Big Quote by Emily Oster

The model of the consumer society is something that will one day end. My personal view is that too much consumption is wrong.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

What good does the theory [of economics] do if it is not working for people?

— Muhammad Yunus

The purpose of economic theory is to make those who are comfortable FEEL comfortable.

— Thomas Balogh, Baron Balogh

“science of economics should focus on the best use of scarce means to satisfy social ends.”

— Daron Acemoğlu

I think we are living in a time where the consumer has lots of choices, whether it's coffee, newspapers or whatever it is. And…

— Howard Schultz

It's silly for me to raise expectations too much, but I think I'm right on the basic trend, which is shifting power to consumers.

— Steve Case

Economics is all about consumption. People either spend money now or they use financial instruments - like bonds, stocks and savings accounts - so…

— Adam Davidson

A healthy economy is largely a result of a reasonable balance between consumption today and consumption deferred, and it's pretty clear that balance has…

— Adam Davidson

Along with others, I have tried to pry economists away from narrow assumptions about self interest. Behavior is driven by a much richer set…

— Gary Becker

You don't drive an economy by consuming - the consumer is not the engine, the consumer is the caboose.

— Peter Schiff

Economics really pervert every possible good thing that comes, whether it's food or a cure or a new technological advancement; anything like that is…

— Renee Elise Goldsberry

One the one hand, our economists treat human beings as rational actors making choices to maximize their own economic benefit. On the other hand,…

— John Michael Greer