritholtz

Economists are about as useful as astrologers in predicting the future (and, like astrologers, they never let failure on one occasion diminish certitude on…

— Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr